Fun Kid Snack Ideas
It's no secret kid’s snack ideas are a world different than what we would like to see them eat.
In fact left to their own devices a lot of kids would rather snack all day on junk than sit down to full meals.
Here are a few healthy and fun snack ideas:
fruits such as apples, bananas, kiwis, mangoes and add a few grapes. Thread them
onto a skewer for a delicious summer time treat. To make it a little more
special add a few pieces of marshmallows between the fruit.
Quick Banana Ice - Take a few bananas and mash them in a bowl. Cover
and place in the freezer for about 30 minutes. Remove from freezer, fluff up
with fork for a healthy, ice cream like treat.
Pita Pizza – Spread a little tomato sauce on a pita bread and cut into
small triangular pieces. Top with a little grated cheese and place in a
moderately heated oven for about 5 to 10 minutes until the cheese melts and
starts to bubble.
Sweet Tortilla Shapes – Using small fun shaped cookie cutters cut fun shapes out
of a tortilla (wrap). Place on non stick cookie sheet and lightly brush with a little
butter. Lightly sprinkle (you only need a little) with a mixture of 1 part
cinnamon and 3 parts brown sugar and bake in a moderately hot oven for 10
minutes for a sweet and crispy treat.
Frozen Mandarin Wedges – Peel a few mandarin slices and cover in plastic wrap. Place in the freezer for about an hour for a thirst quenching treat.
Banana Wheels – Place a cup or so of cheerios in a plastic bag and using the back of your hand or a rolling pin flatten until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Slice a banana into rounds and place a few at a time in the plastic bag. Shake lightly to cover the banana pieces (banana wheels) with the cheerios mixture.
Mini Wraps – Lightly spread a tortilla with a little cream cheese and place one or two slices of thin ham or turkey over the cream cheese. Roll tightly and cut into small rounds.
Jiggly Fruit – Make a portion of strawberry flavored jello per package instructions and place in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Open and drain a can of fruit cocktail and add to the jello and mix. Place back in the fridge until jello is fully set.
Ants on boats – Cut a few apple wedges and spread thinly with peanut butter. Add a few raisins over the peanut butter and enjoy. You can also use cream cheese instead of peanut butter.
Pick and Mix – Kids seem to really enjoy finger foods rather than eating too much of one thing. A great snack is to place a selection of finger foods on a serving plate and let the kids choose. You can serve a combination of foods like carrot sticks, cucumber rounds, cherry tomatoes, pretzels or pretzel sticks, small savory crackers, bread sticks, little cubes or slices of cheese, small slices of ham or turkey, grapes and other pieces of cut up fruit, mini muffins, and dried fruit such as raisins or apricots.
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