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Snacks Count Instilling good eating practices at an early age will last a lifetime. Kids have small stomachs. They need to get their nutritional requirement from the food they eat. This is why making snacks healthy is extremely important. Tips Using the same types of foods for snacks and meal times from the basic food groups. This includes the grain, fruit, vegetable, milk, meat, and "others" food groups. Remember to offer your child three meals and two snacks daily. Small children may want three meals and three snacks per day because they are unable to eat a lot at one sitting. Encourage Regular Meals and Snacks. By doing this, children are less likely to over-eat because they know they can eat again. Make snacks healthy and fun. Recipes for Healthy Snacks · Try a Kabob- let your child string chunks of fruit or cooked veggies and cheese onto a skewer. (Cut the ends off.) · Make it bite size - Bite size is the right size for little fingers and mouths. Cut fruit and cheese into bite size morsels and let the child eat with their fingers. · Make some jewelry - Cheerio's strung with raisins makes a great necklace. · Be creative - Cut fruits and vegetables in a zigzag pattern to add some pizzazz to mundane produce. Make pizza "faces" out of english muffins, peanut butter, raisins, sunflower seeds and pineapple tidbits. Bread dough art. Using frozen bread dough children can create virtually any shape, letter or animal that they wish. Make Snacks healthy and nutritious. Remember that good eating habits developed in kids translates into healthy kids.
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