mo2 Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I'm trying to replace all the cookies, ice cream, pudding, and snack cakes that my family eats. (Although I will always believe there is goodness and magic in a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies!) What are some slightly more nutritious things that I can offer my kids at snacktime? My dd doesn't really like any fruit that I can think of (although I wish she did). Thanks for your ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Healthy snacks: string cheese yogurt (sprinkled with granola) oatmeal peanut butter with celery or apples carrots with ranch pretzels, cheese not so bad for you cereal (such as cheerios) peanut butter/jelly on wheat toaster waffles with peanut butter eggs/egg sandwiches sandwich meat rolled with cheese Actually, if you replace peanut butter with almond butter, it's even better for you. Our snacks include protein if we can because it helps with blood sugar and therefore moodiness. It also tends to calm down cravings for less nutritious food. Mini meals are fine here, if they are using resources I haven't planned for dinner and are within budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitful vine Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 My kids like: ~Dry cereal. I'll get the sugar kind if I feel like giving a treat. Sometimes I make the cereal into bars (peanut butter and marshmallows) or Chex mix. ~They also like dried apples. My dd also doesn't like fruits or veggies, but she does like the dried apples. ~Peanut butter crackers. ~Popcorn That's a few of our favorites. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 I'm trying to replace all the cookies, ice cream, pudding, and snack cakes that my family eats. (Although I will always believe there is goodness and magic in a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies!) What are some slightly more nutritious things that I can offer my kids at snacktime? My dd doesn't really like any fruit that I can think of (although I wish she did). Thanks for your ideas! Sometimes kids will eat things if you present them in a different context. Snacks I have around a lot: pretzels popcorn (I have an airpopper) apples (slice and serve with cheddar cheese or peanut butter) yogurt you can make your own popsicles from yogurt and fruit pretty easily tangerines string cheese cheddar cheese slices whole wheat crackers granola trail mix dried fruit (different kids like different types even within our family) carrots celery sticks fruit salad slices of kiwi or strawberries homemade smoothies with yogurt and frozen fruit spread peanut butter on a tortilla, put slices of banana on it, roll it up and slice them Let them pick fruits and veggies to try. Try them in different ways. Offer things to dip like yogurt or nut butter, kids like to dip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 -Popcorn (air popped) -homemade smoothies (baby spinach, frozen strawberries, banana, frozen blueberries, frozen yogurt, flax seed (just a little), local honey (if desired), raw nuts (if desired)) -cheese (string is easy to take with you but any is okay) -yogurt with wheat germ -pretzels, sun chips (okay, not so healthy but pretty good for chips) -sandwich meat (we keep slices of our Boar's Head Lemon Pepper Chicken handy - my kids love to eat that stuff plain) -pizzas made with flour tortillas as the crust (or you could probably use wraps as well) -cheese quesadillas (use the microwave and they can do it themselves) -milk & whole wheat crackers -nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Here's snacks we do: mini wraps--veggies and cheese wrapped in a tortilla and cut into 4 pieces trail mix we make ourselves frozen fruit veggies and dip cheese and crackers pretzels with homemade pico de gallo homemade pita or bagel chips with pico de gallo or cream cheese dip popcorn I also use our coffee maker to keep hot water for tea and honey when they want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 We do cheese crackers(generic cheez-its), pears, apples with peanut butter, plain yogurt(sprinkled with hot cocoa powder on occassion), peanuts and granola bars. Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 the above-mentioned snacks are all good options. my kids love to dip stuff! you can dip veggies in ranch, hummus, spinich dip, cream cheese you can dip chunky pretzel sticks in peanut butter, honey, cream cheese crackers topped w/ cheddar & apple slices, or crackers w/ peanut butter and jelly or honey, or hummus, spinich dip, cream cheese and honey whole wheat bread w/ peanut butter (honey optional) whole wheat mini bagels topped w/ peanut butter, cream cheese, honey, or whatever they prefer popcorn sprinkled w/ seasonings, even cinnamon & sugar cinnamon toast on whole wheat my kids like to select unusual fruits to try, maybe yours would like to try that as well? mine also dip sliced fruits in vanilla yogurt yogurt topped w/ granola or for a special treat i let them sprinkle in mini chocolate or peanut butter chips applesauce sprinkled w/ cinnamon apple or banana w/ peanut butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jrcsc Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 graham crackers with peanut butter Whole wheat cereal (raisin bran, shredded wheat) High protein balls (a peanut butter recipe my kids love) Yogurt Peanuts and raisins Zucchini bread Homemade muffins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitful vine Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 graham crackers with peanut butterWhole wheat cereal (raisin bran, shredded wheat) High protein balls (a peanut butter recipe my kids love) Yogurt Peanuts and raisins Zucchini bread Homemade muffins mom2jrcsc, I'd love to see the recipe for the peanut butter balls. Would you please share it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2jrcsc Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 My kids beg me to make these. Here's the original recipe (super easy): 1 c. peanut butter 1/2 c. raisins 1/2 c. powdered milk 1/4 c. sesame seeds 1/4 c. honey Mix all ingr. together and roll into 1 inch balls. Chill. Here's how I modified: I never have sesame seeds on hand, so I subbed oats (probably lost some of the protein doing that). And I eventually increased the oats to 1 cup because this dough is really sticky. One kid complained that it was too sweet so I reduced honey to 3 TBL. Also added 2 TBL wheat germ. Oh, and I made mine a little smaller than 1 inch - more to go around. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitful vine Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 My kids beg me to make these. Here's the original recipe (super easy):1 c. peanut butter 1/2 c. raisins 1/2 c. powdered milk 1/4 c. sesame seeds 1/4 c. honey Mix all ingr. together and roll into 1 inch balls. Chill. Here's how I modified: I never have sesame seeds on hand, so I subbed oats (probably lost some of the protein doing that). And I eventually increased the oats to 1 cup because this dough is really sticky. One kid complained that it was too sweet so I reduced honey to 3 TBL. Also added 2 TBL wheat germ. Oh, and I made mine a little smaller than 1 inch - more to go around. Enjoy. Sounds good!! :drool5: I'm going to give that a try!! Thanks so much!! Best wishes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 yoghurt and wheat germ cinnamon toast pita bread with cheese melted in the toaster oven baked potatoes edemame eggs (this is THE snack of choice if they are hungry - they like to put the eggs on toast or in a wrap) fruit chocolate milk or cocoa (the real kind) slush (juice and frozen fruit mixed in the blender) bread and butter homemade popcycles frozen or fresh or dried fruit nuts peanutbutter and bananas popcorn HTH -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafiki Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 hummus with wheat thins cold kidney beans bean dip and tortilla chips salsa and tortilla chips bananas occasionally dried fruit my oldest loves V8, my youngest loves OJ pretzels multigrain saltines with p-butter sunflower seeds pumpkin seeds pepperoni and wheat crackers, okay not the healthiest, but my guys need protein with snacks and we are dairy free baby carrots dipped in hummus dried cereal popcorn (reg kernels in the microwave) grapes cherry tomatoes strawberries blueberries 100% fruit bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Almond butter on graham crackers served with carrots Bowl of yogurt, berries, and fiber-y cereal and a little honey Raw veggies with string cheese Whole-grain muffins of all sorts Applesauce and all-fruit mixed together served with 1/2 peanut butter sandwhich Strawberry kefir and graham cookies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmyandgracie Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 cup of vegetable soup or chili trail mix (in moderation) popcorn reduced fat cheese and triscuit crackers barilla protein plus macaroni and tomato juice peanut butter on whole grain toast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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