Growing kids get hungry often and love to munch on snacks. It is not very difficult or tiresome to prepare some healthy snacks for your little ones and the best part is; you can get them involved too. Children love to have their parents’ attention and are always looking forward to spending time with them.
Cooking together can be a very productive bonding experience for you and your little ones. These simple snack recipes are all you need to spend some quality time with your kids and also get some yummy food on the plate.
Banana Pops
This super simple recipe consists of no more than 3 steps and is lovable because it is tasty and nutritious. To make 4 banana pops, follow these simple instructions:
- Cut 2 bananas into half and insert a popsicle stick into each half through the cut side.
- Now dip the bananas in some yogurt and coat with the cereal of your choice.
- Finally, freeze your pops for 1 hour so that everything sets perfectly.
It might not be safe for your kids to cut the bananas but they would definitely love to roll them in yogurt and then in their favorite cereal. You would love to see the excitement on their faces when you finally open the freezer after that one hour wait!
PBJ and Fruit
Fruits are loaded with nutrients and being able to incorporate them into your kids’ diet is a big success. This snack recipe combines a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with grapes and banana and has an incredibly marvelous presentation.
- Make a simple peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Cut it into bite-size pieces, one regular sandwich will make about 6 bite-size pieces i.e. 6 tiny sandwiches.
- Now take one tiny sandwich and put it on a skewer, follow it with a slice of banana and grape.
- Keep repeating the same sequence until you run out of space on the skewer.
Who doesn’t love the PBJ sandwich? Combining this yummy treat with soft fruits like bananas and grapes is a very creative way of getting some important nutrients into your kids’ bodies. Moreover, the snack on a stick idea never fails to impress the little ones.
Strawberry Smoothie
This smoothie recipe is perfect for summers. It will re-energize your little ones when they come back from school.
- Put 1 cup of strawberry yogurt, ½ cup milk, and 2 cups of fresh strawberries in the blender.
- Now add in 2 tablespoons lime juice, a pinch of cinnamon powder, and 2 tablespoons of honey.
- Run the blender until a uniform consistency of the smoothie is obtained.
Serve your strawberry smoothie in beautiful food-grade mason jars like those found on this website. This refreshing drink is sure to light up your children’s mood. For more ideas, check these recipes of smoothies for picky eaters.
Frozen Pudding Sandwich
This cold sandwich is basically a vanilla pudding filling sandwiched between two graham crackers.
- Start by preparing vanilla pudding using the instant pudding mix.
- Once the pudding has cooled down, add in 1 cup of chocolate chips and 2 cups of whipped topping.
- Your frozen sandwich filling is ready.
- Now take some graham crackers and divide each graham cracker in half.
- To assemble the sandwich firstly put about 3 tablespoons of the pudding filling on a graham cracker. Even out the filling using a spoon or butter knife and place another graham cracker half on top.
- Now wrap each sandwich in plastic and put in the freezer for about 60 minutes.
This vanilla pudding sandwich with a dash of chocolate is an awesome treat for your little ones and even for you!
Apple and PB Combo
This snack aims to combine the goodness of apple with the richness of peanut butter. The recipe consists of two extremely simple steps:
- Core the apples and cut each apple into about 6 slices (crosswise). Since this step involves cutting, you should not let your kids do it. However, your little ones would love to do the second step that is spreading peanut butter on the apple slices.
- To make this treat more interesting, you can add toppings of your choice like miniature chocolate chips or M&M’s or even better, both.
- Put another apple slice on top of the peanut butter layer and your healthy sandwich is ready!
Treats like these are a perfect way for getting your children to eat some fruit.
Spinach Egg Rolls
This healthy snack can be a perfect after-school treat. Both spinach and eggs are healthy ingredients and what’s best is that your kids are going to love how they turn out.
- Start by beating 3 eggs and seasoning them with salt and pepper.
- Now add 4 teaspoons of shredded cheddar cheese and 2 tablespoons of shredded baby spinach. Do the shredding part yourself and let your kids do the mixing part to get them involved in the food-making process.
- Now grease your pan with some butter and pour in the egg mixture. Swirl the pan to evenly spread the batter.
- Cook for about 3 minutes and once the egg is done, slide it onto a cutting board.
- Roll it up and wait till it becomes cold. Now slice up the roll and serve.
Conclusion
Making snacks with your kids is important because it makes them feel important and gives them a sense of accomplishment. For most of the recipes mentioned in the list, you can let your little ones take charge and do everything by themselves while you just offer a little help a couple of times. This will make them more interested in their food and would encourage them to eat home-made healthy snacks instead of the commercial ones.
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