Healthy Snacks

20 Healthy Snacks For Kids (or anyone!) with Felice Gerwitz

Podcast #223

Snacks are not going away, so it’s time to begin eating healthy snacks. In this episode Felice shares some of her family favorites as well as her passion which is helping her children reach adulthood with a good basis in healthy eating. Eating healthy is fun and there are ways to save money — all in this podcast.

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Show Notes: Healthy Snacks:

Survey your family – what are favorite snacks.
When do your children crave snacks?
What are some areas of compromise?
How can you combat those snacks that “creep” into your home?
Make a list and look at ways to turn those snacks into a healthier version

Healthy Snacks: I’ll be adding recipes on my Cooking with Kids Podcast

Nuts – organic and raw if possible
Seeds – sunflower seeds, pumpkin, golden flaxseeds
Chia Seed Recipes
Dried fruits – apples, pineapple, bananas, dates, raisins, cranberries
Dried veggies
Oatmeal bars – home made
Granola bars – home made
Dark chocolate covered … nuts, dried fruits
Air-popped corn
Cheese and crackers
Kale chips (make them!)
Chia and cashew butter, or chia and peanut butter -organic
Smoothies
Fruit kabobs
Bowls of fresh fruit
Vanilla yogurt – homemade
Banana and peanut butter (or almond/hazelnut butter)
Beet chips – try them!
Fresh veggies with yogurt or nondairy dip
Protein balls
1. – homemade – dates, whey protein, nut butter, salt and cocoa
2. – homemade – dates, whey protein, nut butter, coconut, nuts

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