A child's stomach is about the size of his or her fist.
Solution: Eat twice as often. Eat half as much. Chew twice as long.
Serve organic foods as much as possible. Substitute with gluten and dairy free when needed.
Super Snacks
It should have at least:
- 5 grams of protein
- 3 grams of fiber
- 100 to 200 calories
- For little children, give the foods funny names, example: dinosaur legs (carrots), fruit in a mess (cottage cheese), jumping cakes (rice cakes), with foot prints (peanut butter), google eggs (hard boiled eggs), cheese grown on trees (cheese and fruit), etc. Have them make up a name and use it next time you serve that food.
- Older children, have them help prepare. Hands-on works wonders when introduction new foods and dishes.
List of good foods with protein, fiber and/or healthy fats:
- baby carrots dipped in hummus
- apple slices dipped in peanut butter
- whole-grain cereal with plain yogurt
- edamame
- cheese and a piece of fruit
- cottage cheese and fruit
- handful of raw nuts or trail mix
- pita bread spread with hummus
- rice cake with peanut butter and banana
- Parmesan cheese melted on a slice of whole-grain bread
- blueberries in yogurt
- homemade air-popped popcorn
- celery sticks with peanut butter
- cherry tomatoes with cubed cheese
- fruit and yogurt smoothie
- hard-boiled egg
- bean dip and veggie sticks
- any fruit
- homemade oatmeal-raisin cookies
- homemade whole-grain muffins
- cut-up vegetables with salsa and corn chips
Grow Foods
Adult's name for Healthy Foods:
- vegetables, steamed or raw
- legumes
- fruits
- whole grains
- nuts and nut butters
- seafood, especially Alaskan salmon
- Greek-style yogurt
- eggs
- hummus
