Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:49
Subject: Re:which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Anonymous wrote:Good alternatives that are healthy:
- trail mix
- kale chips (also a busy working mom and I make these in 10 minutes and my kids DESTROY them instantly in any snack or lunch situation)
- something like date bars that's sweet but healthy
- black bean brownies (also easy and fast to cook, and loaded with protein)
- sugar snap peas
These are all things DD and DS love and will eat as a snack (and sometimes as dessert). Most of the processed stuff you can buy is garbage and most of the "good" unprocessed stuff is expensive, so I set aside like 20 minutes to whip something up on Sunday that will last the week.
NP. I'm kitchen-challenged. Do you have links to make the kale chips and/or the black bean brownies? Thanks!
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:45
Subject: Re:which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Good alternatives that are healthy:
- trail mix
- kale chips (also a busy working mom and I make these in 10 minutes and my kids DESTROY them instantly in any snack or lunch situation)
- something like date bars that's sweet but healthy
- black bean brownies (also easy and fast to cook, and loaded with protein)
- sugar snap peas
These are all things DD and DS love and will eat as a snack (and sometimes as dessert). Most of the processed stuff you can buy is garbage and most of the "good" unprocessed stuff is expensive, so I set aside like 20 minutes to whip something up on Sunday that will last the week.
- trail mix
- kale chips (also a busy working mom and I make these in 10 minutes and my kids DESTROY them instantly in any snack or lunch situation)
- something like date bars that's sweet but healthy
- black bean brownies (also easy and fast to cook, and loaded with protein)
- sugar snap peas
These are all things DD and DS love and will eat as a snack (and sometimes as dessert). Most of the processed stuff you can buy is garbage and most of the "good" unprocessed stuff is expensive, so I set aside like 20 minutes to whip something up on Sunday that will last the week.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:40
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Tehehehe.
My vote is for sunchips.
My vote is for sunchips.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:40
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Chips, if you really want to know.
But I agree with PPs that you need to wean them off the daily junk food. Occasionally, no problem. Not everyday though.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:39
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Sunchips are whole grain.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:38
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
The chips are going to be slightly "healthier" because they most likely offer a couple grams of protein and perhaps even a little fiber. Many chips nowadays have more unsaturated fat than saturated. The cookies are going to have tons of sugar, artificial flavor, high fructose corn syrup, and saturated fat (unless you are getting cookies from Whole Foods, in which case they will still have a lot of sugar). What about something like Smartpop or Skinnypop popcorn, Popchips, Veggie Straws, or Terra Chips?
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:31
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Anonymous wrote:sugar free fat free pudding
Plastic food, as my mother used to say.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:29
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
pork rinds are healtier, no carbs, all protein and low fat
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:24
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Anonymous wrote:sugar free fat free pudding
Also junk.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:24
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Anonymous wrote:Doritos, Sun Chips, Cheetos, Oreos, and chocolate chip cookies are all junk food, and so is a Jello pudding cup.
Would you/would they be interested in salty crunchy foods, or sweet foods, that are not junk food?
You are very tactful. Most of us just offer opinions without asking
Are you sure you belong on DCUM? :-p
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:12
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Mixed nuts and raisins. Salty sweet and crunchy, but with some actual health benefit.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 11:10
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Doritos, Sun Chips, Cheetos, Oreos, and chocolate chip cookies are all junk food, and so is a Jello pudding cup.
Would you/would they be interested in salty crunchy foods, or sweet foods, that are not junk food?
Would you/would they be interested in salty crunchy foods, or sweet foods, that are not junk food?
Anonymous
05/28/2014 10:11
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
sugar free fat free pudding
Anonymous
05/28/2014 10:09
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
An apple is super sweet and makes a fine desert. Grapes, too.
But to answer your question: Neither is "healthy" so asking us to judge one as "healthier" than the other is kind of pointless. It's all junk. It's OK to give them junk, just don't use the "h" word in this context.
But to answer your question: Neither is "healthy" so asking us to judge one as "healthier" than the other is kind of pointless. It's all junk. It's OK to give them junk, just don't use the "h" word in this context.
Anonymous
05/28/2014 10:05
Subject: which is "healthier" as a dessert: chips or cookies?
Busy working mom here, packing lunch for two kids every day. They like salty chips for dessert, Doritos or Sun chips or Cheetos. They'll settle for cookies (mini Oreos, or chocolate chips). Which poison is healthier?
I wonder what would happen if i threw in a jello pudding one day. Messier (they are young, messy eaters), but healthier?
Thanks in advance.
I wonder what would happen if i threw in a jello pudding one day. Messier (they are young, messy eaters), but healthier?
Thanks in advance.