Parents' guide to kid-approved classroom snacks
August 7, 2019
The Barry County Extension Office Nutrition specialist recently released information about healthy snacks for kids this year in school. The signs are popping up and parents are getting giddy at the sight of back-to-school supplies in stores. Soon, school buses will be picking up the young learners once again.
Oftentimes, with the joys of school comes the added pressure of what snacks to bring to school parties and events. The simple act of bringing a snack can be overwhelming: so much pressure to bring something healthy and tasty that all the picky eaters will enjoy.
Here are some ideas to help the panicked parent make the trip to the store easier. Please check with your school for more requirements and classroom food allergies.
Vegetables: Packaged baby carrots,, packaged celery sticks, cherry tomatoes, mini bell peppers, packaged chopped up broccoli, packaged chopped up cauliflower, packaged chopped up mixed vegetables, dehydrated snack vegetables (such as green beans, okra, kale chips, beet chips, etc.) and fresh packaged mild salsa.
Fruits: Apples, oranges, mandarins (also called cuties or halos), pears, peaches, plums, bananas, grapes, berries (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries), packaged cut fruit (pineapples and melons), dried apples, dried pineapples, dried cranberries, dried bananas, dried mangoes and raisins.
Proteins: Turkey jerky, turkey pepperoni, lean packaged lunch meat, shelled sunflower seeds, packaged hummus and packaged bean dips.
Dairy:
Squeezable yogurt, low fat yogurt dip (sometimes called tzatziki sauce), packaged cubed cheese and packaged string cheese.
Grain:
Whole grain crackers, whole grain tortilla chips, small snack rice chips (kids love the ranch flavor), whole grain pita chips and prepackaged popped popcorn.
The Barry County Extension Office Nutrition specialist recently released information about healthy snacks for kids this year in school. The signs are popping up and parents are getting giddy at the sight of back-to-school supplies in stores. Soon, school buses will be picking up the young learners once again.
Oftentimes, with the joys of school comes the added pressure of what snacks to bring to school parties and events. The simple act of bringing a snack can be overwhelming: so much pressure to bring something healthy and tasty that all the picky eaters will enjoy.
Here are some ideas to help the panicked parent make the trip to the store easier. Please check with your school for more requirements and classroom food allergies.
Vegetables: Packaged baby carrots,, packaged celery sticks, cherry tomatoes, mini bell peppers, packaged chopped up broccoli, packaged chopped up cauliflower, packaged chopped up mixed vegetables, dehydrated snack vegetables (such as green beans, okra, kale chips, beet chips, etc.) and fresh packaged mild salsa.
Fruits: Apples, oranges, mandarins (also called cuties or halos), pears, peaches, plums, bananas, grapes, berries (blueberries, blackberries, strawberries), packaged cut fruit (pineapples and melons), dried apples, dried pineapples, dried cranberries, dried bananas, dried mangoes and raisins.
Proteins: Turkey jerky, turkey pepperoni, lean packaged lunch meat, shelled sunflower seeds, packaged hummus and packaged bean dips.
Dairy:
Squeezable yogurt, low fat yogurt dip (sometimes called tzatziki sauce), packaged cubed cheese and packaged string cheese.
Grain:
Whole grain crackers, whole grain tortilla chips, small snack rice chips (kids love the ranch flavor), whole grain pita chips and prepackaged popped popcorn.
