Ideal Bite

What's the opposite of brain food?

Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 1:01am.

The Bite:

Most of the stuff you find in school vending machines. Pack your kid's lunch with organic snacks that taste so good, you'll want to snag some for yourself while you're at it.

The Benefits:

Healthier kids. Organic's the way to go, since the EPA says kids are more sensitive to pesticides than adults (they're still growing and consume more food relative to their body weight).
Healthier farmland. Buying more sustainable snacks increases the likelihood that your kids' kids can eat organic too.
Convenience. Our picks are as portable as the packs you'd find in the vending machines.

Personally Speaking:

Meat-eaters think they're so funny, always asking Jen, "Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?" Since discovering My Family Farm's lemon-iced version, her mouth is always a little too full of cookies to answer.

Wanna Try:

My Family Farm Arctic Bear Cookies - profits go to children's charities ($31/12 boxes).
Bear Fruit Bars - variety pack with four flavors, with up to two servings of organic fruit in each bar ($27/20).
Kettle Chips Pretzel Chips - 7-oz bags of low-fat, baked crunchiness; also available in 4-oz bags at Whole Foods ($28/12).
Annie's Homegrown Cheddar Bunny Baked Snack Crackers - an organic version of cheesy Goldfish, but in bunny form ($23/48).
Clif Organic ZBar - chock-full of vitamins, in rich chocolate chip, chocolate brownie, and peanut butter flavors ($10/12).
Organic Valley Cheddar Cheese Stringles - cheddar string cheese gone organic ($4/6).