When the kids arrive home from a long day at school, chances are they’ll head to the refrigerator for a quick snack to tide them over until dinner. Unfortunately, many of the pre-packaged snacks are not only woefully lacking in nutrition but are high in calories and fat. With the escalating rate of childhood obesity, ...
With a national focus on how to cure the childhood obesity “epidemic,” low calorie snacks for kids that should definitely be on a parent’s mind. Here are some snacks that your kids will truly enjoy that are low calorie and fun to eat. Pita chips and hummus. Not exactly something a lot of people think ...
The nonprofit group Center for Science in the Public Interest has released a list of unhealthy snacks that are commonly served in vending machines in schools, which are often filled with soda, candy bars, cookies, chips and other low-nutrition foods,plus a list of more healthy choices. Another big problem is that many kids use these ...
Orville Redenbacher’s 100 Calorie mini bags 9f4% fat free butter are a smart, healthy choice for all popcorn lovers. Where else can you pop up a deliciously warm, buttery big bowl of popcorn for only 100 calories? The popcorn tastes great, has a light, salty flavor with a hint of butter and doesn’t weigh you ...
When it is time to feed my eight school-aged children their afternoon snack, it often becomes a challenge. Finding foods that meet my criteria of being healthy, tasty, and foods that everyone will like can be a daunting experience. However, I have some tried and true ideas for you that I hope you find helpful. ...
Parents often struggle to get their children to eat healthy foods. Healthy snacks are no exception. Many kids are picky eaters and won’t willingly try new foods. Parents might purchase healthy snacks only to have their child refuse to try them. Advertisements for unhealthy snack choices undermine parents’ efforts to help their child make healthier ...