At first glance, it can be a bit intimidating to try and stock up on healthy snacks for kids, and for families as a whole. But over the past few months I can safely say that I have been making much better choices in what I keep around:
Fruit: I always have at least two flavors of sugar-free applesauce in the fridge. Alyssa and Ryan prefer the original flavor, as well as country berry. But kiwi strawberry is quite delicious too! I also buy apples, bananas, strawberries, peaches and grapes, especially during the summer when there is a huge abundance of them. Alyssa buzzes through bananas likes there’s no tomorrow, while often skipping over the peaches (so I only buy one or two of them a a time). Ryan is more difficult with eating fruit, so he sticks to applesauce and sometimes a bite or two of a banana.
I also buy fruit snacks, though I try to buy ones that make use of real fruit and fruit juices, as opposed to fruit and fruit juice flavoring.
Vegetables: Alyssa loves carrots, so I routinely stock up on bags of baby carrots. I have dips, too, though she usually doesn’t bother with them. She’ll also eat cold broccoli!
Cookies: I do buy cookies, but only a box or bag of them every few weeks. More often than not I’ll simply make my own, and when I do I use a low fat recipe.
Crackers: Goldfish seem to be the cracker of choice, though both kids enjoy Saltines, Ritz and those uber delicious Wheat Thins and Triscuits.
Misc: Yogurt! Both kids go bananas over yogurt. I also buy granola bars, which Dan and Ryan enjoy.
I know I’m overweight, and I’m working on that. But I’m also working on making decent food choices for my family, so Alyssa and Ryan don’t ever find themselves in a situation where they might need to look up a diet pill comparison.
What do you feed your family? Do you find it hard to purchase healthier snacks and such because they’re hard to find, because they’re more expensive, because your kids won’t eat them, or is it because of some combination of the above?
And speaking of food, have I mentioned how much I hate making dinner when Dan isn’t here to eat with us (he works a lot of second shift)? It’s a pain to make a small meal for the three of us! Do you have any good casserole or crockpot recipes to feed an adult and two small children? If so, please share! 
My name is Jenn, and I'm 27 years old. I'm happily married to my best friend and soulmate, Daniel. Together we have a six year old daughter named 
Name: Alyssa
Name: Ryan
The problem my roommates and I run into with the whole healthy options thing is the price. Our budget just does not allow for the healthier options. We’d love to have fruit all the time, but we walk into the store and see the price of it and realize that it would be either fruit or the rest of our grocery list and forgo the fruit for our groceries.
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