{"id":823,"date":"2020-03-04T16:30:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=823"},"modified":"2020-03-11T12:16:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T12:16:01","slug":"snacks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=823","title":{"rendered":"Snacks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Snacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Snacks are an important part of a child\u2019s diet, but portion size and snack choice is important.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following tips should help you to make sensible choices for your child.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Children have high energy needs and generally require 3 meals plus 2-3 snacks per day. <\/li><li>Think of snacks as mini-meals, rather than a chance for foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar. <\/li><li>Remember portion size is important &#8211; children have only small tummies.<\/li><li>Aim for a balance with fruit, vegetables, dairy foods, carbohydrates and protein &#8211; and also think of colour and texture. <\/li><li>Sit down for snacks just as you would for a meal, avoid &#8220;grazing&#8221;.<\/li><li>Do not use food as a reward or for comfort.<\/li><li>Avoid getting into the habit of giving sweets, chocolates, crisps on a&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; regular basis.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Teach healthy habits from an early age &#8211; be a good example yourself.&nbsp; <\/li><li>Make food fun!  <br><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember to watch young children at snack time and cut grapes, cherry tomatoes, etc., lengthwise or quartered to avoid choking. See photograph below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-cut-grapes-for-toddlers-the-right-way-to-avoid-choking.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-851\" width=\"499\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-cut-grapes-for-toddlers-the-right-way-to-avoid-choking.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/how-to-cut-grapes-for-toddlers-the-right-way-to-avoid-choking-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Simple snack ideas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your children involved in preparing snacks and meals if possible &#8211; it&#8217;s a great way to help them learn more about food!  Some simple and easy-to-make snack ideas include&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Chopped up fruit <\/li><li>Cheese cubes <\/li><li>Pear crisps* <\/li><li>Breadsticks or raw vegetable sticks with a hummus dip <\/li><li>Oatcakes with cheese and apple <\/li><li>Toast with avocado <\/li><li>Rice cakes with peanut butter and banana <\/li><li>Mini sandwiches* <\/li><li>Fruit kebabs with a yogurt dip* <\/li><li>Mini muffins* <\/li><li>Cereal and milk <\/li><li>Cereal bars* <\/li><li>Banana dippers* <\/li><li>Nutty crackers* <\/li><li>Banana pancakes* <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Recipes marked with * can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parentclub.scot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Parent Club<\/a> website.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/letsgetcooking.org.uk\/lets-get-cooking-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Let&#8217;s get cooking at home<\/a> is another great place for recipe ideas and tips.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snacks Snacks are an important part of a child\u2019s diet, but portion size and snack choice is important.&nbsp; The following tips should help you to make sensible choices for your child.&nbsp; Children have high energy needs and generally require 3 meals plus 2-3 snacks per day. Think of snacks as mini-meals, rather than a chance&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"button small blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/?page_id=823\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/homepage.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-823","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":932,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/823\/revisions\/932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthyhebrideankids.scot.nhs.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}