Can you suggest some after school snacks for my 12 yr old son?

Question

My son has recently become "always hungry". He isn't a fruit and vege lover. I'd need some ideas of healhty snacks. Either already store made foods or snacks I can mix together. Any crackers or cookies that are low fat yet tasty. Somthing I can through together fast. Or put together and put in my purse if I have to pick him at up at school and go somewhere for awhile.

I'll looking not just for the usual snack ideas but for some unusual ones. Are there things that your children like to nibble on that other kids don't like?

Thanks for your suggestions!

Answer 1

Caramel Snack Mix
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup white corn syrup
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup almonds
1 (12 ounce) package crispy corn and rice cereal
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Spray a large roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a medium-size microwave safe bowl, mix butter, white corn syrup and brown sugar. Place the mixture in the microwave and cook 2 minutes, or until butter melts.
Place the cereal, pecans and almonds into the prepared roasting pan. Pour the melted butter mixture over the cereal and nuts and mix gently until the cereal and nuts are coated.
Bake for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
As the snack mix is cooling, be sure to continue to stir so that the mix will not harden in one big lump.

Guilt-Free Snack Mix
INGREDIENTS
4 cups crispy corn cereal squares
1 cup dried mixed fruit, chopped
1/4 cup yogurt covered raisins
1/3 cup chopped mixed nuts
2/3 cup banana chips
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, mix together crispy corn cereal squares, dried fruit mix, yogurt covered raisins, mixed nuts and banana chips. Store in sealed, airtight containers.

Study Snacks
INGREDIENTS
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 cup white sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup raisins (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix together in order given, making sure that butter or margarine is well beaten in. You can add up to 1/2 teaspoon more of cinnamon if you like spice. More flour may be added if batter is runny.
Drop by tablespoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are slightly brown. Cookies with be soft.

Hope these help!

Answer 2

Hello. I'm an old bachelor man with no kids, but I may have an idea for you. I recently bought some of those lower sugar Quaker Chewy Bars with 25% less sugar which still taste good. What about some cinnamon graham crackers with a glass of milk. (Aldi's sell some $1 boxes that are real good). How about a few pretzels with some low fat peanut butter? For lower sugary drinks you could either make Crystal Lite or get those bottles of Glaceau Water or the like. Wish I could help more, but good luck just the same.

Answer 3

Preparation Time : 5 mins.
Baking Temperature : 180°C (350°F).
Baking Time : 5 mins.
Cooking Time : 5 mins.
Makes 4 toasts.
Ingredients
4 slices brown bread, lightly buttered
½ cup processed cheese, cut into 1 cm (10 mm) cubes
4 lettuce leaves
1 small can (225 grams) baked beans
½ teaspoon dry red chilli flakes (paprika)
1 tablespoon butter
Method
1. Melt half the butter in a pan and add the dry red chilli flakes.
2. Add the baked beans and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cheese, mix well and keep aside.
3. Bake the bread slices in a pre-heated oven at 180°C (350°F) for 2 minutes till each is lightly toasted.
4. Place a lettuce leaf on each slice.
5. Spread a generous portion of the baked beans and cheese mixture on it.
6. Serve immediately.

Answer 4

Give him a treat on occasion. Don't make it too rough on him. Try to remember it was like to be a kid and how much a special treat meant to you.

Grilled Chocolate Sandwich

Makes 6 sandwiches

Ingredients
8 ounces best quality bittersweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
12 slices best-quality white sandwich bread [like Pepperidge Farm]
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

Method
Chop the bittersweet chocolate fine and set aside in a medium bowl.
Heat the cream in a small saucepan until just boiling and pour over the chopped chocolate. Let stand 1 minute, then whisk until smooth. Refrigerate until just slightly solid, about 30 minutes.

Spread a layer of the chocolate mixture 1/4-inch thick [about 3 tablespoons] on half the bread sides to within about 1/4 inch of the edges. Press 2 teaspoons of the chocolate chips into the center of each filling.

Spread a bit of softened butter over one side of the remaining slices. Butter-side up, place slice over each chocolate-spread slice and press lightly around edges to seal. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes before putting on grill or press.

NOTE: If you are using a skillet instead, freeze the sandwich 15 minutes.

Heat a grill or sandwich press [or a large griddle or skillet over medium-high heat], add sandwiches.

Press on one side only for two minutes [depending on the particular grill or press] until the bread is nicely browned; the chocolate should be barely melted, not swimming out sides.

If using a griddle or skillet, heat sandwich first on unbuttered side until lightly toasted, about 1 minute; turn sandwich over and weight down with baking sheet or pan on top of sandwich and placing a few soup cans on top.

Toast for another minute, until golden. Cut in half and serve immediately.

Answer 5

I'm a little older than your son, and my mom suggested one day to try putting peanut butter and jelly on crackers. She said it tasted good on Saltines, but I used Ritz.. They were pretty good- a nice combo of sweet and salty.

Since your son isn't a big fruit fan, maybe this will change his mind- try getting some bamboo skewers (you should be able to find them at the grocery store) and putting small pieces of fruit on them- grapes, strawberries, pineapple, cherries, etc. They're a lot of fun to make and eat.

If you'd like any more suggestions, feel free to email me!

Answer 6

Teddy grahams are surprisingly OK for kids to eat, try those, the serving size is 50 and the calories are 100 per serving, its a snack that every kid likes too!

Answer 7

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Answer 8

I have a 13 yr old girl and a 9 yr old boy, and they both like to eat ramen noodles straight outta the package. They sprinkle the seasoning pack on the raw noodles and eat em like chips! I think its kinda foul myself, but they enjoy it! The easy mac is great if he is gonna be home...its quick, easy and tastes good!

Answer 9

the big one is quit spoiling him . Try granola bars real granola bars, salad cut up bits of apple in it and put ranch all over it , oh and QUAKER has a lot of good snake alternatives that are healthy and tastes good and if thats all you buy he will eat it if hes truly gets hungry enough and lets hope he doesn't just have the munchies if you know what i mean

Answer 10

When my son went through this phase, we started getting bi-weekly deliveries from Schwan's (the ice cream people). They have a huge assortment of after school, nuke 'em yourself, some healthy, others not healthy, foods that saved us a huge headache.