Guide to helping your kids avoid toxins, additives and unhealthy snack options with Coach❤️Theah
If I had to guess I would say 99% of you are asking “what are some easy and healthier snack options”. Especially with the summer right around the corner, which means busy times with travel plans, get togethers, and possibly kids home from school.
SWAP unhealthy processed snacks with these Coach Theah approved snacks
Cheez-It baked snack crackers have been a hit for over a century. They say they're "made with real cheese," ingredients like food preservative TBHQ, high levels of sodium, and enriched flour make them fairly unhealthy. A 2021 study found that TBHQ can harm the immune system, specifically immune cell proteins. This synthetic preservative is a form of butane (a very toxic gas) and has been linked to vision disturbances, liver enlargement, childhood behavioral problems, and stomach cancer in animal studies. New research coming
Goldfish are loaded with unhealthy ingredients
MADE WITH ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), VEGETABLE OILS (CANOLA, SUNFLOWER AND/OR SOYBEAN), SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YEAST, WHEY, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, RED BELL PEPPERS, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SPICES, CELERY, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, YEAST EXTRACT, LACTIC ACID, GARLIC POWDER, CALCIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, JALAPENO PEPPERS, BAKING SODA.CONTAINS: WHEAT, MILK.
👎Autolyzed Yeast Extract is used to increase food cravings so you eat more than you should
👎Enriched Wheat Flour: the refining process removes most of the fiber, vitamin E, Phosphorus, iron, magnesium and B vitamins (all the healthy parts of wheat)
👎Wheat is also sprayed with glyphosate (roundup weedkiller) as a drying agent for harvest, which ends up in your food. This is a cancer causing chemical. Therefore, all wheat should be organic, Non- GMO in products.
👎Cheese is not organic, dairy should always be organic, non-gmo. Cheese or dairy that comes from factory farmed cows that were raised on unhealthy diet of food was not organic and probably sprayed with pesticides.
Healthy Swaps and Coach ❤ Theah approved Products
No to Artificial Sugars, Seed oils (canola, soybean, sunflower, rice bran, corn oil, safflower, cottonseed, grapeseed)
Coach❤️Theah Favorites:
❤️Crunchy Snacks: Carnivore Snax, Carnivore Crisps, Epic Pork Rinds
❤️Chomps & Paleo Valley Beef sticks
Look for Grass-Fed or pasture raised, Organic chicken & Pork
❤️Simple Mill: Cookies and Crackers
Coach Theah approved "Crunchy Snacks"
Simple Mills: Farmhouse Cheddar Crackers, Sprouted Seed Crackers, Sea Salt Crackers
Simple Mills Rosemary & Sea Salt Crackers
Simple Mills Garlic & Herb Sprouted Seed Crackers
Simple Mills Everything Sprouted Seed Crackers
Simple Mills Sundried Tomato & Basil Crackers
❤️Lesser Evil: Popcorn, Paleo Puffs and Power Curls
Newman’s Own Spelt Pretzels
Unique Organic Sprouted Wheat Pretzels (the ones with sprouted whole wheat & olive oil)
Natierra Nature’s Organic Freeze-Dried Peas
Edward & Sons: Vegetable Brown Rice Snaps, Toasted Onion Brown Rice Snaps, Black Sesame Brown Rice Snaps & Brown Rice Snaps
Suzie’s Puffed Rice Thin Cakes
Lundberg Organic Brown Rice Cakes
Lundberg 5 Grain Thin Stackers
Lundberg Red Rice & Quinoa Thin Stackers
Lundberg Brown Rice Lightly Salted Thin Stackers
Mary’s Gone Crackers
Mary’s Gone Crackers Super Seed Crackers
Mary’s Gone Sea Salt Pretzels
Brad’s Kale Veggie Chips
Brad’s Sweet Potato Veggie Chips
Brad’s Cheddar Veggie Chips
Brad’s Red Bell Pepper Veggie Chips
Brad’s Broccoli Cheddar Veggie Chips
Brad’s Crunchy Kale
Barnana Plantain Chips Himalayan Pink Sea Salt
Barnana Plantain Chips Acapulco Lime
Barnana Plantain Chips Sea Salt & Vinegar
Doctor In The Kitchen Sea Salt Flackers
Doctor In The Kitchen Cinnamon & Currant Flackers
Doctor In The Kitchen Rosemary Flackers
Doctor In The Kitchen Savory Flackers
Hu Everything Grain-Free Crackers
Hu Sea Salt Grain-Free Crackers
Hu Pizza Grain-Free Crackers
Rhythm: Kale Chips, Cauliflower Bites, Carrot Sticks
Chips:
Siete, Maiz, Masa, Sweetpotato Awesome,
Boulder & Good Health (made with avocado oil)
❤️Look for chips with coconut oil or avocado oil. Chips should have 2-3 ingredients. Potato, Oil and salt at most.
👎Avoid vegetable seed oil, cotton, safflower, soybean and corn oil
❤️Rhythm Beet Chips
❤️Carnivore Snax (High Protein)
❤️Carnivore Crisps (High Protein)
Sweet Snacks: No to Artificial Sugars, refined sugars, products with added sugars
❌Artificial Sugars or "Sugar Free" Substitutes.
Artificial sugars and sugar free substitutes can reap havoc on your gut microbiome.
In addition this changes your taste buds and increases the sweet taste threshold, causing natural foods to be less satisfying and less desirable.
❌"Healthy" Products With Added Sugars
Beware of products that claim to be healthy on the label. If the product is truly healthy, it doesn't need to be labeled that way. Look for added sugars. Common foods with added sugars are yogurt, granola bars, cereal, fruit pouches, peanut butter, and jam.
