The Snack You Should Always Carry in Your Purse If You Have a Toddler — Shopping

I know many grown-ups who get hangry. I may be one of them. My sister is most definitely another. But luckily, we grown-ups can recognize the signs and have a pretty good idea of when we'll be hungry for a meal or a snack, so we can usually identify the irrationality and take care of the situation before it gets out of hand.

Toddlers, however, are a different story. Even if your child can verbalize, they might not be able to identify that hunger is the reason they're grumpy and angry. And usually by the time they get to the hangry point, they're so irrational that you can't figure out what the heck is going on. When they're babies, you pretty much know it's all about the milk. But once they start eating solids and getting on a bit of a schedule, you can get a little out of tune with paying attention to their every feeding need. So you might not realize they're hungry until you look at your watch and realize that you're running late for lunchtime and that's why they're self-destructing.

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