A friend of mine was in desperate search of new snack ideas for her kid’s lunches! She put the call out to her friends on Facebook and I loved seeing all the replies. We can always learn new tricks and new ideas…not to mention it gets you thinking!
Some of these are mine, so you have seen them before, but lots of new ones and all in one place!
Thanks Tracy! Keeping us healthy and accountable, I LOVE it! Plus such a great way to end the year…keeping it FRESH!!!
Snack 101
Hummus & Pita
Hummus & Veggies
(Costco sells hummus snack packs)
Ants on a log
(celery & cream cheese or peanut butter topped with raisins)
What about ladybugs on a log? Cream cheese & celery topped with craisins or dried cherries
Rice cakes or mini rice cakes topped with cream cheese, almond butter or peanut butter
popcorn
cucumber slices with lemon pepper
trail mix (suck up a few M&M’s and get lots of healthy protein in them)
granola
Late July brand crackers/snacks
Stretch Island Fruit Leather counts as 1/2 serving of fruit
Trader Joe’s Organic fruit wrap
grapes & cashews
grapes & pumpkin seeds
Justin’s peanut butter squeeze packs
(kids get to knead & squeeze, still a processed food, but lots of fun and a great source of protein)
Trader Joe’s “Just A Handful of Almonds”
small oranges peeled, and separated for them
Cliff Kid Organic Twist Fruit (1 serving of fruit)
(Costco, dried fruit with no added sugar/preservatives)
Food Should Taste Good brand Cheddar chips
(healthy version of a Doritos, 9 chips has 3g fiber & 3g protein)
(Whole Foods, PCC, Met Market)
Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries or raspberries
(flavor comes on the side for kids to add and has 1/4 to 1/2 the sugar most flavored yogurts have)
Lettuce wraps
(anything you would put on bread wrapped in Trader Joe’s “Just Leaves”)
Dried Fruits from Whole Foods (again watch for added sugar)
Cold Pasta Salad add diced turkey and a bit of Italian dressing
Protein on a stick: cubed turkey/ham/cheese/grapes/cherry tomatoes
Fruit on a stick with some yogurt for dipping
