i'm having a party for my son who is turning 5 any idea's on some healthy food for the party?

Question

i dont like all the sugar and all so i'm trying to find a good idea for some snacks for my sons party also anyone know of a cake without all the suger??

Answer 1

ARCTIC ORANGES


4 oranges
4 cups orange juice
4 cherries

Cut the tops off the oranges in a zigzag pattern. Hollow out the insides, remove the seeds and combine in a blender with the juice. Set the rinds in a muffin tin and fill with the mixture. Drop a cherry inside each orange. Freeze for 2 to 3 hours. Soften the treats for 5 minutes, then serve. Makes 4.

BANANA POPS


3 bananas
6 Popsicle sticks
1/4 cup peanut butter, softened
1/4 cup chopped peanuts or walnuts, granola, crispy rice cereal or sunflower seeds

Peel the bananas. Cut them in half, widthwise, and push a Popsicle stick through the cut end of each half. Spread peanut butter on the bananas, then roll them in the nuts, cereal or seeds. Wrap them in waxed paper and freeze for 3 hours. Makes 6.

FROZEN FRUIT SALAD


Freeze the following bites for a fast and frosty treat: grapes, pineapple chunks, peach slices, apricot slices, banana slices, apple slices, cantaloupe balls, watermelon chunks, peas, zucchini slices, cucumber slices, orange wedges and fruit leather
SHRUNKEN SANDWICHES


2 slices ham
2 slices low-fat cheese
12 mini crackers, such as Ritz Bits

Cut ham and cheese (six from each slice) into small rounds the size of the mini crackers. A clean medicine bottle makes a good cutter. Place a ham round on six of the crackers, then add the cheese. Cover each with another cracker. Serves 2.

SEA SHELLS


8 jumbo pasta shells
1 cup tuna or egg salad filling
1/2 cup grated cheese (optional)

Cook the pasta shells. Drain and rinse in cold water. Fill each shell with tuna or egg salad, then sprinkle with grated cheese, if desired. (Or stuff the filling into hollowed-out cherry tomatoes, green peppers or cream puff shells.) Serves 4.

PEANUT BUTTER PINWHEELS


Spread creamy or chunky peanut butter and a little bit of honey on a fresh flour tortilla (available in the refrigerator section of most grocers). Sprinkle with granola, roll up the tortilla, then slice it into bite-size pinwheels.
Much like an arts and crafts project, making a snack can become an after-school activity. The bonus: Kids get to eat their artwork, and you get to sneak nutritious foods into their diet.
SNACK ART


Create a work of art using the following elements:

•The Foundation Celery, carrots, zucchini or cucumbers cut into sticks or rounds; banana, apple or pineapple slices; melon balls; lettuce leaves; or orange sections

•The Cement Peanut butter, cream cheese, cheese spread, yogurt, jam, pizza sauce or ranch dressing

•The Decorations Seeds, nuts, grapes, raisins, olives, frozen peas or beans.

Lay out the materials and give each child plastic utensils and a plate "canvas." Suggest that they build sharks, monsters, cars, flowers, or have them write their names.

TIP: This makes a great birthday party activity.

WIGGLE WORMS


Fruit, such as grapes, melon, bananas or strawberries, cut into bite-size pieces
Pretzel sticks
Chocolate sprinkles (optional)

Spear about four pieces of fruit onto each pretzel, as if making a kebab, to create the worms. Leave a tip at the end for the tail. Parents, you can pre-spear the fruit.

Join two worms with a piece of fruit for a longer creepy-crawler. Use sprinkles to make eyes, spots or tiny feet.

COLD-CUT PUZZLER


Let your child put this puzzling lunch together. Start by making a sandwich with cheese and bologna or other deli meat.

Cut the sandwich into a number of shapes, then separate the shapes, mix them up and place them on her lunch plate.

Have your child reconstruct the sandwich by interlocking the puzzle pieces before she eats it.
TEX-MEX POPCORN


1/4 cup margarine, melted
1 tbsp. dry taco seasoning mix
1/2 cup popcorn kernels
2 tbsp. vegetable oil

Mix the melted margarine with taco seasoning and set aside. Pop the popcorn kernels in the oil in a large, covered pot, pop, then pour the popped corn into a large serving bowl. Stir in the seasoned margarine and toss lightly. Serves 4.

GOBBLEDY ****


4 cups oat or crispy rice cereal
1 cup chopped peanuts
1 cup raisins or chopped dried prunes or apricots
1 cup sunflower seeds
1 cup chopped pretzels
3 tbsp. margarine, melted (optional)

Place all ingredients in a 2-quart sealable plastic bag, seal and shake until mixed. Serves 6 to 8.

