Snack Ideas for Kids

Snack times are suppose to be a fun time. A time to get nutrients and energy (ahhhhhh!) into our kids. It can be a time for kids to try new things and to be creative. Sometimes, snack time can just be plain boring. I think most parents want to make something quick, easy and nutritious. One way to do this is to put ingredients in front of your kiddos and let them create their own snack! I bought a handy e-book online that I thought I’d share with you:

 Kids Fun Recipes

I would like to point out that all of the ideas in this e-book are not the most nutritious and others may not be that quick, lol. HOWEVER, there are so many snack ideas in it, I am sure you will find at least a few that you and/or your child/ren will love! (I know we did!) Geez, I sound like I’m trying to sell it instead of give it away lol!

WARNING: The section labeled as: “Gross but Fun Recipes” REALLY is stomach turning!

I will also be putting up some pictures/videos of some of these recipes that we have made on here. (The e-book does not contain pictures of all the items)

The e-book is pretty cool for ideas, but there are so many other foods that can be experimented with!

Here are some of our favorites:

In the E-book, the recipe calls for:

English Muffin Pizza

6 English muffins; split
6 oz Tomato paste or pizza sauce
Oregano
Garlic powder
Basil (optional)
Topping:
Soy cheese substitute
Mushrooms
Onions
Green peppers
Olives
Place English muffin halves on an ungreased baking sheet and spread each half with tomato paste. Sprinkle with oregano, basil and garlic powder. Arrange toppings; sprinkle with cheese substitute. Freeze two hours, or until firm. Wrap individually. Return to freezer. To heat, bake unwrapped at 450 F for 12 minutes.

When I set my kids up with the above recipe, I change it up a little bit. I have 100% whole wheat English Muffins OR 100% whole wheat (not “made with” whole wheat) bagels. I use pizza sauce, not tomato sauce. We DO NOT use the Oregano, Garlic Powder or Basil. We use a small amount of regular cheddar cheese or sometimes feta cheese.
For toppings we have used: peperoni, ham, pineapple, sausage, onions,peppers, mushrooms (lots of veggies)

We usually just make these and eat them right afterwards but have frozen them and they are really quick to make!

Kids Trail Mix

4 c Chex cereal
1/2 c Dried fruit bits
1/2 c Raisins
1/2 c Yogurt covered peanuts
1/2 c Reeces Pieces

Put into a large ziploc bag and shake to mix.

We also substitute the Chex with Cheerios and Kix. We don’t always put the Reeces in. Sometimes we put unsalted Pretzels (or salted) in too.

Ants on a Log:

celery

peanut butter

raisins

wash and cut a couple of stalks of celery into small “logs” (about 3″ long) fill with peanut butter and push the ants (raisins) into the peanut butter. ( a variation of this, which is not as healthy but still fun , is to let the kids also shake some sprinkles on them)

……………more to come!