Courier Tribune: FAME: Expert discusses healthy summer snack options

Instilling nutritious eating habits at an early age can create lifelong practices that promote good health.

With summer in full swing, the Courier Tribune talked to Lucas Schubert, Nutritional Coordinator with Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute and the Food As Medicine Everyday (FAME) program, about healthy snack and drink options for the season.

"I think the No. 1 goal is to try to eat more seasonal foods," Schubert said. "The fruits and veggies that are very specific for the season that will be really nourishing for our bodies."

Read the rest of Schubert's summer snack recommendations in the full Courier Tribune article: Experts discuss healthy summer snack options

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