Whether the kids are in school, homeschooled, or are still toddling around, here are some great healthy snack recipes that won't empty your wallet while, but Will satiate their ravenous hunger!Snack Ideas
- Baked Tortilla Chips w/ Salsa
- Chewy Granola Bars
- Crackers & Sliced Hard
Cheese
- Cottage Cheese w/ Pineapple or sliced strawberries
- Dill Pickles Dipped in Peanut Butter
- Flavored Popcorn
- Fruit Slices w/ Peanut Butter or Fruit Dips or Caramel Dip
- Granola Bars (copycat Nature Valley Crunchy)
- Honey Granola
- Microwave Popcorn
- Popcorn in Various Flavors
- Pretzels
- Saltines or Ritz Crackers with Jelly (Grape is Awesome!)
- Slice of Bread w/ Molasses for dipping
- String Cheese
- Trail Mix
- Veggie Sticks w/ Ranch Dip
- Yogurt: for variety add fruits, granola, chopped nuts,etc
- Baked Tortilla Chips w/ Salsa
- 1 small orange (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 1 cup blueberries (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 3 Tbs. raisins (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 28 grapes (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 2 Tbs. mixed nuts (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 5 small soy crisps (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 3/4 ounce cheddar cheese (fits in ziploc snack bag)
- 1 3/4 cups cantaloupe, raspberries or whole strawberries
- 1/2 red bell pepper + 3 Tbs. hummus
- 1/2 mini-bagel + 1 ounce salmon
- 1 1/2 hard-boiled eggs
- 3/4 cup bran cereal
Easy Instant Recipes
- Ants on a Log
- Fruit S'mores
- Fruit Kabobs: Chunks of fruit skeweredonto pretzel sticks. To make ahead of time & prevent discoloration, dip in OJ before skewering them
- Peanut Butter Crunch Balls
- Pickled Froggies
- Pickle/Cucumber Bites
- Pudding Shakes
- Apple Juice Cubes
- Banana Pops: chunks of bananas rolled in yogurt or honey & then granola or cereal or chocolate, & Freeze
- Caramel Apple Dip
- Chex Muddy Buddies
- Coconut Whipped Cream & Fruit Chunks
- Deviled Eggs
- Granola Bars
- Gogurts: MYO
- Hard Boiled Eggs
- Juice Bags
- Kool-Aid Sherbet
- MYO Fruit Leathers
- Muffins: Any kind (make'm, wrap'em in saran wrap & freeze'm, they reheat in the micro in 15-20 second
- Mug Mixes- here are a large number of make ahead Mug Mixes- single servings that are great for afterschool snacks
- Yogurt/ Fruit Parfaits
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