With new advice that parents should limit children to two low-calorie snacks a day, here are a few suggestions that should go down a treat
Parents should limit children to two 100-calorie snacks a day, according to new guidelines. But how do you do it? Putting a peeled carrot or reduced-sugar biscuit in a lunchbox is pointless; they can sniff out, and reject, worthiness – and “lighter” products are often crammed with added fat or chemicals. For children, fun and creativity (self-assembly), are the way to go. First, buy dinky snack bags and plastic pots in which they can dip or swirl elements of their snack. Make things more interesting by doing smaller portions of two of the suggestions below – crunchy and soft, sweet and savoury – because flavour and texture contrasts are more satisfying, too.
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