❌Refined Sugars
Candy and baked goods are the obvious example, however these sugars are found in items such as granola bars, bread, pasta, sauces, flavored milk, juice, etc. These sugars can add up as the day goes on.
Coach❤️Theah Choices
Premade Smoothies: Genius Smoothie, Coconut Smoothie, Glowing Greens
Juice: Organic, Not From Concentrate, No added Sugars, Flavors or Colors.
Water: Glass Bottled Spring Water. Avoid flavored waters and flavor packets.
Coconut Water: Choose Raw (not heated) and Organic (Harmless Harvest)
Nut Milks: Choose Homemade or Unsweetened Non-GMO. Avoid Carrageenan.
Coach❤️Theah Sweet Snack choices
Natierra Nature’s Freeze-Dried Bananas
Natierra Nature’s Freeze-Dried Beets
Thousand Lakes Freeze-Dried Bananas & Strawberries
Natierra Nature’s Freeze-Dried Mangoes
Natierra Nature’s Freeze-Dried Raspberries
Natierra Nature’s Freeze-Dried Strawberries
Natierra Nature’s Freeze-Dried Tropical Fruits
Nova Scotia Organics Freeze-Dried Wild Blueberries
Nova Scotia Organics Freeze-Dried Pineapple Chunks
Next Organics Coconut Chips
Made in Nature Vietnamese Cinnamon Toasted Coconut Chips
Made In Nature Organic Maple Vanilla Coconut Chips
Joolies Medjool Dates
Purely Elizabeth Ancient Grain Granola Bars
Lark Ellen - All flavors (Cinnamon is my favorite)
Paleonola - grain free
Granola bars are a great option as well:
Lark Ellen
Autumn gold Grain Free
❤️Simple mills Bars - made with Almond flour
Skout Organic
Go Raw Choco Crunch Cookie Crisps
Go Raw Ginger Snap Cookie Crisps
Go Raw Organic Carrot Cake Cookie Crisps
Go Raw Organic Lemon Pie Cookie Crisps
North Coast Organic Apple Sauce
North Coast Organic Apple Sauce with Cinnamon
Peaceful Fruits Organic Fruit Strips
Blueberry Lemon Raw Crunch Bars
Evo Hemp Bars
Health Warrior Pumpkin Seed Bars
Banana Coconut Chewy Banana Bites
Made In Nature Figgy Pops
Go Raw Sprouted Bites
Fud Goji Chia Banana Crisps
Rhythm Crunchy Mango Bites
Rhythm Crunchy Pineapple Bites
Mavuno Harvest Dried Bananas
Made In Nature Apple Rings
Little Duck Organics Tiny Fruits
Nut Butters
Artisana Organics Raw Cashew Butter
Artisana Raw Almond Butter Packets
Artisana Raw Walnut Butter Packets
👍Look for organic almond butter (almonds are sprayed with pesticides)
💡Ingredients should be 2 at most "Nut & Salt"
👎avoid anything for palm oil or added oils & sugar
Peanut Butters: Once Again, MaraNatha, 365
Trail Mixes / Nuts & Seeds
Go Raw Sunflower & Pumpkin Fiesta Seed Mix
GoRaw Pumpkin, Sunflower & Watermelon Seeds Mix
Go Raw Pumpkin Seeds with Sea Salt
Go Raw Sprouted Organic Sunflower Seeds
ELAN Organic Raw Almonds
Food to Live Raw Almonds
Terrasoul Superfoods Raw Cashews
NOW Foods Raw Cashews
Beyond Nature Raw Walnuts
Food to Live Raw Macadamia Nuts
Elan Organic Raw Pistachios
Food to Live Raw Pecans
Organic Wild Jungle Peanuts
NOW Foods Raw Brazil Nuts
I prefer real fruit for kids & adults:
❤️Look for Organic non-gmo fruit
👎Avoid refined sugar (high fructose corn syrup), added sugars, food dyes, fake vitamins, seed oils and additives that you
Nature’s Wild Fruit & Snacking Nut Bites
Looney Pruney Organic Pitted Prunes
Newman’s Own Raisins Mini-Boxes
Navitas Naturals Goji Berries
Food To Live Dried Bing Cherries
Peeled Snacks Dried Mango
Made in Nature Dried Pineapples
Eden Organic Dried Cranberries
Navitas Organics Goldenberries
Made In Nature Dried Smyrna Figs
Made In Nature Dried Apricots
Navitas Organics Mulberries
Mavuno Harvest Dried Jackfruit
Rhythm Watermelon Slices
Popsicles & Fudge bars:
❤️Dream pop Bites
❤️Dream pops
Cosmic Bliss Bars
Chloes Dark Chocolate bars
Good Pop Chocolate Bars
Healthy Choice Organic
Look for simple few ingredients
❌avoid high fructose corn syrup
Popcorn: Honestly we want to avoid corn and has zero nutritional value (empty calories)
It is highly GMO'd therefore, you want organic, non-gmo. The best option, would be:
Lesser Evil - pink salt
365 Organic Popcorn
Resources & Apps
✅TRUE FOOD (www.centerforfoodsafety.org)
This app, created by Center for Food Safety, will provide updates with new alerts, news and tips on how to avoid GMO products and find alternative options
✅Evaluate the quality of your foods: Do you really know what you're buying? Yuka scans and analyzes labels in the blink of an eye so you can learn at a glance which products are good for you and which ones you should avoid.
What I love about the app is that the harmful ingredients are highlighted in red
Comments