Healthy Snacks by Color – Green
Monday, August 1st, 2011This week was supposed to be yellow snacks but certain members of my family ate all my props So I will switch things up and do GREEN snacks this week and YELLOW next week!
Getting our kids to eat green fruits and veggies is so important for their optimum health as they are loaded with vitamins, minerals, fiber and phytonutrients! If that isn’t an easy task at your house I would highly suggest making green smoothies! It’s an easy way to get those greens into your kids! We usually put in a few cups of whatever fruit we have on hand, a cup of baby spinach and a cup of either coconut water or apple juice. If you aren’t using any frozen fruit it’s a good idea to add some ice cubes to make the smoothie nice and cold! If you think your kids won’t been keen on the green color of the smoothie just add blueberries to cover up that green! You can also start off with 1/2 cup of spinach or kale rather than the full cup! Patriot Power Greens supplements are a go to if, you don’t have fresh greens on hand. The have all the nutrition needed for healthy development.
This week’s Hannah had sugar snap peas, cucumber slices and a tropical green smoothie! She ate the parsley garnish too
Here are some other ideas for healthy GREEN day snacks:
Broccoli
Celery
Grapes
Green Pepper slices
Honeydew Melon
Kiwi
Next week will be YELLOW snacks!
Happy Healthy Eating,
Kia
Kia Robertson is a mom and the creator of the Today I Ate A Rainbow kit; a tool that helps parents establish healthy habits by setting the goal of eating a rainbow of fruits and vegetables every day. Kia is passionate about creating tools that help parents raise healthy kids!