Long winter months spent watching sports on TV can wreak havoc on healthy eating patterns. Here are some wholesome alternative snacks for sports fans in your family:

• Serve low-fat and low-sodium wheat crackers with low-fat dill dip.
• Toast fresh pita bread and cut into triangles. Serve with hummus or salsa.
• Slice a loaf of French or Italian bread horizontally. Fill with lean deli meats or tuna, low-fat mayo, lettuce, chopped celery, and red or green peppers. Slice off a sandwich at a time.
• Line a football helmet with a napkin and fill it with a variety of seasoned low-fat crackers, pretzels, dry-roasted peanuts, and raisins.
• Surround a pot of soup with low-fat, low-sodium crackers.
• Make a low-fat trail mix with your favorite cold cereals, pretzels, and dried fruit bits.
• Spread flour tortillas with salsa, sliced jalapenos, black beans, and low-fat cream cheese. Roll them up and slice into pinwheels; hold closed with toothpicks.

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