Foraging the Cupboards for Something Tasty

I get the midnight munchies.  Yes, worst health habit ever!  I realize that, but we’re here to talk about what I’m grabbing out of that cupboard (although if anyone has suggestions for beating this habit after 10 years of pregnancies and nursing babies, I’m all ears!).  In my “let’s get healthy” fervor this summer, I’ve been evaluating not just the timing of my snacks, but the sugar intake.  On more than one occasion, I’ve discovered even when I think I’m eating healthy sometimes, I’m not.  Isn’t that just traumatic? Just look at the label on a box of cereal!

We all know that if mom is changing health habits, it’s a pretty sure bet that the family is too.  As I reviewed what I’m feeding my kids during snack time, or even at times during meals, I’ve learned that sometimes digging through the cupboards to find something actually healthy that also satisfies that tasty craving was a mite difficult.

If I plan ahead just a little more, I can keep a midnight snack but make it healthier. Pre-cutting a watermelon so it’s ready to go makes it easier to reach for. Succulent in-season fruits, like apricots or peaches, are a tasty and healthy way to hit that sweet spot. But for those times when fruit won’t cut the cake, I can make a batch of brownies with Xagave. I’ve chosen a better alternative to processed white sugar and yet I’m eating the brownies, too. Just because I was thinking my midnight snack doesn’t mean that prepping melons, fruits, or even healthy brownies won’t benefit my kids, too. Ready-to-go healthy snacks are for the whole family and at any time of day.