Monday, August 8, 2011

Healthy Snacks


It is Monday, and we are back to our weekday routine, which usually means going to a park somewhere. Today, we went to yet another park we had never been. It was pretty close from where we live, and it had a very nice playground. And like most other parks, there were a lot of bikes and tricycles to ride.

When we got there, there was a group of children probably from a nearby preschool accompanied by teachers. They played for a while and it was time for snack, so they were gathered at the picnic table in the park, and started their snack/lunch. The teachers brought the food, and they were distributing it to the children. They each got - one cherry tomato, one carrot stick, and one slice of about 2cm thick slice of cucumber (that was the first round and there were plenty more in the bags if you wanted more.) They also brought some brown rye (?) bread, and cold cut meats like ham, and they put them together and gave a slice each to the children. What a healthy snack! I couldn't help asking them if I could take a picture, because I was just amazed... And they do this everyday.

I have noticed, in general, that the Danish kids eat very healthy snacks. Vegetable sticks and fruit seem like the most common snacks (we adopted the custom a bit but let's see how long it will last...). As a matter of fact, you go to a supermarket, and there are very few "baby/children's snacks" sold, unlike in the US where there is usually a whole isle dedicated for it. Even the adults eat pretty healthy, too. My friend here was saying that she went to a pretty big summer festival where people gather on the big lawn for live music etc., and they didn't sell a single "deep-fried" food, but they had a fruit stand, just selling a lot of real fruit! That is crazy healthy!

Cucumber slices for snacks, anyone?



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