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Eat Right Food, Nutrition and Health Tips from the American Dietetic Association
25 Healthy Snacks for Kids
When a snack attack strikes, refuel with these nutrition-packed snacks.
Easy, Tasty (and Healthy) Snacks
You may need an adult to help with some of these snacks.
1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese. Top with raisins. Enjoy your “ants on
a log.”
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of
cinnamon.
4. Mix together ready-to-eat cereal, dried fruit and nuts in a sandwich bag for an on-the-go snack.
5. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on two graham crackers and add sliced banana to make a yummy
sandwich.
6. Top low-fat vanilla yogurt with crunchy granola and sprinkle with blueberries.
7. Microwave a small baked potato. Top with
reduced-fat cheddar cheese and salsa.
8. Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of low-fat cheese
and grapes on pretzel sticks.
9. Toast a whole grain waffle and top with low-fat
yogurt and sliced peaches.
10. Spread peanut butter on apple slices.
11. Blend low-fat milk, frozen strawberries and a
banana for thirty seconds for a delicious smoothie.
12. Make a mini-sandwich with tuna or egg salad on a
dinner roll.
13. Sprinkle grated Monterey Jack cheese over a corn
tortilla; fold in half and microwave for twenty
seconds. Top with salsa.
14. Toss dried cranberries and chopped walnuts in
instant oatmeal.
15. Mix together peanut butter and cornflakes in
a bowl. Shape into balls and roll in crushed
graham crackers.
16. Microwave a cup of tomato or vegetable soup
and enjoy with whole grain crackers.
17. Fill a waffle cone with cut-up fruit and top
with low-fat vanilla yogurt.
18. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on hot
popcorn.
19. Banana Split: Top a banana with low-fat
vanilla and strawberry frozen yogurt. Sprinkle
with your favorite whole-grain cereal.
20. Sandwich Cut-Outs: Make a sandwich on
whole grain bread. Cut out your favorite
shape using a big cookie cutter. Eat the fun
shape and the edges, too!
21. Spread mustard on a flour tortilla. Top with
a slice of turkey or ham, low-fat cheese and
lettuce. Then roll it up.
22. Mini Pizza: Toast an English muffin, drizzle
with pizza sauce and sprinkle with low-fat
mozzarella cheese.
23. Rocky Road: Break a graham cracker into
bite-size pieces. Add to low-fat chocolate
pudding along with a few miniature
marshmallows.
24. Inside-Out Sandwich: Spread mustard on a
slice of deli turkey. Wrap around a sesame
breadstick.
25. Parfait: Layer vanilla yogurt and mandarin
oranges or blueberries in a tall glass. Top with
a sprinkle of granola.
Andrew C. Roper, CAA, Ph.D.,
Supervisor of Physical Education, Health Education, and Athletics
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development,
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
23160 Moakley Street, Suite 101
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Telephone: 301 475 5511, extension 122
Facsimile: 301 475 4229
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