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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our grab-and-go snacks are granola bars, goldfish, pirate’s booty, Vermont smokehouse mini beef sticks, and fruit leathers.

We also keep string cheese, babybels, yogurt cups, cut up veggies, hummus, Greek yogurt dip in the fridge.  I try to keep naan and pita on hand too.

We are relaxed about rules.  Sometimes the shelf stable snacks get eaten, other times they just sit.  Kids currently prefer cut up veggies and fruit with something to dip them in.  [/quote]

How did you get your kids to prefer veggies and dip?[/quote]

I'm a different poster with kids who love veggies and hummus. I think part of it is just luck, genetics, maybe. But here are a few tips:

After school snacks were always veggies. They were ravenous and would eat anything at pickup.

If hungry before a meal was ready I'd set out cut veggies.

In between meals if they asked "can I have a cookie/cupcake/ice cream/chips/etc.?" The answer was "sure, just have some veggies first." Then if they were hungry they'd go for veggies and then eat their treat, but if not they'd say "nevermind" and run off and play.

In some yard we have a community garden share plot. If the kids grow it or our neighbors grow it and give it to them, they're more likely to eat it.

I splurge on farmer's market stuff so the fruit and vegetable are really delicious. The price gets me sometimes but we save by eating at home most of the time and don't get take out. The kids like the farmers market experience and I rarely say no, so sometimes they're also bringing home baked treats or getting an ice cream. [/quote]

Yeah...genetics clearly help. I tried. Maybe they'll find their way when they're out on their own, though eating healthy tending to be more expensive, it may take a while. [/quote]

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