Monday, March 30, 2009

Fun and Healthy kids snacks (or adults!)

Thanks Tami! These are some fun ideas.

1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt.
Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.

2. Spread celery sticks with peanut
butter or low-fat cream cheese.
Top with raisins. Enjoy your “ants
on a log.”

3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket
with ricotta cheese and Granny
Smith apple slices. Add a dash of
cinnamon.

4. Mix together ready-to-eat cereal,
dried fruit and nuts in a sandwich
bag for an on-the-go snack.

5. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on
two graham crackers and add
sliced banana to make a yummy
sandwich.

6. Top low-fat vanilla yogurt with
crunchy granola and sprinkle with
blueberries.

7. Microwave a small baked potato.
Top with reduced-fat cheddar
cheese and salsa.

8. Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of
low-fat cheese and grapes on
pretzel sticks.

10. Spread peanut butter on apple
slices.

11. Blend low-fat milk, frozen
strawberries and a banana for
thirty seconds for a delicious
smoothie.

12. Make a mini-sandwich with tuna
or egg salad on a dinner roll.

13. Sprinkle grated Monterey Jack
cheese over a corn tortilla; fold in
half and microwave for twenty
seconds. Top with salsa.

14. Toss dried cranberries and chopped
walnuts in instant oatmeal.

15. Mix together peanut butter and cornflakes
in a bowl. Shape into a bowl and roll in crushed
graham crackers.

16. Microwave a cup of tomato or
vegetable soup and enjoy with
whole grain crackers.

17. Fill a waffle cone with cut-up fruit
and top with low-fat vanilla
yogurt.

3 comments:

Natalie said...

HI Becca, I just made the tomato soup last night for dinner and it was so yummy! Thank you!

Melinda Ford said...

Becca...I just wanted to say thanks so so so so so much for my haircut! I LOVE it!!! Every time I see it I like it more! (And I was trying to avoid the mirror before at all costs). You're so great at everything! Thanks again!

Fun snacks for kids said...

Great tips. A child under the age of four or five might eat six to seven times a day. One can give fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain crackers, cheese cubes, peanut butter-cheese sandwiches into daily snacks. Also can try can try a yoghurt shake with fruit of choice. Try to avoid pre-packaged snacks because its unhealthy. One can go for milk-based drinks because it rich in proteins, calcium, iron, also fruit juice will be good.