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REAL FOOD SNACK IDEAS
By Kelly the Kitchen Kop

When making the switch to real food, it’s we switched to real food, but there are times you just need healthy options
normal to feel overwhelmed as you figure out to carry you through to dinner, or maybe you need some quick foods for
what is or isn’t healthy, and to worry that after when you’re on the go. Many of these ideas are also great for car trips,
spending time finding better options, no one soccer games, field trips and school lunches.
will like them. I’ve had the same feelings my- By the way, just being real here, I do still get the kids what we call
self! Snacks can be especially tricky because “organic junk food snacks” from the store once in a while. Not often
you just want something fast, but now that I’ve though, because as I tell them, “Those will fill you up, and they usually
been eating real food for well over a decade, don’t have ingredients that will hurt you since they are organic, but they
I’ve compiled a list of simple snack ideas to aren't going to nourish you.”
share with you. Snacks don’t have to be unhealthy! With a little bit of thinking ahead,
Sadly, with the slick advertising every- your family can have snacks between meals that are tasty, nourishing
where, many kids think the only tasty foods and keep their belly full until dinner. Be sure to check out the WAPF
are those that come in a box or bag or have a Shopping Guide (realfoodmobileapp.com) for ideas. Once you get started
cute character on the package. But real food making real food, you’ll find it isn’t as overwhelming or time consuming
tastes so good, we just have to show them! In as you first thought. Just take the food you love and simply replace the
fact, to protect the health of our families, we rotten ingredients with grass-fed, pastured or organic ingredients. And
should run as fast as we can in the other direc- don’t forget to add some satisfying healthy fats to everything you make!
tion from such products. They’re filled with
toxic fats, chemicals, processed sugar and food RECIPES
dyes, which will cause our families to eat more,
as they crave the true nourishment their bodies FAST AND EASY MINI PIZZAS
need. Not to mention the way these fake foods Organic English muffins
will cause hyper kids who struggle with learn- Butter
ing and behaving. Well-nourished kids are not Organic pizza sauce
just healthier, they’re so much easier to raise! Mozzarella cheese
Actually, we don’t do a lot of snacking since Your favorite meat or vegetable toppings

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