| Do pizzas, ice creams, French fries, cookies and | | | | fridge or dining table. The healthiest and simplest |
| candies list high on your kid's agenda for snacks. | | | | choice for snacks is fresh fruits and raw |
| And despite you telling your kids innumerable | | | | vegetables requiring minimum preparation time. |
| times, they still swear by junk and unhealthy | | | | Some good suggestions of kid friendly healthy |
| foods for snacks. Giving in for there desire for | | | | snacks include: |
| junk food is paving way for your kids to be | | | | 1. Make fruit salads with kid's favourite fruits. |
| obese. | | | | Prepare them in small batches from fresh fruits |
| Just as charity begins at home, good nutrition and | | | | and freeze them. |
| balance diet habits start at home. The way of life | | | | 2. Dry fruits like raisins or apricots and fresh fruits |
| today is fast paced wherein an adult is always on | | | | like apples, oranges, watermelons, and bananas. |
| the move. The same applies to your children too. | | | | 3. Sandwiches with peanut butter, tuna or lean |
| It is essential to have healthy snacks handy which | | | | meat cuts. |
| your kids can grab on the move. | | | | 4. Yoghurt, plain or flavoured or milkshakes made |
| Early encouragement for smart eating habits, | | | | with low fat or skimmed milk. Dry cereals or |
| improved nutritious diet early in life could make | | | | cornflakes served with fruit and low fat milk. |
| your child healthy. Even if you can not stand on | | | | 5. Fresh fruit juices like orange, watermelon, |
| their heads 24*7, there are many ways where | | | | grapefruit or frozen juice bars. |
| you can give them well balanced diet and life all | | | | 6. Hard-boiled eggs with a slice of whole wheat |
| round. Ravenous and famished after school, | | | | bread, peanuts, pretzels or crackers. |
| you're kid is likely to grab something from the | | | | 7. Ready to eat cut up veggies like carrots, |
| fridge or kitchen shelf for snacks. After school | | | | cucumbers, and celery. Unbuttered popcorns, |
| snacking plays an important part of every child's | | | | wheat crackers or whole grain muffins served |
| diet, as it could several hours since they last ate | | | | with low fat cheese dip. |
| and they need nourishment, especially when they | | | | 8. Fruit Smoothie made in a blender with fresh |
| have to settle down, do homework and indulge in | | | | fruits, juice and yoghurt. |
| playful activities. Think of snacks as an | | | | 9. Yoghurt dessert with layers of low fat yoghurt, |
| opportunity to supplement children's diet with | | | | fruits and veggies. |
| healthy food. It guarantees the nutrition they | | | | You can spice up your kid's snack time with |
| deserve as well as curbs hunger pangs in | | | | variety of foods... Get your children to make the |
| between meals. | | | | snacks menu for the week. Serve small portions |
| Make snack time nibbles attractive and hassle | | | | instead of a big one. Let them learn to be hungry, |
| free. Prepare small portions of snacks and leave | | | | rather than feel full and stuffed close to lunch or |
| them in easy to find places like kitchen shelf, | | | | dinner time. |