Serve fresh fruit cut into interesting shapes instead of fruit roll-ups. This is a good way to learn to identify shapes as well as providing a healthy food. Choose oyster crackers dipped in peanut butter instead of cookies dipped in frosting. Instead of breakfast bars, which are often candy bars promoted as healthy foods, offer a whole grain cereal with reduced-fat milk. Include fruit and vegetables.
Fresh produce provides fiber as well as essential nutrients and phytochemicals.
Choose seasonal produce for both variety and nutrition value. Choose homemade snacks. Put peanut butter between two whole grain crackers for homemade sandwich crackers. Wrap low-sodium turkey breast in a whole wheat tortilla instead of offering a commercially prepared wrap. Avoid soda and other high sugar beverages.