Smart and Sneaky Snacks for Kids | Australian Women Online

Smart and Sneaky Snacks for Kids:

Getting my children to snack smarter seems to be an ongoing challenge. My mantra is It becomes easier and easier to feed my children healthy snacksEach have their own unique tastes and preferences, one liking one thing and the others liking something else. Enter the crowd pleaser in our home – dips.

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Smarter dips to the rescue:

Dips are easy to make, something kids can graze on and a snack you can easily sneak healthy bits into. You’ve gota love dips for all those reasons.

One thing all my children love (its about time) is Hummus and of course homemade hummus has the extra ingredient of love. The secret weapon in my hummus and guacamole is raw garlic.

My grandmother used to feed me raw garlic and parsley sandwiches every time I had a cold. Raw garlic contains about 200 compounds including many vitamins and minerals. It boosts your immune system is antibacterial, antifungal and has antiviral properties. It is a source of antioxidants and some studies show that it may even reduce stress levels in humans.

Smarter and very sneaky Hummus:

I can of organic chickpeas

3 – 4 tablespoons of tahini

2 to 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil

plenty of fresh lemon juice to taste

a hint of chili

3 raw garlics peeled and crushed

parsley finely chopped

Blend altogether adjusting the ingredients to your personal taste.

Smarter and sneaky Guacamole:

2 Avocado

1 Finely chopped roma tomato