TheApprentice Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 or fridge that is HEALTHY. My 3 ds (12, 10, 7) are big snack eaters and I need some healthy options. Please.:confused::bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I don't know if I'd classify everything in my pantry & fridge that we snack on as extremely HEALTHY, but they aren't unhealthy (IMO). Here's what we have right now that the kids are allowed to pick out as snacks: Pantry: pretzles, crackers, raisins, dried apricots, peanut butter Fridge: string cheese, carrots (we go through a ton of carrots, the kids like the regular sized ones), celery sticks, apples, oranges, plums, pears, grape tomatoes, yogurt We normally have a lot of fruits and veggies on hand to eat, they are cheap, easy, and healthy. Their favorites lately have been carrots or sliced apples and peanut butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 It depends on your definitions of snack and healthy. Pantry - cereal, crackers, raisins, canned fruit, store-brand nutella Refrigerator - carrots, apples, grapes, cheese, bread, almond butter, cashew butter, peanut butter, jelly Freezer - homemade popsicles, frozen vegetables Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 In the fridge: cheese homemade bread hummus carrot sticks celery cream cheese plain yogurt (my kids put a little jelly in it to sweeten it) oranges apples pears grapes broccoli peanut butter sunflower butter And, believe it or not, spinach and feta with homemade dressing In the pantry: Sunflower seeds cashews almonds pumpkin seeds raisins tuna beans (I mash pinto beans with cheese as a dip), corn chips (for the dip) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter's Moon Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Pantry: Sunflower seeds Raisins Dried Apricots (yummy!!) Bananas Fridge: Apples Oranges Celery Broccoli Carrots Whole wheat wraps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) One of my children is on doctor's watch for his weight so I tend to make their snacks for them. We have whole grain bread topped with peanut butter and banana. I slice the bread in 12 bite size pieces and top each piece with banana slice. Fruit with yogurt or skim cheese. Smoothies with frozen fuit. Lighter banana muffins. I keep these in the freezer. I tweeked the recipe by reducing sugar to 1/2 cup and I add 1/2 cup milk, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp cinnamon. I also use wheat germ/whole wheat/regular flour blend in lieu of regular flour. Makes 24 mini muffins and each mini is 1 1/2 WW points. http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Lighter-Banana-Muffins/Detail.aspx Edited September 21, 2010 by Ferdie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 We only regularly have a few things around that qualify as snack food. Each of us likes something different. My teenager likes a handful of sugar snap peas and grape tomatoes. My younger son prefers Triscuits and brie. I eat a piece of string cheese and a few almonds. We also have LÄRABARS and sunflower seeds on hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Triscuits (we all like the cracked pepper and olive oil kind; YUM!) grapes bananas apples strawberries canned manadarin oranges, pears, and peaches (always in juice, never syrup) string cheese yogurt cottage cheese natural peanut butter on whole wheat toast Wow. I really must say, the last two years on this board have done WONDERS for the health of my family! If you had asked two years ago, I would have said things like fruit snacks, fruit roll ups, white bread, commercial (not the natural kind) peanut butter, and capri suns. Not that those things are NEVER allowed; they're just not the norm anymore. Dss hasn't quite grasped that I've changed our eating habits yet. He still asks every weekend if we have any boxed macaroni and cheese or spaghettios. Wonder how long it'll take for him to stop asking. :D (Again, it's not that I'd NEVER buy those again, but it's not something that I always have around, like we used to. In fact, I'm making a point of not having them in the house when dss is here, because that's all he wants if we have it available. He'd live on grilled cheese, spaghettios, and boxed mac and cheese if allowed. That's what he eats at his mom's house, so it's a bit of a struggle when he's here to find compromises that he and I can both live with.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Well, since I just watched Julie and Julia I was inspired to cook and wanted to cook fresh. So, I have in the fridge: broccoli carrots bean sprouts onion green onion portabella mushrooms snap peas and I used them all in a wonderful stir fry that just about everyone devoured. Today the rest will be stir fried and then I'll have to head back to the produce dept.! In the cupboard... sheesh... we don't buy much in the line of snacks... hmmm. We have oatmeal, malt-o-meal, tuna, some canned staples and cereal. Sorry, no help there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarcyB Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 We have a lot of what everyone else here has, and include homemade hummus at all times in the fridge for veggie dipping. We also have smoothie pops in the freezer (leftover smoothies from breakfast frozen in popsicle trays) that the boys can have as an after school snack or dessert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) ETA: Oh, I was thinking it was a different sort of thread. lol I'll add . Available to eat: Ingredients with which to bake (yesterday my youngest baked Clara's Sunday Cookies) Almond butter Peanut butter Whole wheat bread Oatmeal (makes a great snack) Cascadian Farm Natural O's Pita Chips Hard cheese Cheese sticks Eggs (hard boiled are popular for snacks) Various veggies and fruit - my nephew (5) likes apple slices w/peanut butter My kids are older, so