Comments on: Healthy After School Snacks For Kids

By: Mommy

Mommy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:58:14 +0000

Mark, Obviously you do not have children of your own or YOU are a selfish, lazy slothful hog. If you look at any of the Food Guides, they recommend in order to maintain a healthy weight is to NOT overinduldge at mealtimes. The way they suggest to do this is by eating 3 smaller meals daily with 2-3 light snacks in between. If your stomach is empty, you are hungry and your energy levels drop. When this happens, most people reach for the easy fix. If you keep a small amount of food in your stomach at all times, it regulates your body levels and you remain healthier. A childs stomach is only as big as their fist, and so you can imagine as active as they are how much energy they burn compared to those of us adults who remain seated at our computers or in front of our TV’s. They require healthy nutritious snacks to maintain their body levels. Before you criticize the population of the world and the obesity problem, you should maybe get your facts straight and know a little about children and the requirements for their health!

By: T-Anne

T-Anne — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:43:27 +0000

Actually healthy snacks are important to growing children. Eating small, balanced, healthy snacks every two to three hours keeps the metablolism going faster and gives kids energy. The important thing is that kids get a protein with a carb. Keeping sugar low is also key. Teaching kids the right way to eat at a young age becomes their lifestyle. Then they don’t get used to eating junk, gaining weight, and having to change their lifestyle as college aged kids. If taught from a young age how to eat, then it generally follows them throughout life.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:36:06 +0000

the reason for having snacks in between meals is so that you don’t eat so much at dinner or lunch. Having a small snack between meals and then having a smaller lunch or dinner is perfect. Having snacks is not the reason of childhood obesity. Obesity is when one isn’t active enough and eats too much all the time that aren’t good for you.
And who gives you the right to call people lazy, selfish, slothful hogs ! That is just rude and arogent. Next time you post something on here think before you type.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:17:28 +0000

After school snack ? Yeah, it’s called supper or dinner, depending on where you live….There are 3 recommended meals a day folks, breakfast lunch and dinner (supper) SNACKS?!!!!! No wonder obesity is a major health concern ! Try serving your kids 3 balanced, healthy meals a day, theres no need to eat every hour on the hour. you can survive and live healthy with only 2 meals a day, and that leaves food for the less fortunate ! ours is a nation of selfish, lazy, slothful hogs !