I'm so glad I'm not the only person who thinks it's ridiculous that a snack even has to be arranged. How about if your kid needs a snack to get through a baseball game (or whatever sport or activity), you bring it for him and her? So simple.

Anonymous wrote:What age?

By second grade it gets easy (if they are still doing snacks).

Things like prepackaged chip assortments, oreos, cheese sticks, mandatin oranges (Peels still on please! No one wants food that your hands were all over.), cheetos...al very popular. Think treats vs meal foods.

No, that's the problem! Not OP, but my child takes part in a 1hr soccer game, playing maybe half of that. She needs water and possibly a piece of fruit, not a package of cheetos! My kid doesn't need oreos and a juice box every Saturday afternoon.

What is a snack? Something from the 1970s?

If your child needs s snack after a baseball game, bring one. Most kids don't need one. It isn't like it's an all day tournament. And it's baseball. Hardly an exhausting sport.

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Anonymous wrote:My kindergartener would not get home without a meltdown if he didn't refuel after a sports game. So if you are signed up for snack and aren't planning to bring one, please let me know in advance so I can pack a PB&J.

Bananas are always great. Mini bags of pretzels. Cheese sticks. Crackers.

My goodness. Break the pattern.

How, exactly are you proposing that I should shift his metabolism?

Bottled water.

Anonymous wrote:My kindergartener would not get home without a meltdown if he didn't refuel after a sports game. So if you are signed up for snack and aren't planning to bring one, please let me know in advance so I can pack a PB&J.

Bananas are always great. Mini bags of pretzels. Cheese sticks. Crackers.

My goodness. Break the pattern.

Bananas or oranges and a cheese stick are perfect. My kids like sliced apples too. The girl that does the youth sports at our local YMCA is kind of fanatical about this. She will not let parents bring cheetos or juice for snack, so that kind of thing isn't an issue.

I am not sure why people are hating on these. When my kids were really little, they had snacks twice a day in addition to their meals. Once they got older (1st grade or so), they really were running, sweating, and playing hard, and they needed a snack or meal pretty soon afterward.
I don't remember this going away as I got older. Just kids bringing their own snacks. Even in college, I remember my coach making sure that we ate pretty soon after workouts/races.

My kindergartener would not get home without a meltdown if he didn't refuel after a sports game. So if you are signed up for snack and aren't planning to bring one, please let me know in advance so I can pack a PB&J.

Bananas are always great. Mini bags of pretzels. Cheese sticks. Crackers.

Stop. Signing. Up. All of the other parents on the team will appreciate a week without snacks.

Cupcakes with varying shades of neon frosting. The brighter the better!

What age?

By second grade it gets easy (if they are still doing snacks).

Things like prepackaged chip assortments, oreos, cheese sticks, mandatin oranges (Peels still on please! No one wants food that your hands were all over.), cheetos...al very popular. Think treats vs meal foods.

How about that beef jerky that comes shredded in a can so it looks like chewing tobacco?

Anonymous wrote:My 13 Y/Old DD's soccer team still does a snack. So annoying.

75% of the parents are probably just hoping someone will step up and try to stop it. Do it! Do it for the people!

My 13 Y/Old DD's soccer team still does a snack. So annoying.