Try Organic Snacks for One Week and You'll Be Hooked

It can be almost impossible to watch a movie without reaching for a bag of potato chips or a bowl of popcorn smothered in butter. The same can be true for children when they get home from school. All of that hard work studying has made them ravenous and they are looking for anything to stop their hunger pangs. Most often that can be a fistful of cookies or a candy bar.

You can change your snacking habits and those of your family by choosing snack foods that are organically made. Although you may be giving up the convenience of a bag of cheese crackers or a piece of chocolate cake, you won't be giving up the taste of all.

Some great examples of tasty organic snacks are:

* Organic nuts: You can purchase organic nuts in many varieties. They are grown in an environment that is free of all chemicals. The taste is superior to the salty peanuts most of us have grown up on. With a snack bowl full or organic toasted almonds, pecans and walnuts you'll not only have a delicious substitute for a higher calorie snack but you'll be adding to your daily protein intake as well.

* Organic sunflower and pumpkin seeds: Many children love sitting on the front porch or watching a friend's ball game while eating sunflower or pumpkin seeds. The traditional variety is heavily seasoned with salt which encourages water retention and heart problems. The organic variety is just as tasty without any of the additives.

* Dried fruits: If you've never eaten a dried banana chip or a dried almond you don't have any idea the goodness you are missing. These small morsels of fruit taste very sweet when dried and when given to a child in place of candy you will rarely hear a complaint. They are ideal for keeping in an office drawer for when the stomach begins grumbling mid-afternoon. You can also find dried cranberries, pears, apples along with a whole host of other fruits. A dried fruit medley is also great when placed in a small dish and given to a child during an airplane flight or car ride. They love the sweet treat.

* Organic popcorn: At first glance there doesn't seem to be much difference between the regular microwaveable popcorn we all have tried and organic popcorn. Looks are certainly deceiving in this case. Organic popcorn is air popped which means that the only thing you are eating is the corn's natural goodness. In the case of organic popcorn you also have the assurance that the corn was grown in an organic environment. You won't miss all the heavy butter and salt once you taste the flavor of air popped popcorn.

Organic treats can be tasty and they don't have to be expensive. If you took the cost of all of the snack foods you are now buying and weighed that against the cost of some dried fruit and nuts you would be surprised. You may actually save yourself some money when you turn to organic snack foods. Besides the extra bonus to your wallet you will also be enjoying a healthier lifestyle which is always a very good thing.