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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you are being weirdly defensive about crackers when we are talking about Doritos and cookies.  Not everything is about you.

Also, just spitballing here but fruits/veggies that could easily make it 3-4 hours without an ice pack:

Apples
Bananas
Clementines
Grapes
Pears
Carrots
Peppers
Cucumbers
Grape tomatoes [/quote]

Exactly. My kids don’t eat the healthiest by any means. Our “snack cabinet” (food that they can choose occasionally (not daily) for an after school treat right now contains: pop tarts, trail mix packs w m&ms, plain ruffles potato chips, little fruit squeeze pouches that I know have tons of sugar, etc. So I’m not exactly super strict on providing only healthy snacks.

But, no, parents sending this junk for snack every single day all school year are not “doing the best they can.” You can buy a bunch of bananas or a bag of apples cheaper than that costco size pack of Doritos or Oreos. They don’t need to be refrigerated. If your kid won’t eat an apple or a banana and you can’t use ice packs, plain popcorn or pretzels are also very cheap and easy things to send still healthier than Cheetos or chips ahoy. I volunteer at my kids’ school lunch often and it’s honestly really sad and appalling what most kids are eating on a regular basis—both those who bring home lunch and those who get school lunch. [/quote]

LOL Please explain the health benefits of pretzels.[/quote]

Pretzels have a lower calorie and fat content than Doritos.  They have a lower fat, calorie, and sugar count than cookies.  I'm not the PP, but I think pretzels were suggested as better than Doritos or potato chips for a snack.  Certainly we all know they aren't as nutritious as say kale, but there's a place for carbs in a healthy diet.[/quote]

Fat isn't unhealthy and most the fat in Doritos isn't even saturated. Doritos are probably healthier for a lot of kids depending on the rest of their diet.[/quote]

Nobody said fat is unhealthy.  But I will say that Doritos aren't healthier than pretzels.  [/quote]

Neither has much nutritional value, their main purpose is in delivering some calories so a kid's blood sugar doesn't dip too much. Which is also usually the point of a mid-morning snack at school, it's just a bridge to lunch so kids aren't falling apart while they wait for their lunchtime.

I don't send Doritos because I personally think they are gross and messy, it's not something I buy my kid. But when I send pretzels, I don't do so under some illusion they are healthier than Doritos. They are both "empty calories" in that they don't offer many other nutrients and aren't really providing the key things my kid really needs -- fat, protein, iron, vitamins. It's just a hit of carbs. But if it gets her to lunch without feeling famished, okay.

I also don't sit around juding the parents who send Doritos, even though I don't like them. It's not my business. [/quote]

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