Picnic with Children
It's picnic season--time to get outside with the kids!
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Picnicking with the Kids
Here are a few tips to help make an outing with the kids run smoothly.
- Active kids with fast metabolisms and small-capacity tummies need between-meal pick-me-ups on a regular basis. Pack nuts and dried fruit for healthy snacks.
- Involve your older children in the food selection process and they'll be more likely to eat what you pack.
- Provide kids with choices when it comes to snacking. If the choices you give them are reasonably nutritious, then everybody's happy: your kids get to pick their snacks, and you get to ensure they're eating healthfully.
- Kids love anything they can dip. A baggie full of carrot and celery sticks, cucumber and bell pepper slices, sugar snap peas and cherry tomatoes will disappear like magic if there's a tub of dip to go with them.
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We've chosen recipes specially suited for a sunny day outdoors with the kids.
Picnic Recipes
"These flavorful sandwiches can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge for later." -- JCAFELD, recipe submitter
"Cinnamon adds a flavor twist to a favorite snack kids love to make themselves with celery sticks, peanut butter and raisins." -- arizonacrazy, recipe submitter
"These are the best chocolate muffins you will ever have!" -- Marais Leon, recipe submitter