Sometimes you just need a list.

I was talking to my daughter and she was saying that one of her biggest challenges is thinking of healthy snacks for the kids...that they'll eat!
I gathered together the following list of ideas for the class I taught in January. They aren't all "Healthy" but sometimes having a list to look at prompts new ideas.Keep in mind kids like to "dip" veggies and fruit in sauces, yogurt, dressings, peanut butter etc. They also have fun using unique utensils like straws, chopsticks, toothpicks, popsicle sticks, skewers, pretzels, crackers etc. You can also help them practice sorting/grouping objects and doing math like I had fun doing with my grandson, Josh. His teacher had us work with 20 or more things like crackers, peanuts etc. and grouping them different ways to add up to 5 or 7 or 10. After practicing he got to eat them! =)

Snack ideas:

An apple a day-Slices, sauce, crisp with yogurt/peanut butter & raisins
•Cheese- cheese & fruit kabobs (cut cheese in shapes with cookie cutter)
•Peanut butter-PB&J, on mini waffles, rice cakes, on apple slices or celery stick w/raisins
•Fruits or vegetables -bake them into yummy muffins or breads. Banana or pumpkin bread, zucchini muffins, and carrot bars
•Enriched whole grain cereal with milk and fruit
•Quesadillas: chopped vegetables, leftover cooked chicken, or even shrimp, Bean and Cheese Quesadillas, (are easy to make and fun for kids to hold) With chunky veggie salsa
•Low-fat yogurt -To add taste and nutritional value, whip up a yogurt parfait with berries and granola or make a homemade fruity yogurt pop
•Eggs-One egg provides a 4-year-old with almost one-third of her protein requirements for the day. Keep a bunch of hard-boiled eggs in the fridge (they last for seven days), or scramble an egg and roll it up in a flour tortilla; Or easy breakfast pita that can be made the night before
•Sweet potato chips
•Hummus-dip* has an appealing nutty flavor; serve with cut-up vegetables or salt-free crackers for dipping, or use it to make a pita bread sandwich.
•Pasta is a fabulous source of complex carbohydrates. Pick some in your child's favorite shape, and cook up a batch to keep in the refrigerator. At snacktime, microwave a half-cup serving tossed with veggies or cooked chicken and jarred tomato sauce
•Pears-Rich in fiber - canned pears with a small bowl of low-fat cottage cheese or pack a juicy whole pear in your child's lunch box
•Fruit Smoothies-nonfat vanilla yogurt, orange juice, and a banana as the smoothie's base, then experiment with a combination of cut-up fresh or frozen fruit. It's a great way to sneak two or three servings of fruit and fiber into your child's diet.
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• Snack Mix-Toss together a healthy combo of nuts, pretzels, whole grain cereal, banana chips, and popcorn for a handy, portable snack.
• Low-Fat Ham- boost your child's protein intake. Roll up a slice on its own or with a piece of cheese, make mini crustless ham sandwiches, or try Ham and Cheese Crepes
•Raisins/Craisins
•Whole grain waffles- waffle sticks topped with reduced-fat cream cheese and a fruit jelly
•Strawberries
•Oatmeal- low-fat Oatmeal Cookies and milk; add in whatever you want -- try raisins, cranberries, dried apricots, or nuts; homemade granola snack bars
•Pigs in a blanket
•Bird Nests
•Pumpkin Muffins
•Parmesan Cheese popcorn
•Fruit salad
•Peanut butter balls
•Happy face apples
•”Dog Chow” “Reindeer food”
• 3 Little Pig Houses-built with pretzels & peanut butter
•Ants on a log-celery with peanut butter & raisins
Whole grain English muffins--to make mini pizzas, tuna melts, peanut butter & honey..

I hope this helps give you some ideas!

* Here is my Hummus recipe:
Hummus:

2 cloves garlic
2 can garbanzo beans, drained
juice of 1 lemon/lemon juice from a bottle
1 tsp. salt
drizzle in olive oil to desired consistency

Blend together in food processor/blender and serve w/ chips
and veggies.

I make this with black beans instead of or in combo with garbanzo beans and like it even better! I almost always have these ingredients on hand too.
You can also add up to about 4 T of raw tahini(sesame paste). It tastes quite good w/o it, but if you like a stronger flavor, add tahini.