My six-year-old is hungry all day long -- until dinner is served, of course. At that point she tries to chatter her way through the event as though somehow we may not notice that she hasn't lifted her fork. It's not entirely her fault, though. Half the time, I'll have come home from work hungry enough to eat the front door, so I set out a bowl of chips and salsa to tie me over to mealtime. What am I supposed to do..not let her have some with me? (Um, no, says every "expert" who has ever weighed in on the topic of snacking.) The point is, besides the fact that I need to be more disciplined in general, is that she should be eating a healthy, nutritious snack at least two hours before dinner -- one that satisfies her enough to prevent her regular 6:00 kitchen migration. When I'm my best self, these might be the kind of thing I'm talking about:
Healthy Snacks for Kids
Healthy Snacks for Kids
Healthy Snacks for Kids
My six-year-old is hungry all day long -- until dinner is served, of course. At that point she tries to chatter her way through the event as though somehow we may not notice that she hasn't lifted her fork. It's not entirely her fault, though. Half the time, I'll have come home from work hungry enough to eat the front door, so I set out a bowl of chips and salsa to tie me over to mealtime. What am I supposed to do..not let her have some with me? (Um, no, says every "expert" who has ever weighed in on the topic of snacking.) The point is, besides the fact that I need to be more disciplined in general, is that she should be eating a healthy, nutritious snack at least two hours before dinner -- one that satisfies her enough to prevent her regular 6:00 kitchen migration. When I'm my best self, these might be the kind of thing I'm talking about: