Establishing healthy eating habits with children can be difficult, especially when it comes to snack time. Before reaching for the chips or cookies at snack time, here are a few pointers about the importance and ease of promoting healthy snacking:

Check out this article by a Mom who makes healthy snacking fun:

http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/cooking-with-kids/serious-about-snacks-714779/

Need snack ideas? Give these websites a try:

http://www.supernanny.co.uk/Advice/-/Food-and-Nutrition/-/4-to-13-years/Healthy-snacks-for-kids.aspx

http://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/feeding/healthy-eating/the-20-best-snacks-for-kids/

Finally, this article is filled with great advice and helpful hints to promote healthy snacking:

http://allrecipes.com//HowTo/healthy-snacks-for-kids/Detail.aspx