Comments on: Healthy Kid Friendly Snacks http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/healthy-kid-friendly-snacks/ Stories of Raising Responsible Kids Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:48:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Claire http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/healthy-kid-friendly-snacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3099 Claire Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:24:59 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=391#comment-3099 try having her make them. Kids seem to respond better to thing they have "control" over. My kids don't like celery or raisins, but if I give them a carrot, peanut butter, and nuts or craisins, they to town. Why? I don't know. I would think it was the same as ants on a log with minor changes. Trail mix is great because you can clean out your pantry of left over cereal, nuts, dried fruit, crackers, mini marshmallow or candies. My son commented that he didn't like the jelly beans in his, but loved the walnuts! Go figure. Sometimes letting the kids have a hand in making what they eat can entice them to try something new, or retry something in a new way. try having her make them. Kids seem to respond better to thing they have “control” over. My kids don’t like celery or raisins, but if I give them a carrot, peanut butter, and nuts or craisins, they to town. Why? I don’t know. I would think it was the same as ants on a log with minor changes. Trail mix is great because you can clean out your pantry of left over cereal, nuts, dried fruit, crackers, mini marshmallow or candies. My son commented that he didn’t like the jelly beans in his, but loved the walnuts! Go figure.

Sometimes letting the kids have a hand in making what they eat can entice them to try something new, or retry something in a new way.

]]> By: Brigitte http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/just-for-fun/healthy-kid-friendly-snacks/comment-page-1/#comment-3096 Brigitte Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:18:40 +0000 http://www.handipoints.com/mommypoints/?p=391#comment-3096 Sadly, my queen of fussy doesn't like any of those things. But they're good ideas for if she ever expands her menu when she's older! Sadly, my queen of fussy doesn’t like any of those things. But they’re good ideas for if she ever expands her menu when she’s older!

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