Food ideas for Son please!

Im_NotPerfect

My 7 year old son is starting football practices next week and I'm looking for ideas on healthy foods to keep in the house to fill him up. He's got a pretty good appetite as it is, so I know that all this activity is just going to make it worse. So I'd rather have healthy stuff that I don't mind him grabbing when he needs it.

Here's a sampling of what we typically have in the house for "snacks":

Cheese Sticks
Yogurt
Fruit of all kinds (this time of year, typically grapes, strawberries, cherries)
Veggies (grape tomatoes, cucumber, broccoli, carrots)
Beef Sticks
Applesauce Pouches

Thoughts and ideas??

melindafritz1976

1 . fruit
2. snack bars
3. crackers
4. raisins
5. low fat frozen yogurt
6. pita chips
7. flavored rice cakes
8. popcorn
9. frozen fruit bars
10. popsicles

asarwe

How about cereal (the cheerios-type, not the ridiculously sweet ones). Low fat yoghurt (plain, add fruit to dip into it). Single portion bags of trailmix.

Mama_Jag

Hard boiled eggs
peanut butter on pretzels and/or graham crackers
Nuts
Tuna salad on crackers
Raisins

SugarBaby71

Peanut butter (on whole wheat bread or bun or crackers)
I cook extra chicken with dinner (bbq) and he can slice it (or you could) and make it into a sandwich, or just nibble on it.
Apples with cheese
Apples with peanut butter
Home made muffins
Cereal
Trail mix (peanuts, raisins, a few chocolate chips, etc {mostly healthy with a little treat here and there})
Smoothies made with fruit ice milk or yogurt
Good luck!

cmcollins001

At his age with the calories burned during football practice and games...whatever he wants...he'll burn right through it. It would probably help what you consider healthy. Personally, for his age and activities, I consider anything that doesn't cause an allergic reaction or instant death healthy.

dizzzy33

Bumping for the ideas ... my 10 yr old son is in football too and has an unbelievable appetite! Need healthy snack ideas!

Cheeky_0102

i would make sure he's getting enough protein. I find that hard with my kids... how about cold chicken nuggets, i don't know if nuts are off the table, but peanutbutter sandwiches...

bagels, cheese, ham, yogurt (why low fat for a kid - they need it for their brains)

tortilla rollups; salsa chream cheese and chicken cut into circles
sushi rolls?
refried beans in a burrito?


what does he like, that will decide what he needs

sunshyncatra

Fruit
Veggies with hummus/yogurt dip/peanut butter for dipping
Anything you don't like, lol (I always buy my son animal crackers and pretzels because I know I will never pig out on them)
Homemade popsicles or yogurt pops (not as much sugar and junk if you make them yourself)
Frozen grapes