Healthy Snacks

Health Education - Oak Grove Elementary - DeKalb County School District

Healthy Snacks

What Are Snacks?

  • Does your tummy growl between meals? That means you are hungry. You can eat a snack. A snack is a small amount of food. It gives you energy. Healthy snacks also help you grow.

When To Eat A Snack

  • People often get hungry between

meals. It's OK to have a healthy

snack when you are hungry. Eat a

snack midmorning. Grab a snack

after school. Have a bedtime snack.

Snacks help take away hunger

between meals.

What Is In Healthy Snacks?

  • Healthy snacks have nutrients.

Nutrients make your body strong.

Yogurt and nuts have protein. Fruits

have vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

So do vegetables and grains.

These foods are healthy snacks.

Junk Foods

  • Junk foods are not healthy snacks.

Chips and French fries have fat

and salt. Candy, cookies, and cake

have added sugar. Junk foods have

few nutrients.

Healthy Snack Ideas

  • There are many healthy snack

choices. Put cheese between

crackers. Stir berries into yogurt.

Eat a box of raisins. Dip celery in

peanut butter. Munch on popcorn.

Healthy snacks fuel your body.

They taste yummy too.

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