Healthy Snacks
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Snacks for the Soccer Team?
Asked by T.M. from Tampa
on December 17, 2011
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My two kids have just started playing soccer. As such, the team mom has asked everyone to volunteer to bring snacks one week. Since I have two kids on the same team,...
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- Cheese and crackers?
- I played soccer all my life and my kids have also played...the favorite has been either orange slices and Gatoraid or granola bars and Gatoraid. Fruit roll-ups or f...
- My twins have always been on the same team, so bringing snacks twice is no big deal. Bananas, cereal bars, Goldfish, Teddy Grahams - you'll see that some parents don'...
Kindergarten Nutritional Snacks
Asked by J.L. from Detroit
on September 1, 2009
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Hello!
I am looking for suggestions for nutritional snacks to send with my Kindergartener. Looking for a variety to keep her interested.
Thanks ~ J.
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- Hey J.! My daughter loves fruit, you can send her with cut up apples (a little lemon juice makes them not brown), bananas, peaches etc. canned (in fruit juice) or fre...
- Almond Butter is a gr8 sub for PButter. Costco & Trader Joe sells them, Orange wedges, Rice Cakes, Almonds, Sun Chips, Carrots, Banana Chips.
- Cut up meat and cheese, cheese sticks, cereal, granola bars, 1/2 a pb&j sandwich (if there are no pb allergies), the cheese crackers you can buy, graham crackers, yogu...
Eating Healthy?
Asked by K.M. from Columbus
on December 29, 2006
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Hello fellow moms! I need some suggestions on getting my family to eat healthy. My husband and I are first-time parents of an 8 month old, beautiful girl. I want to ma...
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- Good foods don't have to be expensive. Save a lot carries apples and broccoli and almond at a better price than Kroger. I buy a lot of canned fruit. Eat cereal and yog...
- Hi Katheryn: It's so great that you've made a commitment to healthier eating with your baby...even if your husband doesn't see the value in it. Healthy eating can som...
- Hello and congradulations on choosing a healthy lifestyle for your family!! Teaching her now is best she will know no other way! The best way to eating healthy is onl...
Snacks for 10 Month Old
Asked by A.M. from Spartanburg
on April 16, 2008
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I have a 10 month old daughter who is eating mainly table food. I am looking for some ideas on snack foods for her that I can take to daycare. Right now for afternoo...
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- I give my daughter nutirition bars. She loves them. If you are really health conscious, get the ones from the organic section that do not have high fructose corn syrup...
- fyi; Go on the gerber website and click on the promotions. There is a form you can print to send in upc labels from Gerber Graduate products and get a great coupon b...
- the little prepackaged cheese snacks are good. Cheese doesn't have to be refrigerated for the short term, especially those that are packaged. Fruit, of course, is alwa...
Breakfast...healthy
Asked by S.R. from Dallas
on April 14, 2010
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OK moms. Let me start by saying...I am not a mom that loves to cook. I need easy stuff. I want to offer my girls a healthy breakfast. something better than lucky c...
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- We eat fruit a lot for breakfast (and snacks). Wheat toast with cut up strawberries, cereal with bananas in it, cottage cheese with berries and honey and cinnamon. Whe...
- Hi S., You have received some great suggestions. You can microwave an egg in a coffee cup to make it a round shape to place between whole grain english muffins. Als...
- I haven't read the other answers because I tend to forget all my previous answers. So I'm sorry for any repeats! Breakfast: toaster waffles with peanut butter (you ...
Healthy Lunches
Asked by M.T. from Philadelphia
on September 28, 2007
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I was wondering if you could give me some ideas on what to pack my daughter for lunch. She just started junior kindergarten and this is the first time lunches are not...
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- I have a couple ideas. You could buy a thermos and fill it with vegtable soup, nice on those cold days - with a few whole grain crackers. Try the turkey sandwich on a ...
- I would make it a point to avoid anything with high fructose corn syrup. "Giant" has a great selection of organic snaks. Any fruits and vegatable are great. My kids ta...
- My kids love yogurt(both the kids type and dannon carb and sugar control). Frigio makes a light string cheese which is high in protein and low in fat. Grapes, and cle...
Kindergarten Snacks for the Class?
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on August 30, 2011
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My son's teacher requested that every parent bring in a snack for *27* kids every month. Yep, 27 kids, every month. Ok, so we can handle this, but I can't imagine ho...
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- Make sure there are no allergies first but my suggestions would be pretzels, cheerios of any flavor or buy a couple boxes to mix, popcorn, chex mix, Kix cereal, animal...
- I shopped for ours last night. it was hard not knowing how many kids will be in his class yet. I bought 2 boxes of ritz crackers. There will be plenty to go around.The...
- If you know any other parents that feel the same way, it would make a stronger impression if you all talk to her together :)
Getting Healthy
Asked by E.M. from Louisville
on June 21, 2007
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where to start...
1. i was wondering if any moms knew of some exercises i could do in the house. i have been walking the zoo 3 times a week but what else can i do. a...
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- Try this website www.reachfitness.tv/ It is free & has some really good workouts! I have been going there lately & get a really great cardio workout. The variety i...
- I eat raw fruits and veggies (carrots, cucumbers, celery, etc.) as snacks all through the day. It's yummy and helps me get in my servings. Also I eat a salad before ...
- Hi E., I use The Firm, it is awsome, plus is fun to do. It is really a complete workout which incorporates cardio and weight training. If you like step aerobics you...
How Do You Keep Snacks and Drinks in the Car?
Asked by M.T. from San Francisco
on July 21, 2008
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Hi, ok, I have this nagging issue that I can not focus on long enough to resolve so I'm hoping that by putting it out there some one else might have already created th...
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- Perhaps you could throw some dried fruit in the mix--that would keep well. The main thing I wanted to caution you about is leaving plastic bottles with water in the ca...
- Hi- My much-better-organized friend had a medium-sized cooler - one of those hard plastic deals with handles - that went out to the car every morning and was repacked...
- A healthy snack that we love are dried fruit bars (like fruit leather). I started out getting these at Trader Joes but discovered that Target also has an organic sect...
Eating Healthy
Asked by K.L. from Austin
on April 15, 2008
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I have been trying to lose weight for the last 5 years or so, and it's always a failed mission. My husband won't let me cook anything healthy. If I do, I have to cook ...
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- You should sit your husband down and explain to him your fitness goals. Also, tell him that you love him and you want his health to impove as well, so that you are bo...
- I feel ya...if it were up to my husband we would have mac n' cheese every day! You can buy the canned veggies with no salt, unless he watches you cook he will nev...
- My situation with my husband is quite similiar. I started working out and changing my eating habits about 6 years ago. My husband, while not minding what I did, had no...
