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Kids Love to Dip!
- Hummus with carrots with optional crackers (like Suzie’s thin cakes)
- Black bean dip with red peppers with optional pita bread
- Peanut/nut/seed butter dip with apples or pears (steam fruit to soften for younger children)
- Dark chocolate yogurt dip with strawberries
- Whipped coconut cream with pineapple
- Homemade fries with a salsa yogurt dip (stir together salsa and yogurt)
- Homemade sweet potato fries with curry dip
- Guacamole and pita chips
- Steamed broccoli and yogurt ranch (stir together yogurt and ranch)
- Cucumber sticks with cottage cheese dip
- Snap peas and tuna dip
[blockquote type=”center”]For a balanced snack, aim to offer foods from 2-3 food groups, making sure one of which is always a fruit or a vegetable.[/blockquote]
Kids Love to Sip!
- Smoothies
- Drinkable yogurt (mix yogurt with milk)
- Licuado (blended fruit and water)
- Healthier homemade orange julius
- Cooled pureed soup (if your child hasn’t yet mastered thin liquids with a spoon, serve them soup in a cup!)
Kids Love to Pick it Up!
- Peanut/nut/seed butter on toast
- Quinoa cakes and green beans
- Granola bars and canteloupe
- Salmon cakes and green peppers
- Tofu fingers and mushrooms
- Egg omelette with sauteed onions
- Tuna melt
- Green peas and edamame beans
- Banana baked oatmeal
- Homemade gelatin snacks
- Muffins and blueberries
- Baby cereal cookies
- Cauliflower and shredded cheese
- Lentil garlic cheese toast
[blockquote type=”center”]Remember, if you’re on the go and the food you brought is perishable, pack the snack in an insulated lunch bag with an ice pack.[/blockquote]
Kids Love to Slurp!
- Soup
- Yogurt (to cut down on added sugars mix sweetened yogurt with plain)
- Prune puree
- Cottage cheese and honeydew melon
- Rice and raisin pudding
Moms Love Lazy Options!
- Leftover pancakes or waffles with raspberries
- Leftover grilled cheese sandwich
- Any other leftover dinner
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Ya, I freeze them on a cookie sheet so they don’t stick together and them toss them all in a large freezer bag. It doesn’t taste as good as fresh but they don’t seem to mind.
Great list! A favorite over here is mini crustless quiche. I make a big batch and freeze most of it for later.
Thanks for the suggestion! Do you freeze the quiche into individual portions?
Great ideas. My kids LOVE their snacks and love a lot of these.