Target child observations are beneficial as they are the only written observation method that allows children's activities to be recorded over a continuous period of time.
A single serving of saltines (5 crackers) contains 70 calories, 12 carbohydrates and one gram of protein. Some brands of saltines (and other crackers) are made with partially hydrogenated oils or trans fat. Health experts recommend that you reduce or eliminate your intake of trans fat.
Croissants are too messy and buttery-tasting. Bagels are much more of a blank slate. A large (67 g) croissant has 272 calories, while a plain bagel (100 g) has 320. So neither one is really a health food. I tend to eat mini-bagels, which have about 100 calories per whole bagel.