Natural Black Mom

As a mom of three, who is also trying to be health conscious, it’s important for me to instill in my children the idea of healthy snack foods. Between school and extracurricular activities, it’s important for children to recharge themselves with healthy snack foods that are easy to prepare and keep well.  I know that as a mom, you’re very busy and the idea of preparing healthy snack foods may be weighing on your mind. Certainly, handing out cookies and doughnuts might be easier, but it is worth your health and the health of your family? Read on to see healthy snack food ideas that are easy to prepare and won’t take up much of your time.

Fruits and vegetables have a season, just as your healthy snacks should have a season. Although fruit

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juice popsicles are a great snack, no one wants that in the dead of winter. Instead, try granola bars, cheese, grapes and whole fiber crackers along with 100% juice. Store these healthy items in individual serving sizes in a zipper bag to easily hand out. You can also create your own healthy trail mix – since my daughter is allergic to many nuts, I only use almonds and all my children enjoy my mixture of whole grain pretzel nuggets, goldfish crackers, dried banana chips, almonds and semi sweet chocolate chips.

If you don’t have the time to create your healthy snacks, many supermarkets have a bulk food section as well as individually packaged trail mixes and granola bars. Just be sure to read the label so that you approve of all the ingredients.

Eating healthy is not difficult, but does take some planning. Rest assured that the extra effort you put into creating or purchasing healthy snack foods for your children will pay off in the future in good eating habits.

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