We try to mostly stick with fruits and veggies as snacks for Alex. The Fresh fruit I want to buy is not always in season so sometimes we have to buy the prepackaged fruit. I always check for the amount of syrup (which is basically just sugar) that is in the package. Unfortunately a lot of prepackaged fruit is packaged with a lot of sugary syrup and a lot of syrup is of course very bad for your child.

If you are trying to avoid syrups all together I have found that the prepackaged pineapples tend to be soaked in juice instead of syrup.

Remember to always check the packages of the food you are buying for their nutritional values and ingredients. This is a good habit not only for the food you feed to your children but also for the food you feed to yourself! Your children are going to learn their eating habits from from your habits. So make your habits good habits for the health of both your child and yourself.

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