Students like Jonah have discovered how to snack in nutritional ways. Instead of candy bars and potato chips, Jonah reaches for plums and bowls of homemade leftover pasta. Through elementary, middle and high school, he has learned how to make the right snack choices that give him the energy to bike and the mental stamina to study. My mom is a chef and owns an organic food restaurant. She has helped me learn to eat foods that won't bog me down.
Food is fuel.
After-school snacking can be healthy and nutritious but it takes teamwork between parents and their children. By the time they reach high school, bad habits are more difficult to break. As you wheel the cart from aisle to aisle, discuss with your child what makes food healthy or unhealthy. Read labels together. Listen to what your child likes and dislikes.