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Eating foods geared toward better health can sometimes get expensive, and encouraging your children to eat better may sometimes feel impossible.

News 12's Elizabeth Hashagen spoke with registered dietitian nutritionist Stefanie Sassos about some snacks that may cost less than you think

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Healthy snacks that won’t break the bank

Let's talk about your health now. And eating foods geared towards better health can sometimes get expensive and encouraging your Children to eat better. Well, that may sometimes feel impossible news 12 Elizabeth has Hagen has more on some snacks that may cost less than you think to find some healthy snacks that our kids will actually eat. So we brought in an expert. Stephanie Sasso says with us, she is the nutrition director for good housekeeping and these are all kid tested. Yep, kids have given these the thumbs up in our tests and like I said, I'm also a mom. So for me, it's really important to make sure that they taste good and are good for you. Absolutely. So let's start here. What do we have? Yeah, these are from Aldi. They're simply Nature Line. These are like a better for you cookie crisp, but you can stash in that lunchbox and they're made with quality ingredients like coconut and cashews and they come in three fun flavors and they're non GMO as well. Okay. Now this is great for on the Gulf. Yes. So this is like a better for you. Supercharged nut butter from Brainiac it's called their brain butter because they add in Omega threes and Colin just help support kids developing brains when they're in school and when they're studying and you can either squeeze it straight into your mouth or onto a banana or a pretzel or something like that. It's a really fun. Okay. And this is out of this world delicious. These are amazing. These are little dried pineapple chips and they're such a great refreshing snack for kids. They have such great flavor, great crunch, but really any fruit crisps are an awesome addition to any snack. Um and the good thing about them to their shelf stable, you have to worry about, you know, like fresh fruit rotting in the fridge. You can just buy something like this stash in the lunch box and not worry. Okay. And this is always my go to snack. Yeah, I love how I love a little single. It's like a perfect portion for a kid and we did these fun little cucumber chips and I slice them. So this is a great pairing and there's fiber and protein in the U S to. Okay. Last but not least salty. Yes. Are salty pick. Are these better for you? Chips from Hippies. First ingredient is Chickpeas and they have this amazing rock and ranch seasoning on them. Plus their vegan too. So it's really a satisfying option for kids. All right. So our kids can eat healthy snacks.

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