they can whip up food to eat on their own (they are not perfect about cleaning the kitchn, although it's preety good). When my 16 yr old son came home from school yesterday aft, fi, he sliced some green peppers, onions and some sausage in a skillet and made a snack. Yeah, that's a snack. He's 16, so...yk. lol We still have cherry tomatoes and green beans growing in the garden, so they are eaten as kids walk by to play basketball or get their bikes. I'll miss this in the winter! I'll play! :) In my cabinets: Boxes of tomatoes various dried pasta dried beans dried lentils dried rices, cous cous, quiona etc oatmeal cans of soups cans of beans Annie's Mac & Cheese tuna sardines anchovies tomato paste tubes sugars honey Bragg's Biaskets: potatoes onions hard squashes apples tomatoes garlic Freezer: chickens (our own) tomatoes sliced peppers couple of home-made lasagna chicken broth in portioned containers some local grass fed beef & bones some local bacon chicken livers etc chicken feet in small freezer baggies (makes awesome broth) Edited September 21, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I don't buy any junk. The only dessert I buy that you can literally grab is a box of Little Debbie cakes - and those are for after lunch only. I buy desserts that have to be prepared. Our snacks are fruit, cottage cheese, cheerios (and other good cereals), pretzels, and carrots. I do buy yogurt - but it is loaded with sugar, so we put it ON the cottage cheese, instead of eating it plain. I also buy plain yogurt or tofu, and make all kinds of fruit smoothies. My ds10 loves black beans and olives also - he eats stuff lke that for a snack. He eats all day. He's 10 and growing and I let him eat, but it has to be somewhat healthy. We have dessert after dinner, and we aren't THAT extreme. I just don't like having chips and junk handy for my kids to grab. I used to buy a lot of fruit juice and now I don't buy any. We have water or milk. I do buy orange juice, but it's for the morning. I just figure if I don't buy it, we can't eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Wow. I really must say, the last two years on this board have done WONDERS for the health of my family! If you had asked two years ago, I would have said things like fruit snacks, fruit roll ups, white bread, commercial (not the natural kind) peanut butter, and capri suns. Same here, Bethany. A few years ago I would have had to list Doritos. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 (edited) Oh, I was thinking it was a different sort of thread. lol I'll add . Available to eat: Ingredients with which to bake (yesterday my youngest baked Clara's Sunday Cookies) Almond butter Peanut butter Whole wheat bread Oatmeal (makes a great snack) Cascadian Farm Natural O's Pita Chips Hard cheese Cheese sticks Eggs (hard boiled are popular for snacks) Various veggies and fruit - my nephew (5) likes apple slices w/peanut butter My kids are older, so they can whip up food to eat on their own (they are not perfect about cleaning the kitchen, although they are pretty good about it). When my 16 yr old son came home from school yesterday aft, fi, he sliced some green peppers, onions and some sausage (local of course. lol) into a skillet and made a snack. Yeah, that's a snack. He's 16, so...yk. lol We still have cherry tomatoes and green beans growing in the garden, so they are eaten as kids walk by to play basketball or get their bikes. I'll miss this in the winter! Edited September 21, 2010 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I keep lots of dried fruit, nuts and seeds in the cupboard at all times. Usually dates, figs, cranberries, apricots, raisins, cherries, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, peanuts, and walnuts. I also have various types of crackers, pretzels, popcorn, plus Cheerios and usually at least one other type of dry cereal. The kids like peanut butter on crackers or homemade bread. We eat a lot of cheese, and I keep several types of veg on hand for snacking. I always have a big bowl of seasonal fruit on the table (apples, pears, and pomegranates right now), and a bowl of grapes in the fridge. DS loves plums and has his own bowl of those in the fridge right now. We eat a lot of bananas as snacks, and all of us love to eat frozen berries, so I keep the freezer stocked with those. The dc like homemade yogurt with fruit or a drizzle of honey as a snack. I make a batch of cookies each weekend for snacking and packing in dh's lunches. The kids really don't rush through the cookies, they always make them last all week. I like to keep dark chocolate around for my own snacking.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Yogurt Apples (we went apple-picking last weekend, so when I say apples, I mean LOTS of apples!) Whole wheat pita & hummus Those pouches of flavored tuna & salmon Cheese Popcorn Oats, for oatmeal cookies, oatmeal cookie bars, no bake cookies, & apple crisp; none of which are wonderful for you, but they are a lot better than a candy bar, to my way of thinking. Periodically, I will buy cereal bars at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, because I think they're better than a lot of things, but the kids will want them to the exclusivity of other snacks, so I don't keep them around all the time. Same thing with whole-wheat crackers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Pantry: crackers, dried fruits, granola for yogurt, canned fruit, popcorn Refrig: cheese, yogurt, cut up veggies..this is key..the cut up part. ;) sliced meats for rollups, hummus for the veggies, fruit..we like our apples and oranges cold, boiled eggs, salad mixes when your really hungry before bed..we go in and make a chef salad with lowfat dressing...it's awesome and very filling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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