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SnackerTracker

Posted: Mar 16th 2008 10:30AM by Maggie Vink
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, Healthy Kids

Tracking your child's nutrition is easy with the SnackerTracker. Each SnackerTracker kit includes a guide with nutrition information, a magnetic chart to place on your fridge (or any other convenient location), and a dry erase marker. Simply check off each serving of fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy, and water. I know my son responds well to charts and graphs -- they give him a visual way to learn and modify behavior. Many kids will find this colorful, easy-to-understand chart motivating. And wouldn't it be wonderful to hear your child say "Mom, I need to eat more veggies!"

Gina Luttrell, co-creator of the SnackerTracker and a certified kid's nutrition specialist, said that the idea for the SnackerTracker came out of necessity. Her daughter, who had previously ate a good balance of healthy foods, entered a stage where she would only eat cheese sandwiches. Luttrell's pediatrician said that her daughter would eventually come around, but Luttrell decided to try something else. She looked for a nutrition chart at stores but came up empty handed. So she created one. And it worked. It worked well. Not only was Luttrell's daughter eating better, she was learning about her own nutrition. When family and friends had similar successes with the chart, Luttrell and her husband (a scientist) worked with a registered dietitian to create the guide and market the SnackerTracker. Luttrell says "We put kids in control through a fun and interactive nutritional tool that allows them to chart their daily successes."