I‘m the first to admit I’m a champion snacker, and now that I’m nursing a fast-growing Clara, I rely even more on a nutritious bite between meals to keep my energy up during the day.
Our snacking changes from winter to summer, moving away from nut butters, granola bars, and the ever-present carrot sticks, to a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and their derivatives.
I find that summer eating can be often carb-heavy – pancakes for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch, and burgers on buns for dinner – so we try to avoid other bread-types at snack time like muffins and crackers. Besides, who wants to have the oven on for baking on a hot day? Not me.
Summer Snacking Pledge
Katie Goodman recently wrote an excellent post detailing some tips to help expand the picky eater’s palate. When she mentioned that her family has a ‘fruits & vegetables only’ snacking policy, something resonated with me and I knew that was where we were headed for summer.
All too often summer snacks can be junk, with potato chips and sugary popsicles at the center of it all. Why not highlight seasonal produce such as crisp sugar snap peas and sweet cherries instead?
As of today, June 1, we are starting our summer snacking: fruits and vegetables only. Won’t you join us?
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