Choosing healthy snacks for preschoolers gives them the energy they need for an active day. Accordingly, they should have 1½ cups each of vegetables and fruits.

Snack duty can bring on the pressure. Like every other family, all I had to do was bring something for my daughter's preschool class, something for them to munch on with their lunch.

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It was my turn to bring snacks for the preschool class, and I was panicked at the grocery store. I sent in bananas and chips for each child. It seems the teachers thought I chose poorly.

The next time snack duty rolled around for our family, I sent in pretzels and applesauce pouches. Nothing fancy, nothing homemade. I didn't spiral, I didn't apologize.

My panic in the grocery store aisle over preschool snacks may seem extreme, but wrong choices can be made. I know, because mine apparently was. Snack duty can bring on the pressure. Like every other ...