Im on snack duty for my kids soccer and baseball games. Any suggestions for healthy, kid-friendly snacks?
I have been a team parent for years, from soccer to cheerleading to wrestling and I would like to show you something that might help your team with organizing healthy snacks, volunteers, fundraising events and parties. www.signupgenius.com/backtoschoolIt’s a FREE program that can help organize snack lists, volunteers and events. I think it would be perfect for any volunteer coordinators, team moms, and teachers as well as class moms organize fundraising events. I am the team mom for my daughter’s soccer team and I used it for our 4th of July parade signups and it worked so well, getting more volunteers than we have ever had. It really makes it so much easier than calling and emailing parents individually. I’m going to start using it for all of our events like car washes and parties and stuff. My kid’s school is going to start using it because it has been so difficult for the class moms to get volunteers. Its free so I don’t get anything out of it, just thought I’d pass the info along. Please take a look and let me know what you think. Helena
Fluids are key to helping kids re-hydrate, especially after a long game in hot weather. Cool water and 100% fruit juices are ideal. Sports drinks aren’t necessary unless the kids have been playing for more than 1 hour. However, kids may actually drink more fluids from sports drinks because they are flavoured and may therefore improve re-hydration. Keep in mind the extra sugar and calories in sports drinks. Watermelon, oranges, grapes are examples of fruit that have a high water content and will help with re-hydration too. Granola bars, trail mix, pudding, crackers with cheese, and yogurt tubes are other post-game snack ideas to help active kids re-fuel.
