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Just Jess
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 # Posted: 8 Jun 2007 23:08


I like to take low fat grahm crackers and put a thin layer of low fat yogurt inbetween them and put them in the freezer. My kids like it and it's one of the only semi-healthy things I can get them to eat as a treat (I'm trying to change their diets along with mine and it's not always easy) Is this something that would be an alright semi healthy treat every once in awhile or does anyone have anything similar that is healthier?
Kittynn Chen
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 # Posted: 8 Jun 2007 23:54 - Edited by: kittynn


My mother used to give me and my siblings a lot of fruits. Sometimes we also made yogurt together which was quite fun and it tasted so much better because we made it ourselves.
Of course we did not make the yogurt, but we took plain yogurt, cut some fruits in little pieces (preferred strawberries) and mashed others and mixed everything up. If the fruits were not sweet enough we added some sugar.

I think kids love everything sweet and fruits are sweet
Also, in my experience, kids will like everything they made themselves. I do not know how old your kids are or if you have already tried this, but this could really make them eat healthy stuff


Josephine McCulley
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 # Posted: 9 Jun 2007 00:01


I used to flip over frozen blueberries when I was a kid. My mom was a genius with that one, so healthy it's rediculous!
Kittynn Chen
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 # Posted: 9 Jun 2007 00:24


oh yes, I forgot that
I still LOVE frozen raspberries. You can nibble endless on a few. Because they are frozen they somehow are a substitute to ice-cream, but they are sooo sweet and refreshing and... just wonderful

I think I have to get some now...
Michelle K
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 # Posted: 9 Jun 2007 01:38


Try freezing yougurt in popsical makers... and voila, frozen yogurt!
Just Jess
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 # Posted: 9 Jun 2007 03:25


Thank you all for the replies. My kids are 10, 7 and 2. My 10 and 2 year old LOVE fruit, but my 7 year old wont touch it (ANY of it)! He has tried pineapple, strawberries, oranges, apples, grapes, bananas, peach and pears. He just does not like fruit. I think it is really strange since fruit is sweet. He will drink fruit juice, though....odd......
Ashley H
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 # Posted: 27 Sep 2007 23:43


Another good one is Frozen Grapes! I love them!
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The Master
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 # Posted: 28 Sep 2007 00:12


frozen bananas, frozen pineapple chunks, freeze juice and put a poscilce stick in; veggies and dip; as long as your kids arent diabetic (im not a professional though) i think your graham cracker idea and other ideas mentioned are fine (better than candy); variety is key
jennifer
Jeff West
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 # Posted: 28 Sep 2007 04:40


I like your grahm crackers / yogurt treat, certainly not the worst treat in the world. I'll continue the trend and vote for fruit. I grew up on the stuff and love it to this day.
Dean Grimshawe
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 # Posted: 28 Sep 2007 09:08


I always look at food generally as neutral. It is difficult to say what is good and what is bad, as it depends on what you are ultimately trying to achieve from your diet.

So long as you avoid trans-fats, cooked fats, intense sugar-rushes (except post-workouts), and a label that has a concoction of chemicals ypu can't even pronounce, you can generally justify it.
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