Snack Attacks: Be Prepared

Snack Attacks: Be Prepared
By Glenda Warren, Associate Professor, Foods and Nutrition/EFNEP
University of Florida IFAS Extension

Girl eating StrawberryA Snack Attack is likely to hit as soon as children get home from school. Plan and have ready-to-eat foods that fit into a healthy eating plan. This means plan snacks that help get the recommended daily amounts from each of the main food groups:

  • Grains
  • Vegetables
  • Fruits
  • Milk
  • Meat and Beans Group

Let us think about some snack ideas from the Fruit Group.

Most people need to eat more fruit, especially whole fruit or cut-up fruit. MyPyramid recommends whole fruit instead of fruit juice for most of your fruit choices. Whole or cut up fruit provides fiber in addition to the vitamins and minerals found in fruit juice.

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