I need quick and easy afterschool snacks for 2 four year olds and a 7 year old.
We're not health freaks so all suggestions welcome (no sodas and no straight candy)
It can be something I can prepare while they're at school, or something the kids can help make, anything at all! I need a good variety, one of their favorite lines is "But we had that yessstterrddaaay!" :-) Thanks!
2007-08-16 07:33:56 · 10 answers · asked by mrs.v 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
jello, half of a sandwich, chips, chips and salsa, pudding, yogurt, applesauce, cookies and milk, juice, grapes, bagels, banannas...I love using fruits...the original fast food and it just happens to be healthy. Snack crackers...such as cheese and peanut butter...breadsticks and cheese....I hope these help. I have been doing my own daycare and these work great...come up with about 14 different ideas and you can have something different everyday for about two weeks. Another idea is watch your local school lunch menu and you can come up with all kinds of ideas. Most of all many are nutritious and cheap.
2007-08-16 07:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by summera76 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mini Pizza - An English Muffin with sauce and cheese on it heated up for 2-3 minutes in the oven.
Funny Fruit Sald - Take 1/2 of a banana and put it in a bowl. Cut up all kinds of fruit and sprinkle it over the banana. Then you can add a yogurt on top.
Cinnomon Buns - When it is a cold winter day take the Pillsberry Cinnomon Buns. Then let the kids frost them themselves when the arrive.
For more e-mail me!
2007-08-16 10:01:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can make cookies healthier by using whole wheat flour, and using half Splenda and half sugar. I did this for my son's b-day cake and it turned out great. Also, get some fruit leather and get out your cookie cutters and let them cut out the shapes. Jello jigglers (I think the amount of water to use is on the box somewhere). Also the same idea, let them cut out the shapes. Fruit cups, Quaker granola bars (Costco has 48 of the assorted for like $10), and they are low-fat.
I wanted to add that if you go to www.lakesidecollections, they have the Rachel Ray 30 minute kids meals book for less than $8. My sister got it for me last year for Christmas.
2007-08-16 07:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apples w/ peanut butter or caramel
pop corn
pb & j crackers
trail mix (can have the kids make their own bag using cereal, dried fruits, and nuts)
smoothies (great recipes on recipezaar.com)
popsicles (can be made with leftover smoothies or juice)
fruit roll-ups or beef jerky (can find recipes on recipezaar.com)
english muffin pizzas
veggies & dip
pita & hummus
triscuit nachos (pile on cheese & salsa, and microwave for 45 seconds)
wheat thins & cream cheese
frozen bananas
crackers w/ nutella
jello jigglers
jello/pudding/yogurt cups
Family Fun magazine (and their website) has a ton of creative ideas for presenting foods in interesting ways to get kids to eat things that they normally wouldn't or that they have gotten bored with. They can also give you seasonal ideas for back to school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc.
2007-08-16 15:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apple slices with peanut butter
Fruit cups (Dole makes good ones)
Pudding cups
Jello cups
String cheese and crackers
Peanuts, raisins and m&m's (Gorp)
Trail mix
Any kind of juice or milk with the snack
Look for the recipie book "Taming the CANDY monster". It has some cool things in it for kids
2007-08-16 07:42:20 · answer #5 · answered by musicgal1961 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celery and peanut butter, apples and carmel dip, rice krispie treats, pizza rolls, crackers and cheese, any random "snack" they took in their lunch and didn't finish, jello, pudding, string cheese, hard boiled egg, bagel, dry cereal...
2007-08-16 07:44:04 · answer #6 · answered by heysifti 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peanut butter & jelly sandwhiches
Deviled Eggs
Egg sandwhich
Beefaronie
popcorn
tuna sandwhich
2007-08-16 07:46:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
make cookies and have them frost and decorate them
some popcorn and watch a movie or a show depending on the time u have
finger sandwhichs
chips
ice cream
pudding
sundaes
milk shakes
goldfish
pretzels
yogurt/gogurt
bananas
apples
pears
melons
grapes
good luck! =)
2007-08-16 16:49:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
PB&J
cheese and crackers
PB and crackers
smoothis if you have a blender
homemade pizza
homemade cookies
granola bars
yougert
popcorn
hope i helped
2007-08-16 12:48:59 · answer #9 · answered by Kelly S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cupcakes
cookies
apples and peanutbutter
cream cheese and marshmellow dip for fruit
jello
pudding
cheese crackers
muffins
sandwiches
2007-08-16 08:11:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