How many times per day do your kids ask you for something to eat? Somewhere around 1,000? As soon as you get all cleaned up and recover from one snack session it’s time for another one.. Kids are bottomless pits- and eating snacks are important and it’s our job to try and keep snacks healthy BUT ALSO (almost equally important for our sanity) satisfying. Here are some great ideas for healthy, make ahead snacks that will make snacktimes easier and less painful for you. They are parent tested and kid approved!!
Snack Ideas:
- Frozen yogurt bites Take your kid’s Go-gurt and squeeze it in bite size drops on a cookie sheet. Then put them in the freezer long enough for them to freeze. This is so easy and you can make about 3 million of these in 5 minutes.
- Blueberry Yogurt bites If your kids need something a tad more substantial than yogurt, dip blueberries in yogurt before you freeze! The fiber in blueberries helps lower the total amount of cholesterol in the blood and decrease the risk of heart disease.
- Peanut butter fruit dip Who doesn’t love peanut butter??? Peanut butter is so amazing. If you mix :
- 2 containers of vanilla greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup of a peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon of honey
Your kids will be dipping their fruit into pure heaven. This is a great dip to have with apples!!
- Peanut butte
r banana bites Cut up a banana and put a dab of peanut butter between two pieces to make a mini peanut butter banana sandwich. This could also be done with Nutella instead of peanut butter, but that’s slightly less healthy 😉 - Cheesy Roll Ups sprinkle some cheese into crescent rolls before rolling them up and baking. Whip up some tomato soup to dip them in!
- Frozen bananas Freeze a banana, and then cut it up into bite size pieces. Serve with a small amount of cocoa. This will seem like an ice cream type treat without all the added sugar!
- Veggie Dip Its important for kids to get veggies in their diet somewhere. When you serve veggies with a dip, they may not be so hard for your kids to eat. Mix together:
- 1/4 cup 0 percent plain Greek yogurt
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 teaspoon raw agave nectar or other sweetener
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 avocado cut in half and pit removed
- 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
You can use this dip with celery, carrots, broccoli, and more!
What’s your favorite go-to snack when you’re looking for something quick and easy?
About Brittany:
Brittany was born and raised in Alabama. She is a Wife and Mama of two sweet babies- her son John is two years old and her daughter Annie is ten months old. She is pursuing her degree in Home and Family Studies with an emphasis on Child Development from BYU. She is looking forward to writing for Birmingham Mommy in preparation for graduation in the Fall of 2016.
