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Healthy Snacking

hermy by hermy Talking Back(May 2007) (rank 46th)

Whenever we need an energy boost our bodies are programmed to send out hunger signals.

            Snacks don’t have to fattening. Fruit and vegetables are ideal snacks, high in vitamins and minerals, these types of snacks can take the edge of hunger.

            Snacks can be similar to a small meal, some suggestions are;

 

n      Vegetable soup

n      Cheese and biscuits

n      Yogurt with fruit

n      Pita pocket bread filled with chopped raw vegies

n      Raw vegies with dips – such as hummus, bean dips or a mixture of low fat yogurt blended with herbs

n      Pretzels, bread sticks or air popped popcorn

n      Mini pizzas made from English muffins or pitas topped with pizza sauce and low fat mozzarella cheese

 

              Children often get home from school very hungry, here are some suggestions to prepare;

 

n      Canned, juice packed peach or pears slices (make sure they are in natural juice),mixed with a sliced banana, chopped apple and a few blueberries, add any other fruit they may enjoy

n      Cut banana length wise, add non fat frozen yogurt and top with berries

n      On a cold day a cup of soup-home made is best

n      Another cold weather snack that is popular with children is half a baked potato topped with low fat cottage cheese and chives

 

                 Make sure when doing the shopping you get several healthy snack foods, when you have the right foods at hand it is easier to prepare healthy snacks.

                  Be aware to read all labels carefully some products have lots of hidden fats and sugars…….

                 Muesli bars are usually packed with fat and sugar, some fruit drinks have large amounts of sugar as well, microwave popcorn is often very high in fat, as are corn chips and most crackers…..

                 Try and avoid foods that contain TRANS fats – trans fats are formed when the manufacturers do a process called “hydrogenation” this is done to extend the shelf life of products. Trans fats are worse than saturated fats as far as health risks are involved…..

                   I am sure there are many more suggestion for healthy snacking, these are but a few, feel free to add any that you know of…….

             I hope this helps………..

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inquisitive-creatures
Sunday | inquisitive-creatures
Re: Healthy Snacking

These are some great suggestions!



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nabutters
July 19th | nabutters
Re: Healthy Snacking

thanks for ur good advice there,i am going to give that a go as im starting to watch what i eat from tonight!!!

na xxx



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greenmints
June 2nd | greenmints
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I love yogurt with fruit.. I read somewhere that snacking light between meals can really help reduce weight as you prevent overeating during meals.



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Rossie
May 15th | Rossie
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I'm trying to watch my weight.  Snacking at night is my problem. Good ideas thankyou.



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alishas-mummy
5.00 (Excellent) | March 2008 | alishas-mummy
Re: Healthy Snacking

that definitely helped !
thank you so much :)

im gonna make sure i snack a bit better with your suggestions !

thanks again xox



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Posh-Mama
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2007 | Posh-Mama
Re: Healthy Snacking
Fantastic advise and it is always important to plan ahead for these things.  Thank you so much for sharing :)

Much love, xoxo-pm


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Lee83
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2007 | Lee83
Re: Healthy Snacking
thank you for sharing some helpful tips


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symmaron-rose
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | symmaron-rose
Re: Healthy Snacking
I am lucky my kids always ask for fruit as a snack before they ask for anything else . I think healthy snacking is a really great thing to teach our children.


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Nova
5.00 (Excellent) | November 2007 | Nova
Re: Healthy Snacking
Some really good suggestions here. Thanks


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ellamia
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | ellamia
Re: Healthy Snacking
Great article healthy eating is very important.

Love Kell


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lillkatheryn
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | lillkatheryn
Re: Healthy Snacking
We need some great snack tips!!!  Lets spread the love :)


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toosh
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | toosh
Re: Healthy Snacking
Great advice Sandra! Sometimes it's so hard to come up with healthy snack ideas - my oldest loves homemade pizza (he helps) and they both love homemade yogurt, fruit & homemade biscuits.

Teshia xxoo


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emmysmum
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | emmysmum
Re: Healthy Snacking
hey sandra,
What a great article. My emily loves home made yoghurt, fresh fruit and water crackers with cheese.
In the winter time, my favourite thing is a nice bowl of hot oxtail soup.... its consistency is in between a soup and stew, and it has lots of yummy vegies in it!
We have made pizzas before, however i didnt really enjoy them and neither did emily.... maybe a different combination next time!
Thanks for sharing!
Love Kayla.


