Saturday, December 3, 2011

Healthy Eating Snacks | Healthy Eating Snacks For Kids

Healthy Eating Snacks. It is often very difficult for a healthy fast food and snacks are available for ourselves, let alone our children. Children like to eat on the run after quickly grabbed something from the box before returning outside to play. What ever is the fastest are often the best for their children what is healthy or not.

Confectionery is often the case, the head of the first child to find something quick to eat. This is partly due to the fact that they are often the easiest for us to buy. I am guilty of this myself.

There are many healthy alternative snacks for the kids quickly. Healthy, fresh fruit and raw vegetables can be resolved quickly. Dried fruits make great cake and have a longer shelf life.

Carrot and celery sticks are great dipped in a mild cream cheese, but for some variations on some healthy dip mix with cream cheese to try.

To play a sound after-school soft, try some healthy alternatives to sweet biscuits.

Carrots with cheese cucumber dip

    
2 carrots washed (or peeled if you like) and cut into appropriate size bar
    
Cup grated cucumber
    
Cup light cream cheese spread

Mix the grated cucumber with cream cheese and served on a plate with carrots prepared.

An alternative to this would be shredded carrots and mix cheese and slices of cucumber cut an inch thick and dip them in carrots, sauce and cheese.

Dried fruit skewers

    
Full mixed dried fruit bits Bowl
    
Honey
    
Coconut
    
Spit

Cut the feed alternative to dried fruit skewers. Despite a good (but avoid things like banana chips and other "chip" of the dry style). The spread of drizzle honey on top of pizza and coconut rolls. (An alternative to this would be individual pieces of dried fruit, topped with honey and stored in oil.) Serve as you would with a plate full of cookies.

Another alternative is to use a piece of fresh fruit such as apple or pear slices. Cantelope, honeydew and watermelon will work fine.

These are just two simple snacks, healthy and fun with variety. The children, both making and eating a healthy treat, and because they can be eaten in the run up to enjoy their pleasures and busy lifestyles will not be affected.

Educating our children about the importance of healthy eating for them to live their own life style of healthy adults. If we let our children think it is ok to enjoy the same junk food will grow with them.