SMART
SMART TO
SMART TO EAT SMART. IT CAN BE OVERWHELMING WITH
ALL THE CHOICES AT THE
GROCERY STORE THESE
DAYS.
FOR EXAMPLE, YOGURT --
GREEK YOGURT OR
ICELANDIC YOGURT?
COCONUT OR VANILLA?
IS ONE MORE HEALTHY
THAN OTHERS?
THAN OTHERS? +@ OUR KIM FIELDS TOOK A
TYPICAL GROCERY LIST TO
MOLLY TE+@VIS, AN IN-
STORE REGISTERED
DIETITIAN WITH
ALBERTSONS, TO LEARN
HOW TO SHOP SMART.
WE START OUR SHOPPING
TRIP AT AL+@BERTSONS IN
THE CEREAL AISLE.
KIM SAYS, "PRETTY MUCH
EVERY HOUSEHOLD HAS A
BOX
BOX OF
BOX OF CEREAL, IF NOT TWO OR THREE." "YEP, IT MAKES A GOOD SNACK, A
QUICK BREAKFAST," SAYS
MOLLY TEVIS, IN-STORE
REGISTERED DIETITIAN
WITH ALBERTSONS.
ONE OF MOLLY'S
FAVORITES: SIGNATURE
KITCHENS BITE-SIZED
FROSTED SHREDDED
WHEAT.
"KIDS STILL LIKE IT
BECAUSE IT STILL HAS
THAT SWEET+@ FLAVOR TO
IT, +@BUT IT'S NOT LADEN
WITH A LOT OF REFINED
AND ADDED SUGARS. SO
IT'S GOT GOOD FIBER IN IT,
GOOD FOR OUR
STOMACHS,+@ GOOD FOR
ENERGY, PERFECT FOR A
BREAKFAST CEREAL
BECAUSE IT WILL KEEP
THEM FULL UNTIL LUNCH
TIME," SAID TEVIS.
FIBER IS KEY TO KEEPING
THOSE BELLIES FULL.
MOLLY SAYS A GOOD
GOAL: CHOOSING
CEREALS WITH 3 OR MORE
GRAMS OF FIBER -- AND
15 OR LESS GRAMS OF
SUGAR.
ANOTHER HEALTHY
OPTION: PLAIN CHEERIOS.
"THIS IS +@A GOOD PLACE
WHERE KIDS CAN HAVE
FUN, THROW IN THEIR
OWN FRUIT, BLUEBERRIES
BANANA SLICES,
STRAWBERRIES, KIND OF
MAKE IT THEIR OWN
WHICH IS FUN," SAID
TEVIS.
IF YOU PREFER THEM
FLAVORED -- LIKE HONEY
NUT -- TRY MIXING THE
TWO.
"SO YOU STILL GET SOME
OF THE FLAVOR FROM
YOUR HONEY NUT, AND
THEN CUT THEM IN WITH
YOUR REGULAR SO YOU'RE
STILL GETTING THOSE
WHOLE GRAINS AND LESS
REFINE+@D SUGARS," SAID
TEVIS.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO
THE GRANOLA SECTION.
MOLLY LIKES THE
VERSATILITY OF
GRANOLAS -- USE THEM
AS A CEREAL, ON TOP OF
YOGURT, WITH FRUIT OR
COTTAGE CHEESE...
COTTAGE CHEESE...
HER
HER CHOICE: THE O ORGANICS CHIA, FLAX, QUINOA GRANOLA.
QUINOA GRANOLA.
"IT'S
"IT'S GOT
"IT'S GOT GOOD AMOUNT OF PROTEIN. IT'S GOT 5 GRAMS OF PROTEIN. OUR
FIBERS ARE NICE AND
HIGH WITH 4 GRAMS, AND
OUR SUGARS ARE PRETTY
LOW FOR GRANOLA
STANDARDS WITH 9. AND
YOU'RE GETTING IN SOME
GOOD WHOLE GRAINS.
YOU'RE GETTING IN THE
FLAX FOR OMEGA 3'S,
YOU'RE GETTING THE
QUINOA WHICH IS A
COMPLETE PROTEIN AND
CHIA ADDS EVEN MORE
OMEGA 3'S," SAID TEVIS.
THE EZ+@EKIEL 4:9 GOLDEN
FLAX IS EVEN MORE
NUTRITIENT DENSE --
WITH
WITH 6
WITH 6 GRAMS OF FIBER AND 8 GRAMS OF PROTEIN, BUT MOLLY
WARNS YOUR KIDDOS
PROBABLY
PROBABLY WON'T LIKE THE TASTE OF THIS ONE! +@
PROBABLY WON'T LIKE THE TASTE OF THIS ONE! NEXT... THE CEREAL BAR,
GRANOLA BAR, SNACK
+@BAR AISLE...
MOLLY'S RULE OF THUMB
HERE:
"SO IF IT'S JUST A SNACK
BAR, LOOKING FOR ONE
THAT'S LESS THAN 200
CALORIES. ANY MORE
THAN THAT AND IT REALLY
STARTS TO BECOME MORE
OF
OF A
OF A MEAL
OF A MEAL THAN A SNACK," SAID TEVIS. SHE LIKES THE THINK THIN
PROTEIN AND FIBER BAR...
