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The Best Healthy Foods to Buy for Your Kids Right Now

May 7, 2020

With school, summer camps, and daycares closed due to the coronavirus, some parents are coming to the blunt realization of just how tricky it is to keep your kids busy all. day. long. (Hats off to teachers, am I right?) And keeping kids busy is just the half of it. You also have to keep them well-fed to minimize their cries of hunger so you can finish up a project from work.

I offered some suggestions to Eat This, Not That! for their healthy kids’ food shopping guide:

“Hands down, [KIND Minis] are one of my favorite after-school snacks for my kids paired with a fresh fruit/veggie,” says Feller. KIND stays true to its mission: to make sure each bar’s first ingredient is a whole food (like almonds) and is low in sugar.

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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