I have two boys that are simultaneously going through a growth spurt. I am constantly hearing, “Mom, can I have something to eat?” This is causing a facial tic…To avoid mom’s nervous breakdown, hubby and I have decided that the boys can have a food bin that they can go to any time without asking, (now, I know some of you are developing a little facial tic of your own 
)…
I asked some friends from my mom’s group for ideas of healthy options to place in a pantry bin and a refrigerator bin. Here were some of the excellent ideas:
- toasted pumpkin seeds
- air popped corn
- trail mix
- pre measured bags of nuts
- Fruit – berries, apples, caracaras, kiwi, bananas, blueberries, grapes, oranges, strawberries
- no sugar apple sauce
- Natures Valley crunchy bars
- wheat thins
- plain, cinnamon or chocolate graham crackers
- boars head lunch meats
- sliced cheese, cheese cubes, string cheese
- simply yogurt tubes, yogurt
- carrot sticks
- celery sticks
- cherry tomatoes
- fruit cups ( in natural juice)
- V8
- Annies bunny crackers
- Annies fruit snacks
- cereal
- fig newtons
- veggie stix
- homemade oatmeal raisin cookies
- raisins
- rice cakes (edible with peanut butter)
Here is what we ended up doing:
The Pantry Bin: Raisins, Fig Newtons, Graham Crackers, Rice Cakes, Air Popped Popcorn, Cereal, Trail Mix
The Refrigerator Bin: Low Fat String, Cheese, Fruit Cups, Apple Juice, Carrot Sticks, Celery Sticks, Yogurt, Grapes
Fresh Fruit:Apples, Bananas
