Healthy Kid’s Snacks

All this talk about snacking has us thinking about…snacks of course! Snacks not only can help curb hunger but also make sure your family gets their daily dose of fruits and vegetables. Kids snacks are particularly important for little ones because their tummies are tiny and often prefer to ‘graze’ throughout the day.  Aim for variety, as healthy as possible, and make sure the snack doesn’t become a meal.  To help boost kids’ snacking, here are some snack ideas from the food groups. You can use this table to mix and match selecting 1 food from 1-2 (no more than 3 or else it’s a meal) groups for a hearty, healthy snack.

Put It All Together

Now you can have fun making some balanced snacking combinations.  Here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Ants on a log: spread nut butter on celery stick then top with raisins
• Corn tortilla with black bean dip or avocado
• Frozen waffle topped with banana or berries
• Hummus on a rice cake or crackers topped with cucumber or tomato slices
• Apple slices dipped in nut butter
• Spread nut butter on banana, and roll in mashed gluten free cereal
• Fruit kebabs: use a kabob stick and fill with chunks of fresh fruit
• Raw veggie slices in plain yogurt, bean dip, or hummus
• Pineapple chunks and cottage cheese
• Roll up slices of turkey or ham in leaf lettuce
• Trail mix with dried fruit, nuts, and cereal
• String cheese and cherry tomatoes
• Pea soup and crackers
• Mum Mum’s Apple Cinnamon Snax with yogurt

Tags: healthy food group snacks, healthy kids snacks

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