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Arna
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | Arna
Re: Healthy Snacking
Healthy eating is not always easy.  Thanks for sharing this.


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Rebecca2
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | Rebecca2
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I try so hard to have my kids eat well, but now that my youngest Nate is 14 he does it less and less. I work so hard to prepare his meals healthy and buy healthy snacks. thanks of the ideas and encouragment.

Becca


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SavvyMummy
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | SavvyMummy
Re: Healthy Snacking

Thanks for the effort to share about healthy snacking! Great ideas for me especially because I have not much clue about what to prepare for my fussy boy.  I just buy the healthiest I can find off supermarket shelves after studying the ingredients.

Fortunately, now he does love yoghurt and banana. And I also introduce to him some organic snacks such as wholekids sultanas and bellamy's organic apple chips.  Can find out more on my blog : http://www.minti.com/members/savvymummy/blog/



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avanliamsmum
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2007 | avanliamsmum
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Thanks for this info. My daughter gets sick of the same snacks week in week out so its great to have some more healthy snack ideas!



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sealsista72
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | sealsista72
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Some great healthy snack ideas there!!! I am lucky with my boys as I usually make them wait until dinner time to eat anything, unless they haven't finished their school lunches - then they can just finish that instead before their dinner.  I usually  just give them some fruit and they are happy with that.  I feel so fortunate that they are prepared to wait and aren't raiding the cupboard all the time - it only seems to become an issue if they invite friends over and then they think the rules can be changed!!! I just say to whoever is here "If I have enough, I can give you something, but if I don't have enough of what I want to give out to everyone, I am sorry, but you won't be able to have anything except for a drink."  Sometimes I feel bad about that, but if I have three or four other kids here besides my own four, that's a lot of snacks to give out!!!

Great article Sandra.  Well done.


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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | hermy
Re: Healthy Snacking
yes, children always think that rules can change when friends are about, LOL........i know how hard it can be with to many mouths to feed.........thanks for reading and commenting.....regards Sandra xxx


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missnickley
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | missnickley
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Thank you! Some things that would seem so obvious to some are new ideas to others. My daughter is really discovering her taste and I am trying to always give her healthy food but to add some variation so she doesnt get bored. Thanks for your ideas and advice.



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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | hermy
Re: Healthy Snacking
i too know its very hard coming up with new ideas so they don't become bored......i hope this has helped.........it's so great introducing them to healthy snacks right from the beginning......thank you for reading and commenting....regards Sandra xxx


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lexiw
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | lexiw
Re: Healthy Snacking

I love healthy snacks for the kids and i am lucky that mine do enjoy healthy snacks Great article amigo

 Lexi xxx



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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | hermy
Re: Healthy Snacking
thanks for your comment Lexi......regards Sandra xxx


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bertiethebee
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | bertiethebee
Re: Healthy Snacking
Thanks, I'm always interested in any snack ideas


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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | hermy
Re: Healthy Snacking
thank you for reading and commenting......regards Sandra xxx


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jd2
5.00 (Excellent) | August 2007 | jd2
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We feed mac almost everyhting organic not that I planned to just turned out he enjoyed them more..and they say all kids want is junk lol yeah that will come bk on me I know, a few treats is nice he has milky way desserts yummy still prefere his rollo one's ...lol recently Macdonald's stopped putting salt on fries automatically and were not permitted to offer it either they had it all clearly posted that you must ask if you would like salt, then all of a sudden were bk at square one just when I thought he cld have the occasional maccy's ........

Thanks for sharing your great idea's mac loves his bread sticks hugs jo xxx



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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2007 | hermy
Re: Healthy Snacking
thank yo for your comment Jo.......regards Sandra xxx


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hannahbear
5.00 (Excellent) | August 2007 | hannahbear
Re: Healthy Snacking
I am always on the lookout for healthy snack ideas, it is so hard sometimes to find something that is healthy and easy to prepare.


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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | August 2007 | hermy
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yep.....so true...... i think with little ones we end up running out of ideas.......thank you for your comment.....regards Sandra xxx


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janicepovey
5.00 (Excellent) | August 2007 | janicepovey
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Some great advice Sandra, vey well set out & written. In the past few years i've been more aware of reading labels, on items i buy...some of them sure surprise me...whats in them.

Cheers Janice xxx



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      hermy
5.00 (Excellent) | August 2007 | hermy
Re: Healthy Snacking
so true Janice.......it's quite amazing what they put in foods now days.......thank you for your comment.....regards Sandra xxx


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