Tackling Snacks!

Snacks have been the biggest struggle for my girls so far. They crave chocolate dipped granola bars, fruit snacks, soda, microwave popcorn, chips, goldfish, fruit rolls ups etc. and are really struggling with the concept of making better choices. We've had some meltdowns and begging but I'm determined not to give up. I did clean out some of the pantry staples that we used to survive on but left a small bin of snacks for them to go through and when they're gone, they're GONE! Slow and steady. The last thing I want my kids to feel during this process is that they're being punished. Rome wasn't built in a day!

This weekend in the test kitchen we'll be making these yummy (hopefully) replacement treats! We've made the popcorn before and I'll tweak the granola bars some but we're excited to try these!
Mmmm Bananas
We Love PB And Chocolate
Granola Is Good For You
Fruit By The Foot
Yummy Popcorn

Go-to snacks for me personally are:
~Fresh Fruit and Cottage Cheese (Cottage Cheese and some dairy in general is harder to find "clean" because of how it's made but they're some out there)
~Roasted Red Pepper Hummus and Wheat Pita Chips or Veggies
~Peanut Butter and Banana or Apple or Celery
~Mixed Nuts ( I like cashews, peanuts, pistachios, raisins and a few dark chocolate chips on occasion)
~Oranges
~A Few Slices Of Block Cheese, Pepper Jack and Sharp Cheddar Are My Fav (Kind of in the 20% zone of the 80/20 rule)
~Avocado With Salt And Pepper
~Hard Boiled Eggs With Salt and Pepper

Now I'm hungry!