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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the eating clean parents, [b]what is the difference between making your own bread and buying organic bread or gluten free as a healthy alternative at the store?[/b] I'm genuinely asking, not asking to be snarky.
What other foods do you give as snacks? My kids eat a ton of fruits and veggies but STILL want stuff like Goldfish because they're constantly hungry.
I know there are websites that talk about this but I'm wondering what real people do.[/quote]

Do not be fooled by organic and gluten free marketing as healthy. Neither organic or gluten free equate to healthy. This is a marketing ploy only. Not to say these products cannot be healthy, you just have to check the labels. It's all about the ingredients! Breads are notorious for having added sugar and the organic aisle is no better for this unfortunately. In my bread quest, I have found Arnold Double Fiber and Ezekiel bread to have the best ingredient/nutritional breakdown. Making your own bread is fantastic because you know exactly what's in it.

For salty/crunchy snacks in my house I make a "mix". My kids love Chex mix and Goldfish which are both so unhealthy. My solution is to mix the unhealthy snack with whole wheat/low sugar cereal varieties in a big tub. Doesn't exactly make it healthy but adds a little fiber and cuts the sodium a bit. I avoid adding in dried fruit because that adds way to much sugar and I would rather them eat fruit whole.[/quote]

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