Creating Healthier Easter Baskets
With Easter rapidly approaching, stocking kids' Easter baskets with healthy alternatives to chocolate and candy is a smart start to lead children down the path of healthier eating - by the time a child is six years old, chances are they've developed eating habits for life. While parents know it's important to provide nutritional treats for their children, they may not truly understand how to do so.
With Easter right around the corner, taking the time to learn how to pack a health-conscious Easter basket is a perfect way to kick start healthy eating habits.
Healthy, Sweet and Fun Easter Basket Ideas:
- Bunny Cupcakes - Bake or purchase whole grain carrot mini muffins - decorate with bunny cupcake toppers for extra fun.
- Mix-It-Up - Fill Easter eggs with sugar free gum, colorful Easter erasers, popcorn, stickers, Easter tattoos or trail mix with dried cranberries and golden raisins.
- Too Cute - Clementines will add a bold splash of spring color and are a sweet treat kids will love to eat. Mini red and green apples work well too.
- Frozen Fun - Freeze-dried fruit tastes just like candy - kids love bananas, mango and apples. Be sure they brush their teeth afterwards.
- Egg Hunt - Replace egg-shaped chocolate with egg-shaped chalk. Place the chalk eggs in colorful mesh netting and tie with ribbon. Have a bunny-drawing contest together for outdoor family fun.
- Veg Out - Now that spring is here, inspire kids to grow a vegetable and herb garden by packing a garden tote (in place of a basket) with a seed kit, mini pots and kid-size gardening gloves and spade.
- Book-It - Include Easter coloring books and crayons as well as educational books teaching kids eating healthy can be fun. Super Baby Abigail's Lunch Time Adventure is a neat read with a garden theme that will take children on a healthy eating journey with the Super Crew kids.
Super Kids Nutrition is challenging parents and kids to jumpstart a healthy lifestyle change starting with healthier Easter baskets. To continue the nutritional challenge long after the holiday, join SuperKids Nutrition Blog updates and help empower our kids to reach their full potential by having the energy and good health needed to accomplish their life goals.
