What are some healthy breakfast and after school snack options for kids?
ALLEN SUSSER: Yogurt and fruit are always good, easy choices for breakfast. Smaller apples are easier to hold and eat and clementines, which have no seeds and are easy to peel, are also good choices. Parents should try to stay away from processed, sugared cereals. More fibrous, whole grain cereals like raisin bran are better options. As for after school snacks, fun trail mixes always seem to be a hit. Mix together healthy cereals and granola with dried fruit and raisins. Do your children cook with you? ALLEN SUSSER: My two daughters, ages 5 and 10, love to be with Dad. They both enjoy cooking at both places. At the restaurant, they help rolling out homemade breadsticks and helping make souffls. At home they help make easier items like pancakes, cakes, pastas, eggs and omelets. They both like to be involved in the process.
