More time at home may mean less time focusing on healthy eating habits. Kids need three meals and 2 to 3 snacks per day. So our job as the caregiver is really to set that routine and what that looks like for our Children. Dietician Catherine Sherry says, keeping kids healthy over the summer should start at the grocery store. Let Children be *** part of the process allowing them to pick out which fruits or veggies they'd like to eat when it comes to snacks. Sherry says pair them with at least two different food groups having um, *** trail mix with *** piece of fruit. So we've got some protein and then we've got the um, fiber and the fruit. Um having some popcorn maybe with some, um, we've got the fiber with the popcorn and we've got some protein with that. Other ideas, freeze dried fruit and some peanut butter, crackers, yogurt fruit and some crunchy cereal. So they can make their own yogurt par *** hard boiled egg and cheese is *** great high protein snack or some hummus veggies and crackers to dip. All those snacks are well rounded that have fiber protein and help to keep your kiddo fuller longer meals should continue being balanced too. Sherry says to fill half the plate with fruits and veggies, the other half with protein and whole grains and finally make sure your child stays hydrated or for water throughout the day ensuring that we're not drinking too much of the sodas, the juices, the gators that have *** lot of sugar in them for health minute. I'm Mandy Gaither.
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Updated: 3:28 PM EDT Jun 20, 2023
Eating healthy can be a struggle year-round, but especially over the summer when kids are out of school and routines are disrupted.“Kids need three meals and two to three snacks per day, so our job as a caregiver is really to set that routine and what that looks like for our children,” Katherine Shary, a registered and licensed dietician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said.Shary said keeping kids healthy over the summer should start at the grocery store.Let children be a part of the process, allowing them to pick out which fruits or vegetables they’d like to eat.When it comes to snacks, Shary said to pair them with at least two different food groups. “Having a trail mix with a piece of fruit, so we got some protein and then we have the fiber in the fruit,” Shary said. “Having some popcorn maybe with some edamame. We've got the fiber with the popcorn and some protein with the edamame."Other ideas nutritious ideas are freeze-dried fruit and some peanut butter crackers, yogurt, fruit and crunchy cereal (a yogurt parfait), a hard-boiled egg and cheese, or some hummus, veggies and crackers to dip.“All of those snacks are well-rounded, that have fiber, protein, and will help keep your kiddo fuller longer,” Shary said.Meals should continue being balanced, too. Shary said to fill half the plate with fruits and veggies and the other half with protein and whole grains.And finally, make sure your child stays hydrated — offer water throughout the day.Watch the video above for more healthy food tips.
Eating healthy can be a struggle year-round, but especially over the summer when kids are out of school and routines are disrupted.
“Kids need three meals and two to three snacks per day, so our job as a caregiver is really to set that routine and what that looks like for our children,” Katherine Shary, a registered and licensed dietician at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, said.
Shary said keeping kids healthy over the summer should start at the grocery store.
Let children be a part of the process, allowing them to pick out which fruits or vegetables they’d like to eat.
When it comes to snacks, Shary said to pair them with at least two different food groups.
“Having a trail mix with a piece of fruit, so we got some protein and then we have the fiber in the fruit,” Shary said. “Having some popcorn maybe with some edamame. We've got the fiber with the popcorn and some protein with the edamame."
Other ideas nutritious ideas are freeze-dried fruit and some peanut butter crackers, yogurt, fruit and crunchy cereal (a yogurt parfait), a hard-boiled egg and cheese, or some hummus, veggies and crackers to dip.
“All of those snacks are well-rounded, that have fiber, protein, and will help keep your kiddo fuller longer,” Shary said.
Meals should continue being balanced, too. Shary said to fill half the plate with fruits and veggies and the other half with protein and whole grains.
And finally, make sure your child stays hydrated — offer water throughout the day.
Watch the video above for more healthy food tips.
