Move it Monday.
Davina
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back to school.
Getting back into the swing of school usually means a new start for everyone. It's always a good chance for me to get my family back into more healthy eating habits. That means good snacks when the kids get home from school.
I was online and found this awesome list of 25 healthy snacks for kids...and you! Snacks are such a great way to keep your from feeling deprived, not having your sugar drop out the bottom, keeping up your energy, and helping you to refrain from overeating or eating things you'll regret.
I love to keep almonds, triscuits and cheese, or pistachios around the kitchen for a quick snack or pick me up. I'll grab a little handful of almonds and get back to work or slice 3-4 skinny pieces of cheese and a triscuit for each, put them on a pretty plate, and sit and enjoy for a couple of minutes. Depends on the morning. In the afternoon when the kids are home from school and everyone is making a snack, I love to slice up some strawberries and put them in a cute little blue egg cup from Anthropologie with some vanilla yogurt (In think Dannon Light n'Fit is the best!).
I printed out this pdf from eatright.org that lists 25 Healthy Snacks for Kids and put it in my menu folder in my handy little organized junk drawer (check it out here). Now my kids walk in the door from school, open the drawer pull out the list, pick the snack they want, have great joy in making their own snack creation (I'm not kidding about the joy),sit down, and devour their snack.
Then it's on to homework...that's another story that's not going quite as smoothly as snack time yet...
I've put a little bit of the list below for you...you can get the rest of the list here. And I don't know about your kids but mine LOVE to dip anything...so the bonus dipping list is awesome!
25 Healthy Snacks for Kids
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When a snack attack strikes, refuel with these nutrition-packed snacks.
1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese. Top with raisins. Enjoy your “ants on a log.”
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of cinnamon.
4. Mix together ready-to-eat cereal, dried fruit and nuts in a sandwich bag for an on-the-go snack.
5. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on two graham crackers and add sliced banana to make a yummy sandwich.
6. Top low-fat vanilla yogurt with crunchy granola and sprinkle with blueberries.
7. Microwave a small baked potato. Top with reduced-fat cheddar cheese and salsa.
8. Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of low-fat cheese and grapes on pretzel sticks.
9. Toast a whole grain waffle and top with low-fat yogurt and sliced peaches.
10. Spread peanut butter on apple slices.
11. Blend low-fat milk, frozen strawberries and a banana for thirty seconds for a delicious smoothie.
12. Make a mini-sandwich with tuna or egg salad on a dinner roll.
healthy. LIFE.
Reader Comments (17)
You are the best! My hubby and I were just talking about after school snacks for my kids. I don't like them eating snack cakes, candy, all that nasty sugar that makes them feel terrible 20 minutes later. One of my daughters is such a grouch when she is hungry, so I started bringing peanut butter crackers in the car and she has to eat atleast 1 before she starts to talk!!! She is a different person after she gets some food in her belly! I am gonna print this list out, thank you sooooo much for sharing some fun ideas. I look at your blog everyday, you are so inspirational. By the way, when you come up with some fun homework tricks PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me know:)
Abby what great tips you have too! Bringing a snack in the car is good!
My little guy started Kindergarten today and the word I have for it is PROUD! Proud parents and proud boy. His whole life he just wanted to be BIG! He has arrived! :)
Bed at 10:15 up at 6:45. 8 1/2.
Davina, I love your perspective...your eye and your thoughts. Will you come to my house and photograph my children? And write nice things about them???
That is a great list! Thank you - I am finding myself eating much healthier. The challenge seems to be thinking and preparing ahead of time.
Thanks for some fresh ideas! (:
Are we still doing the contest Davina?
Bed at 10:15 up at 6:45. 8 1/2. I prefer 9. :)
I wasn't sure if the contest was over since it was Sept or not - so here I am (the Laura's apparently think alike).
Bedtime: 10:30 pm
Up: 6:00 pm
Total: 7.5 hrs
I'm with ya on the contest!
Bed at 10:15 up at 6:45. I want my 9 hours but am having trouble going to bed at 9:45! The night time is my time. Well...I take that back. It looks like I need to adjust myself. Now that I have both kids in school I can finally say...The DAY time is MY time!!! We'll see what time I go to bed tonight!
Hmmm....let's say the August contest is over. I'll announce a winner and a new contest next week on Move it Monday. For this next contest we'll have a chance for more than one person to win!
i've been in canada shooting weddings w/ a friend, so i was out of internet and am behind:
FRIDAY:
bedtime: 11 p.m
sleeptime: 8 hours
SATURDAY: 11.30 p.m.
sleeptime: 6.5 hours
SUNDAY: 10 p.m.
8 hours
MONDAY: 2 a.m.
8 hours
traveling always throws such a wrench in my sleep schedule. :(
On #11, I replace the milk with yogurt. :) it's tasty!!
Oh, and #21 -- it's one of my husband's favorite lunches. Of course, it's not just one slice of turkey ... it's a 100-120 calorie packet, but it's SO tasty!!!!
I love putting fruit and nuts on my green salads. Beans are a good add on too!
yeah, beans are great, as are crushed almonds. :)
oh, and Davina .... now that our contest is OVER, I'm STAYING UP LATE!!!!!!! Yeah, I'm a bad llama.....
Oh, Karen, didn't you hear? The sleeping contest is through the end of the year! :) It is amazing what accountability can do!
Nice try, Laura!!!!!! ;)
Um, so I don't think I've ever REALLY had s'mores until today. Toasting marshmellows burns lots of calories, right? ;)
Of course the act of eating s'mores burns calories too. We filled a pinata for our kids' combo birthday party. I only tasted a LITTLE candy. Bleh. Really time to go off sugar.
I haven't been walking because of my knee. My IT band healed up but now I'm having a ligament problem. Bummer. I had a big fit about it and now I'm kind of enjoying the pressure for my event coming off. It's still not for sure if I'll do it or not, but I'm at peace either way.