BAGGY BUGS


Place a graham cracker in a plastic baggy, seal it shut and crush the crackers into a fine sand using a large spoon.

Add a few raisins to the bag and have the kids dig for bugs in the sand. Experiment with other tasty critters--dried cranberry "ladybugs," carob chip "ants" and fruit snack "worms."
BANANA SCREAM


3 bananas (the riper the banana, the sweeter the shake)
2 tbsp. nonfat milk

Peel the bananas, cut in half width-wise, wrap in plastic wrap, and freeze until firm. Place in a blender,
add milk and puree until creamy. Serves 4.

JUNGLE JUICE


1 1/2 cups nonfat milk
1/2 cup grape juice
1 banana, sliced

Put milk, juice and banana in a blender and mix until smooth. For more vibrant color, add a few drops of purple food coloring. Serves 2.

MAKE-A-SHAKE


Combine two favorite drinks to create a refreshing new taste. Try grape juice and orange juice, strawberry nectar and pineapple juice, lemonade and soda water, or chocolate milk and 2 teaspoons of melted smooth peanut butter. For a frosty drink, add ice and blend.
FISH IN A POND


1/2 cup low-fat cream cheese or cheese spread
Fish-shaped crackers
4 celery ribs, stems removed

Scoop the cream cheese into a bowl. (You can tint the cream cheese with blue food coloring to make it look like a pond.) Place the goldfish in a separate bowl, or surround the "pond" with them. Let the kids dip the celery sticks into the cheese, then into the bowl of crackers to "catch" a fish. Serves 2.

APPLE FONDUE


1/2 cup low-sugar, low-fat chunky peanut butter
1/4 cup crispy rice cereal
1/8 cup raisins
2 green apples, cut into wedges

Mix the peanut butter, cereal, and raisins in a small bowl. Let the kids dip the apple wedges into the thick peanut butter mixture. If you prefer to thin it, melt the peanut butter in the microwave first, then add the cereal and raisins and serve warm. Serves 2.

SAY CHEESE


Heat your favorite cheese spread or cheese (try cheddar or brie) in a glass bowl in the microwave until just melted. Be sure to watch it closely: cheese melts fast. Offer the kids a variety of snacks to dip into it, such as pretzel sticks, apple wedges, grapes, breadsticks or carrot sticks, and other cut-up veggies.
COOKIE-CUTTER CHEESE TOASTS


2 slices whole wheat bread
2 slices low-fat cheese

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the bread slices on a cookie sheet and top with a slice of cheese.

Cut out shapes using cookie cutters. Heat until the cheese melts and bubbles. Serve warm or cold.

Serves 1.

PAINTED TOAST


1/4 cup nonfat milk
2 to 3 drops each red, blue, green and yellow food coloring
2 slices white or whole wheat bread
2 clean paintbrushes

Pour 1 tablespoon milk into four small cups. Drop food coloring into the cups to make four different colors of "paint." Let the kids paint a face, critter or rainbow onto the bread, then toast the bread and serve.

Alternatively, tint small amounts of margarine or cream cheese with food coloring, then have the kids paint the colored spread on the bread. Serves 2.

TOAST TOPPERS


Toast the bread, then spread the slice with margarine, cream cheese, peanut butter or soft cheese.

Give the kids a selection of toppings, such as herbs, seeds, bread crumbs, chopped nuts, crunchy cereal or cinnamon to sprinkle or press into the spread.
FRECKLE-FACED BEARS


1 10-oz. pkg. refrigerator biscuits
1/4 cup sesame or sunflower seeds
36 raisins

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and spray a cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Roll six raw biscuits into balls, roll in seeds, then flatten slightly on the cookie sheet to form the bears' heads.

Roll small pieces of dough to form ears and noses, and use raisins for eyes. Use leftover dough to create letters, monsters, faces or pigs. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Makes 6 bears.

PENGUINS


8 large dates, pitted
1/4 cup low-fat cream cheese, softened
1 thin slice cheddar cheese
16 chocolate sprinkles, for eyes

Slice dates open and stuff with cream cheese. Stand up the dates and add two cheese triangles for feet and one for a beak. Add two sprinkles for eyes. Makes 8.

ZOO FOOD


Let the kids make their own three-dimensional zoo, using animal crackers. Give the kids three crackers of the same animal.

Have them spread jam or peanut butter to make three-layer cracker sandwiches. Stand the crackers up and parade them across the table.
GOOFY WALDORF SALAD


1 cup grated carrot
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped apple
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins
2 to 3 tbsp. mayonnaise
1 tsp. lemon juice
4 ice cream cones

In a large mixing bowl, stir all ingredients well. Scoop into ice cream cones. Serves 4.

