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Recess is Out: All You Need to Know About Snack Time

15 Sep 2014 By Cuddles Online

If there’s one thing we have noticed at our day care centres in Perth, it’s that children seem to be hungry all of the time. There is rational scientific explanation for this: they are hungry a lot more than adults. Children combine high energy requirements with small stomachs. The only way for them to eat as many kilojoules as they burn when being active is to eat more often.

Healthy Snacks for Children

In addition, a child going through a growth spurt needs more kilojoules than usual, because the food will be turned into human cells. Snacks help “tide your child over” until the next meal and are an essential part of childhood. However, there is a dark side to this. If you allow your child to eat unhealthy snacks as a habit, those habits can stick with them for the rest of their lives, producing issues such as obesity and diabetes later in life.

Keeping It Healthy

Try to keep snacks on the food pyramid. Your child especially needs healthy protein and carbohydrates in a reasonable ratio. Foods that contain a lot of vitamins A and C are important, too. The food pyramid includes rice, pasta, bread and cereal as well as fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy. While there are a lot of unhealthy foods, there are plenty of healthy options here.

Cereal with low amounts of sugar and high fibre are a great source of energy. Small sandwiches on whole grain breads can combine grains, vegetables, dairy and meat. Since everyone should have five servings a day of fruit and vegetables, both are great choices for snacks. We prefer pairing cheese with fruit. Larger fruits can be sliced into child-sized pieces for easy eating and to prevent choking.

It’s Easy

Making healthy choices for your child now can start healthy habits that they keep for the rest of their lives.

Contact Cuddles Childcare Centres with questions or to enquire about child care.

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76 - 80 Oats Street 

Carlisle

WA 6101

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43/620 North Lake Rd

South Lake

WA 6164

Phone: 0420 866 272

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1 Ascot Parkway  

Bertram

WA 6167

Phone: (08) 9419 1844

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23-27 Gift Way

Two Rocks

WA 6037

Phone: 0410 796 614

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10 - 14 Palmerston Street 

St James

WA 6102

Phone: (08) 9358 4673

Email: stjames@cuddlesearlylearning.com.au

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