Try to prepare snacks in advance, whenever possible. If healthy snacks are readily available, your children will be more likely to choose them when hunger strikes. Offer low-fat dips to accompany healthy food choices . Kids will eat more fruits and vegetables when they are served with yogurt dips and low-fat salad dressings. Avoid soft drinks whenever possible.
Limit cookies, doughnuts, brownies, and other baked goods .
Instead serve bagels, rice cakes or tortillas and allow your child to add a bit of peanut butter, jam, or low fat cream cheese to their selections. Kids also enjoy mixing several types of ready to eat cereals together for a snack. Limit chips and other salty, high fat, snacks . Find ways to increase your child s calcium intake. Buy plain or flavored low-fat yogurt and allow kids to make individual sundaes, using healthy toppings like fruit and granola.