Common advice about kids’ snacking is outdated. Here’s what parents should know0

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• August 4, 2026

Back in the 1950s when Dr. Kelly Brownell was a young boy, snacking didn’t really exist. “Children ate three meals and maybe one snack,” he says. And typically that snack occurred in one place: at home. “Nobody ate in their automobile. Maybe if you took a long trip, your parents would make sandwiches to bring