PARTY PARFAIT


2 cups plain or vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup fresh fruit
1/4 cup whole grain cereal

Fill two parfait glasses halfway with yogurt. Add a layer of fruit and cereal. Spoon in the remaining yogurt and add another layer of fruit and cereal. Refrigerate until serving time. For frozen parfaits, freeze the yogurt and fruit before you assemble the sundae. Serves 2.

SKIP THE FORKS


Instead of forks, offer children fondue skewers, toothpicks, pretzel sticks, tongs, tweezers, chopsticks or any other creative utensil. Then give them challenging snacks--deviled eggs, cheese and crackers, apple wedges, pizza squares--and tell them "No hands, please!"

Answer 2

I would go ahead with a decadent cake and some sort of ice cream (maybe yogurt if it is that big of a deal)...but then round it out with healthy stuff.

Good snacks:
Pretzels...mix and match the shapes in a big bowl.
Goldfish crackers
Fresh fruit chunks or whole pieces
Pepperonis
Cheese cubes

For a meal, how bout lowfat burgers? High end cuts of ground beef, turkey or veggie burgers on the grill, baked prepared french fries like Ore-Ida. Give in and use white buns.

Punch made fruit juice base instead of a koolaid type.

Answer 3

Hot buttered O's instead of chips.
Cheerios with butter and a little salt. Lots of recipes on the net.

No offense to the previous answerer, but I wouldn't recommend grapes...kids will be running around, and they are one of the major choking hazards in the fruit category.

I made my cake from scratch, and put in half the sugar. I also used plain homemade whipped cream with just a teeny bit of sugar instead of using frosting. It turned out great. Those storebought cake mixes are soooo sweet....even without the frosting.

Answer 4

Take half of apples and fill with peanut butter then sprinkle raisins on top. They are very tasty! If that does not float your boat try peanut butter crackers with 8 stick pretzel and raisin eyes. Then there is a cake with no sugar added! It is a yellow cake mix from a box with maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple w/ juice. Then if you like add nuts of your choice! Hope this helps!

Answer 5

For your 5 year old son's party I would try snacks like crackers with cheese or even vegies with dip. I don't know if 5 year olds like vegies... I know I didn't. But if you plan on making something that needs sugar you can always use splenda, the suplement for sugar. It has the same taste but it's not really sugar. Hoped I helped.

Answer 6

I've always liked ants on a log, which is celery stalks with peanut butter in them and raisins squished into the peanut butter. Fruit with a kind of yogurt dip is good (I can't remember what exactly my mom used to make the dip). Maybe you could use a dessert other than cake?

Answer 7

When you make the cake, use Splenda, but only use half the amount of sugar it calls for....use whip cream for the frosting...for snacks, how about "Ants on a Log", peanut butter filled celery sticks with raisins sprinkled on it...or fruit-filled ceral bars...or cheese and crackers...

Answer 8

You could have a vegetable tray with uncooked veggies,carrot sticks ,broccoli,cauliflower etc.and a dip.Also a fruit tray.You will be surprised how kids will love it.Fruit juice is good instead of pop.Also could have baked tortilla chips and a mild salsa.Hope this will help give you an idea for snacks.

Answer 9

Veggie Pizza
Sun Chips
Sugar-Free Cookies
Whole-Wheat pretzels
Chex Mix

Answer 10

I just saw a cute idea for a dessert that I'm going to try. You get a fish bowl. (like the standard looking fish bowl.) Blue jello, and some gummy fish or other oceany looking creatures to throw in the jello. It's cute.
At our house we also like to do fruit kabobs. Serve different fruits cut to size and skewers. They can put whatever they want on the skewer. It often ends in a prettiest, most fruit competition.

Answer 11

you could have carrots and fat free dill dip, cheese and crackers or have a cheese and sausage tray. cut-up apples with dip, fruit slices.

try this for a cake :1c raisins, 1c dried fruit, 2c water, 2c all-purpose flour, 1tsp baking soda,1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg, 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 2 eggs beaten or egg substitute, 1c unsweetened applesauce, 2 tablespoons sugar free liquid sweetener, 3/4 c veggie oil, 1tsp vanilla, 1/2 c chopped nuts

combine raisins, fruit and water in saucepan cook uncovered til water is evaporated and fruit is tender, cool.
in mixing bowl combine flower, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon. in another bowl combine eggs, applesauce, sweetener, oil and vanilla. add nuts and fruit mixture.stir into dry mixture and blend. pour into a 10 inch fluted tube pan bake at 350 deg. for 35-40 mins. or til cake tests done.