I've thought for a long time that excess sugar makes my boys little terrors. Their behaviour has been shocking the past few weeks (at home that is, out socially they are angels ), and I think a lot of it has to do with birthday parties, xmas parties, xmas etc during December in particular.

I don't willingly feed them crap - I try to steer them toward fruit, crackers, yoghurt etc ... but invariably they want biscuits, emelade (lemonade), milkshakes, ice cream etc. The stuff that should only be occasional treats, but at the moment they want and expect it several times daily (and whinge and whine incessantly if the treats aren't forthcoming). Their sugar cravings are getting to the point of ridiculous. Now that my eldest starts school this year, I've decided to heavily cut back on their sugar intake. I could do with some sugar-free time too as, like the boys, I've been to the same parties etc as them. Waay too much sweet stuff lately.

So, here's what they get now for snacks that's low in, or free of, sugar: Crackers, cheese, carrot sticks, popcorn, pretzels, cruskits.

Here's what they like to snack on that has a questionable amount of sugar (alterative suggestions welcomed/needed): Fruche, yoghurt, yoghurt ice cream, apples, bananas, strawberries, sultanas, watermelon, grapes

I'd love some more (tasty) snack ideas, plus any suggestions for sugar-free, tasty breakfasts (porridge is popular but they like it sweetened with sugar).

I'm happy for the boys to eat fruit - I don't feel the need to cut out every scrap of sugar from their diet as I figure they'd go ballistic if exposed to any degree of sugar after going cold turkey - but I feel like I need to find some alternative snacks/foods they may like to get them off the sugar craving roundabout.

Has anyone gone down this path? Any food suggestions, tips etc?