Whether your kids have gone back to school this fall or are taking virtual classes at home, one thing that won’t change is their endless need for snacks.
So how do you get your children to eat healthy snacks?
Studies show that children need to be offered a new food anywhere from 10 to 15 times before they will readily eat it – and enjoy it.
That means that it may take awhile!
But consistently offering healthy snacks, fruit, vegetables, and whole foods will pay off.
Instead of allowing your kids to choose their own snack from the pantry, plan to set out the healthy snack that you want them to eat each day after school.
Whether that means putting berries in a bowl, slicing an apple or celery sticks with a side of peanut butter, or preparing any other healthy snack – put the snack on the counter in the same place each day.
If your child doesn’t want the healthy snack, that’s okay. He or she will survive without a snack.
Eventually (maybe it will take 10 – 15 times!!!), after understanding that the presented snack is consistently the only option, he or she will most likely come around and start munching!
What healthy snacks do your kids already love? Let me know below.
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