Everyday TBRI®: Snacks!

Trust-Based Relational Intervention® teaches us that kids do better emotionally when their blood sugar is stable. That seems to be pretty common sense, right? As an adult, if I haven’t had something to eat in the past few hours, my attention starts…to…wane…

….And I’m back! With a granola bar. Crisis averted!

Feeding ourselves and kiddos every two hours sure does sound tedious, and adults have all sorts of fears about what all of this extra food might do. Increased grocery budget? Kids eating us out of house and home? Kids gaining too much weight too quickly?

Keep in mind that unlimited access to healthy food may prove all of these fears correct in the beginning. However, once kids have a sense of felt safety and they have tested that food will always be available, their crisis is also averted.

Here are some suggestions of snacks to keep around that fall on the low glycemic index and help to stabilize blood sugar:

- An apple with a slice of sharp cheddar or spoonful of almond butter

- Baby carrots dipped in hummus or low fat sour cream

- A handful or almonds or walnuts

- Yogurt with berries

- Edamame with a little bit of salt

- Dried apricots and raw almonds

- Hard boiled eggs (Kids are weird about hard-boiled eggs, I get it. Coworkers are also

weird about hard boiled eggs. You have to embrace hard boiled eggs without the shame).

- Air-popped popcorn

Practice having some new snack ideas in your home this month!