Comments on: Tips for Healthy Summertime Snacks http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/ Green and Natural Parenting Thu, 24 May 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: shubh http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12605 shubh Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:06:49 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12605 Thanks for sharing useful tips. It is also good to eat little more times instead of taking full stomach diets at one time. Also, we need to be more careful about the hygienic conditions of the fruits stored in the fridges. Never, store cut fruits. Thanks for sharing useful tips. It is also good to eat little more times instead of taking full stomach diets at one time. Also, we need to be more careful about the hygienic conditions of the fruits stored in the fridges. Never, store cut fruits.

]]> By: Jason http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12604 Jason Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:34:06 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12604 Hi Willow, Okay, you have a great point; however I might get all wound up and start a food fight. I'll bet you a cantaloupe that 1 in 3 people will mispronounce “Aspartame" Hi Willow,

Okay, you have a great point; however I might get all wound up and start a food fight.

I’ll bet you a cantaloupe that 1 in 3 people will mispronounce “Aspartame”

]]> By: Willow NyteEyes http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12603 Willow NyteEyes Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:17:08 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12603 It drives me nuts when people say things like that about food or body products. Can you pronounce "dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate" or "Ascorbic acid"? I can't but they're not bad for you at all... they're Vitamins E & C. Just about everyone can pronounce "Aspartame" and "MSG"(mono-sodium-glutamate) but I wont touch either of them. Just learn what the big words mean so you'll know what you actually want to avoid. It drives me nuts when people say things like that about food or body products.

Can you pronounce “dl-alpha-tocopheryl acetate” or “Ascorbic acid”? I can’t but they’re not bad for you at all… they’re Vitamins E & C.

Just about everyone can pronounce “Aspartame” and “MSG”(mono-sodium-glutamate) but I wont touch either of them.

Just learn what the big words mean so you’ll know what you actually want to avoid.

]]> By: Kim http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12602 Kim Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:31:23 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12602 After reading several books on Raw, I was introduced the fact of shopping the perimeter of the store as this mentions. I dont eat totally raw but its a good habit to incorporate into your diet, especially snacks and changes for kids. We homeschool and we encounter these eating challenges regularly. Thanks for the ideas. After reading several books on Raw, I was introduced the fact of shopping the perimeter of the store as this mentions. I dont eat totally raw but its a good habit to incorporate into your diet, especially snacks and changes for kids. We homeschool and we encounter these eating challenges regularly. Thanks for the ideas.

]]> By: Andrea http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12601 Andrea Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:14:47 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12601 Squeeze some lime on watermelon...so yummy! Squeeze some lime on watermelon…so yummy!

]]> By: Jen http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12600 Jen Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:08:23 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12600 Last year when my youngest was a newborn, it felt like even the simple process of cutting up fruit just took too long. I figured out I could cut a melon in half and give each of my older two an ice cream scoop or spoon and have them scoop it into a bowl. Sometimes they ate nearly as much as they scooped, BUT it was a way I could give them that healthy snack even when it seemed I barely had time to feed myself. :) Last year when my youngest was a newborn, it felt like even the simple process of cutting up fruit just took too long. I figured out I could cut a melon in half and give each of my older two an ice cream scoop or spoon and have them scoop it into a bowl. Sometimes they ate nearly as much as they scooped, BUT it was a way I could give them that healthy snack even when it seemed I barely had time to feed myself. :)

]]> By: Jason http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12599 Jason Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:42:36 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12599 #6 if you can't pronounce the ingredients chances are it's not a Healthy Summertime Snack #6 if you can’t pronounce the ingredients chances are it’s not a Healthy Summertime Snack

]]> By: Mama K http://naturemoms.com/blog/2009/06/29/tips-for-healthy-summertime-snacks/#comment-12598 Mama K Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:21:30 +0000 http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/?p=3019#comment-12598 great tips. my little one loves to help me make hummus and eat it with carrot sticks. we have a small garden this year too and that is providing some fun snacks. it seems like he is constantly hungry and I'm always looking for new ideas. great tips. my little one loves to help me make hummus and eat it with carrot sticks. we have a small garden this year too and that is providing some fun snacks. it seems like he is constantly hungry and I’m always looking for new ideas.

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