The makers of Peppa Pig Puffs explain about making healthier choices of snacks
Snacking isn’t solely about filling hungry tummies, it’s a time for little ones to share, nibble and try new flavours. Tucking into healthy snacks can also act as a midday pick-me-up to boost energy and even increase serotonin levels, helping children to feel happier and more motivated. But what indicators are necessary to look out for when making healthier food choices? How confident do families feel when popping food items into the trolley?
According to research, 64% of families are concerned about whether their children’s snacks are ‘healthy’ enough. Concerns arise from children requesting unhealthy food snacks, particularly at during weekends when mealtimes aren’t as routine as during the school week. To avoid this situation, keeping meal and snack times as consistent as possible allows children to stay focused and stabilise hunger levels.
The need to find healthier, responsible snacks for children is more important than ever, as within recent years obesity levels have sky-rocketed in younger, primary school age groups. Peppa Pig Puffs offer a comforting, fun, colourful approach to snacking with a low-calorie, gluten-free, vegan recipe that leaves children satisfied after consuming one pack. These puffs give the feeling of eating your favourite tasty cheesy crisps, without unnecessary additional ingredients, which add to childrens’ fat and calorie intake.
Introducing healthier alternatives to fried or sugary snacks on a regular basis adds variety to a child’s diet. Choosing a baked lentil option instead of a fried potato snack provides a lower calorie and fat alternative and Peppa Pig Puffs contain only 1g of sugar in an entire packet, so teeth and gums can remain happy and healthy too!
To make grabbing snacks easier during the next supermarket shop, the NHS recommends checking the packaging for the ‘good choice badge’, alongside green and amber traffic light labels. As part of a healthy, balanced diet, the Peppa Pig Really Cheesy Lentil Puffs contain a mix of green and amber labels for a well-balanced snack.
Think of choosing healthy foods as a team effort; it can be helpful to involve children in understanding what the traffic light system means so that they can spot healthy snacks and find fun in picking new items for the shopping list. The more familiar a child feels with food, the more confident they are likely to be in trying it, so much so that messy play is encouraged by certain researchers as a way to de-mystify any preconceived worries or thoughts around the food.
Incorporating play into mealtimes can enhance a child’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual wellbeing – some great activities to try with The Peppa Pig Puffs would be to create pictures with the puffs, crush them on top of a vegetable casserole or see if you can melt one on your tongue. Education and food go hand-in-hand, so upon opening a bag of Peppa Pig Puffs, creating a quiz or showing pictures of ingredients to learn more about legumes can help children become more aware of what they’re eating and where their food comes from.
Peppa Pig Puffs are an affordable, delicious treat that can be enjoyed in front of an episode or two of Peppa Pig. As Peppa goes on a family adventure, Peppa Puffs offer a delicious food adventure of their own, offering a way to encourage learning about healthy eating and a great tasting no-compromise snack.