"THEY'RE LESS THAN 200
CALORIES FOR A SNACK
BAR. HIGH PROTEIN WITH
10 GRAMS OF PROTEIN.
HIGH FIBER, NOT A LOT OF
ADDED SUGARS," SAID
TEVIS.
FOR KID-FRIENDLY BARS,
MOLLY'S PIC IS THE
SIGNATURE KITCHENS
PROTEIN CHEWY BARS.
THEY'RE UNDER 200
+@CALORIES.
HIGH IN FIBER AND
PROTEIN.
AND NOT A LOT OF
ADDED SUGAR.
"IT GIVES THEM THAT
CHOCOLATE, PEANUT
BUTTER FLAVOR THAT
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR
THAT THEY WOULD
NORMALLY
NORMALLY WANT TO PICK OUT FROM ONE OF THESE OTHER BARS, BUT MAKING
SURE THEY'RE STILL
+@GETTING A NUTRIENT
DENSE OPTION. THESE
+@
+@GETTING A NUTRIENT DENSE OPTION. THESE ARE MY GO-TO FOR ANY
AGE," SAID TEVIS.
IN THE SNACK CRACKER
AISLE, MOLLY'S FAVORITES
ARE:+@ WHOLE GRAIN
GOLDFI+@SH, AND ANY OF
THE FLAVORED TRISCUITS
OR WOVEN WHEAT
CRACKERS.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
GLUTEN FREE, TRY VAN'S
PERFECT
PERFECT 10. +@"THESE ARE A GOOD OPTION. THE PERFECT 10.
THEY'RE WHOLE GRAIN+@, SO
OUR FIBER IS HIGH, OUR
SUGARS ARE LOW AND
THEY ALLERGY FRIENDLY,"
SAID TEVIS.
BE WARNED! SNACKS LIKE
TEDDY +@GRAHAMS AND
GRAHAM CRACKERS
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED
MORE A COOKIE THAN A
CRACKER! THEY'RE HIGHER
IN SUGAR AND LOW IN
FIBER. CHECK THOSE
LABELS CAREFULLY!
IN THE YOGURT AISLE...
YOUR BEST BET HERE IS
PLAIN, GREEK YOGURT
WITH NO ADDED SUGARS.
BUT IF YOU LIKE A LITTLE
FLAVOR-- LOOK FOR ONES
THAT ARE NATURALLY
SWEETENED.
MOLLY LIKES OPEN
NATURE ICELANDIC STYLE
LOWFAT YOGURT,
COCONUT FLAVOR.
"SO THIS ONE FOR
EXAMPLE HAS 16 GRAMS
OF PROTEIN AND ON+@LY 9
GRAMS OF ADDED SUGAR,"
SAID TEVIS.
IF YOU'RE REALLY
EXAMPLE HAS 16 GRAMS
OF PROTEIN AND ONLY 9
GRAMS OF ADDED SUGAR,"
SAID
SAID TEVIS. IF YOU'RE REALLY WATCHING YOUR CALORIE
CONTENT: SHE
CONTENT: SHE
RECOMMENDS+@ OIKOS TRIPLE ZERO WITH STEVIA WITH ONLY 6 GRAMS OF
SUGAR.
FOR PORTABLE, KID
YOGURT MOLLY LIKES
CHOBANI GREEK YOGURT
+@
YOGURT MOLLY LIKES CHOBANI GREEK YOGURT TOTS.
"SO SAME CONCEPT
LOOKING FOR NOT A LOT
OF ADDED SUGARS. LIKE
THIS ONE IS A GOOD ONE.
ONLY 8 GRAMS OF SUGAR.
4 GRAMS OF PROTEIN,"
SAID
SAID TEVIS. FINALLY, FROZEN BREAKFAST ITEMS.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE
ARE SOME HIDDEN GEMS
IN THE FREEZER SECT+@ION
-- LIKE VAN'S GLUTEN FREE
ORGINAL FROZEN
WAFFLES.
WITH 23 GRAMS +@OF
WHOLE GRAINS, A+@ND 7
GRAMS OF PROTEIN TO
KEEP YOU FULL UNTIL
LUNCHTIME -- THEY'RE
MORE NUTRITIOUS THAN
MOST PANCAKE AND
WAFFLE MIXES.
JIMMY DEAN DELIGHTS
FRITTATAS ARE A GOOD
CHOICE, TOO.
"HIGH IN PROTEIN, IF
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A
LOW-CARB OPTION, KID-
FRIENDLY, THEY'VE GOT+@
LOTS OF DIFFERENT
OPTIONS. YOU CAN SEE,
THEY EVEN GET THEI+@R
VEGGIES IN. SO THIS IS A
GREAT WAY TO GET IN
THOSE VEGGIES THAT KIDS
WOULDN'T N+@ORMALLY
GET IN AT THEIR
BREAKFAST MEAL," SAID
TEVIS.+@
ANOTHER PICK: THE
JIMMY DEAN DELIGHTS
HONEY WHEAT ENGLISH
MUFFIN WITH CANADIAN
BACON, EGG WHITES AND
CHEESE.
"THESE ONES ARE ONLY
+@230 CALORIES FOR THE
WHOLE SANDWICH. GOOD
PROTIEN, GOOD FIBER,
THEY GET THE CHECK,"
SAID TEVIS.
SAID TEVIS.