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Family LIFE Happy Valley Child Care Centre 17 Happy Valley Road • Pembroke HM 19 Tel: [phone] • Fax: [phone] Contact: Andalyn Swan – Coordinator Email: [email protected] Website: www.happyvalleychildcarecenter.com Facebook: Happy Valley Child Care Centre INTRODUCING THE PURE WATER & PURE ICE VENDING MACHINE A new and convenient water bottle and ice vending service for people on the go. Open Monday - Friday, 8AM - 5PM. 32 Parsons Lane, Devonshire • [email protected] • 299-PURE 12 BERMUDA PARENT MAGAZINE Healthy Kids Setting Them Up For Life W BY TANIA KOWALSKI e all want to set our kids up to suc- ceed and what they eat is integral to giving them the performance edge. Healthy, balanced snacks provide kids the stable energy they need to focus in school, to fuel their activities, and to support their rapid growth and development. Grab and go snacks may be appealing since they’re easy but can they do more harm than good? High sugar or processed carbohydrate snacks can cause energy spikes and dips and are not helpful when it comes to focus or prolonged energy. Balanced snacks that provide a brain boost and sustained energy are nutrient dense and contain healthy fats and protein. I think that it’s safe to say that most of us have the carbohydrate portion covered, it’s finding ways to get those fats and protein in that are the chal- lenge am I right? Some of my favorite quick and easy snacks to sneak proteins and fats in while keeping time in mind are: • Trail mix. Com- bine low sugar whole grain cereal (I like the nature’s path cereals under 5 grams of sugar per serving), raw nuts, unsweetened coconut flakes, good quality whole grain pretzels, some dark chocolate chips, maybe some goji berries or organic raisins or other no sugar added dried fruit. • Boiled eggs are a super easy way to get protein and fats into your kids and they’re fun for them to peel too! • Apple slices with nut butter (a good quality no sugar added nut butter – there are so many dif- ferent varieties) offer up a natural sugar boost with lots of fiber and some good fat to slow the digestion of those sugars for more sustained energy. • Veggies with hum- mus are always a great decision. Nutrient dense veggies boost immunity and the fat and protein in the hummus provide prolonged energy to keep kiddos energized and satiated.