Ideas for Healthy non-cook Snakes for children

Vans

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:

Vans

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

HA :laugh:

I needed that this morning!

that is so funny!!

Juliebean

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

But snakes are so low-fat and high protein!

ChubbyBunny

What type of things do you have to work with....like a stove, oven, microwave?

dolphin7

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.

kenkraft

I would first try a few of the little snakes ... the really big ones will eat the children ...

:sad:


Ken

ericarey85

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

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

also try http://www.mormonchic.com/recipe/recipebox/pages/healthysnacks.asp

they had some really interesting ones.

mlillie

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

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

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...

Phoenix_Rising

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

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

What type of things do you have to work with....like a stove, oven, microwave?

we have an oven

Vans

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.

yesterday was veggies and dip...today is cheese crackers and pickles

Vans

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

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!!