Healthy Snacks Start at Home

With all of the food choices that kids have at home, how do you ensure that your children form healthy eating habits with their snacks? I remember growing up and the first thing I would do when I came home from school was go right to the pantry and grab a snack. So how do you control what your kids eat and how can you make sure they have healthy snacks?

The first thing you should do is to involve your children in the grocery shopping routine in your household. Children will be more likely to participate and eat healthy snacks if they are involved in choosing them. If it is something that they like, then chances are they will eat it.

Since most kids prefer sweets and junk food, trying to get them to eat healthy can be a challenge. You will want to slowly integrate healthy snacks and meals at home without completely cutting off the junk food that your kids are used to. Why? Kids are more likely to go along with change if it occurs slowly. A quick and sudden change to healthy snacks from what they are used to will lead to rebellion and your kids will not eat the healthy snacks that you are providing.

Slowly incorporating healthy snack choices into your child's daily life will make snack choices easier for both of you. By allowing them to participate in choosing what snacks they would enjoy trying, the transition will be easier to having healthy snacks at home for your kids.