Green Child Magazine Winter 2013 | Page 31

In Anni’s Conscious Kitchen with Conscious Family Living Lifestyle Expert, Anni Daulter Anni is a C onscious Fam ily Living lifestyle expert, professional c ook, advocate of sustainable li ving and auth or of 6 books an d the new on line community, S acred Pregnan cy. Say YES to healthy Snacks! Having children means a never-ending preparation of snacks! It seems like my children are always in need of a snack and it makes perfect sense: Kids bodies tend to be more in tune with their internal body signals and they inherently seem to know that they need more little meals throughout the day, rather than three big meals. Eating smaller portions frequently throughout the day gives us more energy when we need it and is easier for our bodies to digest. I have several small kids tables located throughout my house, and each one almost always has various snacks on them, so when kids are walking by they can just grab a little something and keep playing. I put various things like nuts, homemade fruit roll-ups, pumpkin seeds, veggie popcorn, fresh fruits, carrot sticks, and cheese and crackers in small bowls so they always have plenty of snacks to keep their little bodies moving throughout their busy days of playing. In Anni’s Conscious Kitchen 31