better
FAMILY
)Y “Bissinger's Gummy
Pandas include healthful
ingredients such as grapefruit
and blueberry-acai. Plus, they’re
made with organic syrup and
sugar instead of high-fructose
corn syrup, and they have real
fruit extract so you get natural
vitamin C and antioxidants.”
$14
for a
1
lb. bag at bissingers.com
Dr.
Melina
Jampolis offers up
more-nutritious
nibbles to satisfy
picky tween
and
teen
eaters.
PRETZELS “I really like
Pretzelcrisps, which
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come in fun flavors and
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have no saturated fat,
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no trans fats, and
no cholesterol.
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is they’re a bit high
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in sodium.”
$249
at
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chains; pretzelcrispscom
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CHIPS “Kids love
Popchips, which
have half the fat
of regular potato
chips, come in
tween-friendly
flavors, and are
popped—not
baked—for great
taste.”
$
2.99
at
Target, Safeway,
other chains;
popchips.com
Even the most optimistic
mom admits it: Those
carefully cut and bagged
carrot sticks? Yep, they’re
way more likely to end up
as weapons in a food fight
than as part of a nutritious
lunch. So now’s the time
for a taste-versus-health
detente. For help, we went
to Dr. Melina Jampolis, a
member of
Better Homes
and Gardens'
Heath
Advisory Panel. Here, the
physician, nutritionist, and
committed snacker dishes
out her listofgo-to
munchies for the hard-to-
please tween and teen.
SWEETS “Newman’s Own Organics are
healthier than most treats, and there’s a great
variety.”
(Above) Fig Newmans, $
3
.
69
; Newman-
Os, $
2
.
79
; (below) Chocolate Cups, $
169
; at
Whole Foods, amazon.com, and other chains;
newmansownorganics.com
SNACK BARS “Kashi bars taste great, contain
no artificial flavors, and are made with whole
grains.”
(Below left) $
3.89
at supermarkets
nationwide; kashi.com
TRAIL MIX "Trader Joe’s PB&A (peanut butter,
berries, and almonds) trail mix is awesome!”
(Below middle) $
4
-
69
; traderjoes.com
TORTILLA CHIPS “Riceworks Snack Crisps
have the texture and taste of tortilla chips, but
they’re made of healthful brown rice.”
$
2.50
at
major chains; riceworkssnackscom
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