Healthy Snacks for Kids
Children need 2 –3 snacks daily. Have you checked out the new Food Guide Pyramid? At www.mypyramid.gov, you can learn to make healthy, well-balanced food choices for your family, as well as learn about the importance of physical activity.
Great snack ideas that kids over the age of two love:
- Granola bars
- Mini bagel or crackers with cheese
- Celery sticks with peanut butter
- Trail Mix –raisins, nuts cereal, dried fruit
- Apple slices
- Banana
- Fresh strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries
- Yogurt
- Pudding
- Applesauce
- Pretzels
- Graham or animal crackers
- Cereal with or without milk
- Orange sections
- Grapes
- Raisins
- Baby carrots or cucumbers with dip
- Sliced red, green, or yellow peppers
- Muffins
- Rice cakes
- Pita bread
- Bean dip with tortilla chips
- Melon balls
- Flavored milk, chocolate, strawberry, vanilla or banana
- Turkey or Ham rollups roll sliced meat with a piece of cheese
- Frozen yogurt or fruit juice bars