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- Fruit sandwiches- slices of apples or pears with a filling of low fat cheese.
- Fresh fruit with a dab of peanut butter.
- Fresh fruit dipped in low fat yogurt.
- Smoothies made with fruit.
- Canned fruit or single serve fruit cups.
- Fresh fruit dipped in applesauce.
- Dried fruits such as raisins, blueberries, apricots, apple slices.
- Fresh fruit dipped in salad dressings such as poppy seed or balsamic vinegar.
- Frozen fruit chunks- such as grapes, banana slices, blueberries or watermelon.
June 12, 2008 - Americans are becoming more health conscious when it comes to their kids’ snacks. According to survey results recently released by the market research firm NPD Group, and discussed in the June 11, 2008 issue of USA Today, the popularity of serving cookies as a children’s snack is on the decline. Fruit is now the number one snack item parents give to children under the age of six, leading researchers to believe that parents are taking childhood nutrition more seriously.
Reprinted with the permission of the Produce for Better Health Foundation. © 2008 Produce for Better Health Foundation. All rights reserved.
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