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Why Snacking is Soo Important for Kids (18 Awesome Snack Ideas as Well!!)

Snacks are not only fun treats, they’re an essential part of daily eating, as they provide nutrients which will help kids reach their full growth potential. Snacking can help kids keep their energy up, make up for skimpy or skipped breakfasts, and provide fuel before after-school sports or other activities.

Good snacks provide carbohydrates, protein, fiber, and some healthy fat. Generally speaking, foods rich in protein or fiber help kids stay fuller for longer, and they’re packed with the nutrients kids need to thrive.

healthy snacking

Its important to be a snack role model. What do your kids see you snacking on? As kids get older, they generally follow your lead, so choose your own snacks wisely. The easiest way to do this is to use the same guidelines for snack planning as for meal planning; feed your child the same types of foods you would at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including low-fat dairy and other lean protein sources, such as eggs, whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. Think of snacks as mini meals.

There’s debate about how many calories a child’s snack should provide, but it makes sense to aim for about 100 calories for smaller children, to upwards of 300 calories for active teenagers. Let your child’s hunger rule what he or she eats.

Here are a few healthy snack ideas for your little ones:

1. Prunes & Dates mixture

2. Roasted Makhanas (Lotus Seeds), peanuts, cashew mixture

Roasted Makhanas

3. Boiled potato or Sweet potato chaat

4. Whole wheat flour pancakes

Whole wheat flour pancakes

5. Cheese Dosa can be served with nutrition packed chutneys-: Walnut chutney, Amla Chutney

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6. Omelets with veggies/scrambled   eggs/sunny side up

7. Whole wheat wraps/Rolls /frankie with fillings like: Cottage cheese/cream cheese/grated cheese/chopped or mashed veggies

Whole wheat wraps

8. Paneer dhokla sandwich

9. Homemade Srikhand/fruit yogurt/smoothies

fruit yogurt

10. Carrot kheer /carrot halwa

11. Home made Walnut cake

12. Home made Milkshakes

13. Atta laddoos

Atta laddoos

14. Til Laddoos

15. Mix Fruit Chaat

16. Air Popped Popcorns

17. Peanut Chikki

18. Besan / Moong dal Cheela

Uma Narula is a Nutritionist & Certified Diabetes Educator. She has worked with Sitaram Bhartia institute of Science & Research & Lilavati hospital in the past, before starting her own venture named Nutriguide.

Nutriguide is a unique nutrition platform which focuses on imparting nutrition education rather than just giving diet plans. Currently Nutriguide is associated with Nahar Medical Center, Splashnest Daycare, Eurokids, Head Ways international play school, Neptune Developers & Vijay Group. She has hands on experience in counseling patients and conducting various nutrition sessions & talks at schools, clinics & corporates. https://m.facebook.com/pages/Nutriguide/251845414849852

 

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  1. Riddhi jumani says

    August 7, 2015 at 2:08 am

    Please do send me such snacky tip. It’s a great help as kids get tired of monotonous meals

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