Smart snacking for your kids

NEW HAVEN Conn. (WTNH) — Cooking during the holidays can be hard enough especially when it comes to getting our kids to eat health snacks.
Registered dietitian nutritionist Susie Zachman stopped by our station to show us three simple tips we can get our kids to eat healthy.
Zachman said a typical child gets between 25 – 40% of their daily calories from snacks. Unfortunately, the most popular snacks – goldfish, cheerios, Cheez-its, chips & cookies – are some combi