Comments on: Healthy, Kid-Friendly Snacks

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:51:03 +0000

I have 3 little girls and yet to find a fruit or veggie that none of them will eat. There favorites are aspargus, spinach brocolli and green beans . Im a hudge veggie eater we have our own garden every year which the kids love. Oh their ages are 6 . 2 and 10 months my problem is they hate meat and fish. They will eat everything else. The only meat they enjoy is chicken and turkey so i need some tricks to hide meat lol

By: Yoga Mom

Yoga Mom — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:34:46 +0000

My kids LOVE earth balls. They are usually made with peanut butter (great protein source), but my son is allergic to nuts, so we use soybutter. It also includes raw honey, a little cocoa powder and any filler you like, such as raisins, dried cranberries (or other berries), dates, oats, flax meal, chocolate chips. A basic recipe can be found at wholefoods.com in the kid-friendly recipes.

By: everything acne

everything acne — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:05:14 +0000

great article post…yeah i agree having preservatives foods is unhealthy. I would like to recommend fresh fruits and vegetables to your kids.

By: Fun snacks for kids

Fun snacks for kids — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:19:31 +0000

Try to avoid pre-packaged snacks because its unhealthy. One can go for milk-based drinks because it rich in proteins, calcium, iron, also fruit juice will be good. One can even go for some innovative ideas like Ice cream cone can be filled with cheese, veggie and tomato chopped or a tuna fish salad which a great snack, involve the child in building their own meals from sandwiches, cheese cubes, and dried fruit or serve the meal in innovative plates and cups.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:51:26 +0000

My daughter loves kefir, a drinkable yogurt filled with probiotics. Sometimes we add grape nuts-type cereal, granola or frozen blueberries. I teach healthy cooking classes to kids, so we see firsthand how kids are eager to eat when they help to cook!

By: Marinna

Marinna — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:05:54 +0000

My grandchildren 10 and 12 have to be forced to eat even an apple or banana a day and their mom eats salads, veggies and fruit every day sooooo example doesn’t always work.

By: Patricia Paschall

Patricia Paschall — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 01:22:00 +0000

We serve a light dinner before VBS begins each evening. I’m trying to think of something other than hot dogs that isn’t terribly expensive as the church provides this meal for free and we have a large group of children.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:41:29 +0000

Hi Toby: Liz from Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen here. My boys’ favorite snacks are strawberry banana smoothies made with 100% apple juice, frozen strawberries, lowfat strawberry yogurt, and half a banana as well as my Chocolaty Pumpkin Bars http://tinyurl.com/de9u5j and my Grab-and-Go Granola Bars http://tinyurl.com/6qqy6q. For me, fitting for delicious fruits, vegetables, nuts, lowfat dairy, whole grains and good quality protein foods into snack time is a huge priority.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:21:29 +0000

When we make smoothies (w/tofu for protein and frozen fruit)she loves tricking her grandmother by sliding a few bland frozen veggies like cauliflower in there, too! Now that we are juicing, it’s so exciting to her to help pick out a combo and watch, that she will drink EVERYTHING. Now that’s a good helper.

By: Amber

Amber — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 03:18:53 +0000

My 5 year old daughter started out loving veggies and now turns her nose up at anything the other kindergartners say is “gross”. But, when she is part of the helping process, SHE LOVES EVERY VEGGIE OR FRUIT!!