Ideas for Healthy non-cook Snakes for children

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Vans
Vans Posts: 388 Member
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I am curious to know if any parents or teachers have some good ideas for healthy snacks?
I work for the local YMCA and am placed at a school for a pre and post school program.

I had some training last week out of town for children s nutrition and fitness (Implementing a program Originating from Texas called C.A.T.C.H) coordinated approach to children s health:happy:

My question for YOU is.....do you have ANY creative and FUN ideas for fruits and veggies?
I have thought about making animals and people with veggies....
other then that we eat yogurt, digestive cookies, tomorrow will be salsa and tortilla chips :bigsmile:

I'm really hoping for some good ideas from my MFP family:flowerforyou: thank you!!!!


HAHAHA I cant edit the title...I meant SNACKS...I PROMISE I am not feeding snakes to the children :laugh:

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  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    I am curious to know if any parents or teachers have some good ideas for healthy snacks?
    I work for the local YMCA and am placed at a school for a pre and post school program.

    I had some training last week out of town for children s nutrition and fitness (Implementing a program Originating from Texas called C.A.T.C.H) coordinated approach to children s health:happy:

    My question for YOU is.....do you have ANY creative and FUN ideas for fruits and veggies?
    I have thought about making animals and people with veggies....
    other then that we eat yogurt, digestive cookies, tomorrow will be salsa and tortilla chips :bigsmile:

    I'm really hoping for some good ideas from my MFP family:flowerforyou: thank you!!!!


    HAHAHA I cant edit the title...I meant SNACKS...I PROMISE I am not feeding snakes to the children :laugh:
  • mlillie
    mlillie Posts: 302
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    HA :laugh:

    I needed that this morning!

    that is so funny!!
  • Juliebean
    Juliebean Posts: 317
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    No way, keep the snakes in there! I was literally laughing out loud in my office!

    I'm sure you've tried the whole "peanut butter and raisins on celery" is ants on a log trick before... Other than that, I've got nothin! I was never one of those kids who cared about the shapes of my food, I just liked to eat! :laugh: Explains a lot, doesn't it...?
  • shorerider
    shorerider Posts: 3,817 Member
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    But snakes are so low-fat and high protein!
  • ChubbyBunny
    ChubbyBunny Posts: 3,523 Member
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    What type of things do you have to work with....like a stove, oven, microwave?
  • dolphin7
    dolphin7 Posts: 192 Member
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    You could try presenting the food in a fun way, using decorated sandwhich bags or something, sometimes getting to the food is fun for kids, they may think its more of a gift when unwrapping it. Can you seve the fruit and veggies with different types of dip, ranch or hummus? I have little one's who are totally into dipping their food. :wink:
  • kenkraft
    kenkraft Posts: 38 Member
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    I would first try a few of the little snakes ... the really big ones will eat the children ...

    :sad:


    Ken
  • ericarey85
    ericarey85 Posts: 312 Member
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    my best suggestion is go to google search engine

    i typed in....... healthy fun homemade snacks for children

    and i got a lot to pop up

    here is a link to one of them i thought was intereting time consuming but interesting.

    http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50401
  • carvan
    carvan Posts: 377 Member
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    I would first try a few of the little snakes ... the really big ones will eat the children ...

    :sad:


    Ken

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • ericarey85
    ericarey85 Posts: 312 Member
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    also try http://www.mormonchic.com/recipe/recipebox/pages/healthysnacks.asp

    they had some really interesting ones.
  • mlillie
    mlillie Posts: 302
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    yes- searching for ideas is great on line- here are some blogs I like and I dont have children

    Oh and making your own healthy granola bars or things like baked oatmeal is fun too!

    http://blog.superhealthykids.com/
    http://twolittlevegans.blogspot.com/
    http://www.foodbackwards.com/doofblog/
    http://www.healthy-recipes-for-kids.com/
    http://healthysnacksforkids.blogspot.com/
    http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
  • Fitness_Chick
    Fitness_Chick Posts: 6,648 Member
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    I would first try a few of the little snakes ... the really big ones will eat the children ...

    :sad:


    Ken

    I think you make a very GOOD POINT....:laugh: :laugh: :sad: :sad: :laugh: :laugh: oh laughin till the tears came. I soo needed a giggle this morning before I head out:flowerforyou:

    **I'll think on some snack ideas and post back later with what I come up with:happy:
  • Kaybay37
    Kaybay37 Posts: 57
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    TOO funny! :bigsmile:

    I just read somewhere (vegetarian times, I think) about deconstructing. The one I remember is deconstructing the peanut butter sandwich. Instead of putting the fillings on bread, use bread sticks to dip into the pb. I'm thinking more like crackers, maybe.

    I have to check out some of these sites!

    Snakes...:smile:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
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    I would first try a few of the little snakes ... the really big ones will eat the children ...

    :sad:


    Ken

    I think you make a very GOOD POINT....:laugh: :laugh: :sad: :sad: :laugh: :laugh: oh laughin till the tears came. I soo needed a giggle this morning before I head out:flowerforyou:


    I, too, laughed until I cried and needed that badly this morning. THANK YOU!!
  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    No way, keep the snakes in there! I was literally laughing out loud in my office!

    I'm sure you've tried the whole "peanut butter and raisins on celery" is ants on a log trick before... Other than that, I've got nothin! I was never one of those kids who cared about the shapes of my food, I just liked to eat! :laugh: Explains a lot, doesn't it...?
    Due to allergies there are no peanuts allowed in the school
  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    What type of things do you have to work with....like a stove, oven, microwave?

    we have an oven
  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    You could try presenting the food in a fun way, using decorated sandwhich bags or something, sometimes getting to the food is fun for kids, they may think its more of a gift when unwrapping it. Can you seve the fruit and veggies with different types of dip, ranch or hummus? I have little one's who are totally into dipping their food. :wink:

    yesterday was veggies and dip...today is cheese crackers and pickles
  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    yes- searching for ideas is great on line- here are some blogs I like and I dont have children

    Oh and making your own healthy granola bars or things like baked oatmeal is fun too!

    http://blog.superhealthykids.com/
    http://twolittlevegans.blogspot.com/
    http://www.foodbackwards.com/doofblog/
    http://www.healthy-recipes-for-kids.com/
    http://healthysnacksforkids.blogspot.com/
    http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/

    unfortunately I have a junior allergic to oatmeal...but that is a great idea thank you!
  • Vans
    Vans Posts: 388 Member
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    I would first try a few of the little snakes ... the really big ones will eat the children ...

    :sad:


    Ken

    I think you make a very GOOD POINT....:laugh: :laugh: :sad: :sad: :laugh: :laugh: oh laughin till the tears came. I soo needed a giggle this morning before I head out:flowerforyou:

    **I'll think on some snack ideas and post back later with what I come up with:happy:
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    haha note to self...If there's a typo more people will peek at the topic haha:laugh: and THANK YOU!!

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