Every child sees snack-time as a crucial part of their day. However, finding snacks for your kids that are both filling and nutritious is not an easy task. Prepare for the next snack attack with these healthy snacks for kids:
Apple and Peanut Butter Stack
What you’ll need:
- Apples
- Peanut butter
How to:
- Cut apple into slices
- Spread peanut butter on apple slices
Ants on a Log
What you’ll need:
- Celery
- Peanut butter
- Raisins
How to:
- Spread peanut butter onto celery sticks
- Sprinkle raisins on top
Breakfast Banana Pops
What you’ll need:
- Bananas
- Ice cream sticks
- Yogurt (base the flavour on your child’s preference)
- Cereal (granola works well, but it can be substituted for any cereal that your child prefers )
How to:
- Cut your banana in half
- Push an Ice cream stick into the thickest end of the banana halves
- Cover your banana with a coating of yogurt
- Roll the yogurt-coated banana in the cereal Freeze for a minimum of two hours until it is covered
Fruit Kebabs
What you’ll need:
- Assorted fruit (such as grapes, pineapple, raspberries, etc.)
- Kebab sticks
How To:
- Simply slide the fruit you want onto the kebab stick
Cookie Cutter Sandwiches
What you’ll need:
- Cookie cutter
- Bread
How to:
- Prepare your sandwiches as you normally would
- Use a cookie cutter to cut the sandwich into a fun shape your kids will enjoy
- Sandwich fillings as per your child’s preferences
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
What you’ll need:
- 2 sweet potatoes
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- Salt & chilli powder
How to:
- Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius
- Cut the sweet potato into thin slices
- In a small bowl, combine the oil, chili powder and salt
- Place the potatoes in a roasting pan and use a brush to apply the oil mixture Let the potatoes cool, and serve warm.
- Cook potatoes until soft (around 20 to 25 minutes)
- Once seasoned to taste, place the pan in the oven
