HEALTHY SNACKS FOR KIDS (or ADULTS)
- Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt roll in crushed brown rice crispies.
- Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or almond butter. Top with raisins. Enjoy your ‘ants on a log’.
- Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket or other whole grain bread with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of cinnamon.
- Mix together read to eat unsulphured dried fruit. Add almonds if desired.
- Top vanilla yogurt with crunchy granola and sprinkle with blueberries or blackberries.
- On a small baked potato, top with Swiss, mozzarella or Feta cheese. Pop into toaster oven for 30 seconds of heating. Add salsa if desired.
- Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of cheese and grapes on whole wheat pretzel sticks or other skewers.
- Toast a whole grain waffle and top with plain yogurt and sliced peaches and a drizzle of maple syrup or agave syrup.
- Spread almond or natural peanut butter on apple slices.
- Blend milk, or almond milk, frozen strawberries and a banana for 30 seconds. Add flax or chia seeds. For brain boost, add rice protein powder.
- Mix together almond or natural peanut butter and brown rice crispies in a bowl. Shape into balls.
- Heat a cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Enjoy with whole grain crackers.
- Toast a whole grain waffle and top with plain yogurt and sunflower seeds.
- Make a mini sandwich with tuna or egg salad (organic mayonnaise) using Wasa or rye crisp crackers or gluten free bread.
- Toss blueberries or raspberries and chopped walnuts (or other nuts) in your bowl of oatmeal.