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Do you run
out of ideas for snacks for your children's lunches or perhaps
your own? Here is a list of snacks for hunger or thirst.
Thirst
|
Apple Juice |
Kiwis |
Plums |
|
Apples |
Mangos |
Raspberries |
|
Blackberries |
Melons |
Strawberries |
|
Blueberries |
Milk-plain or
chocolate |
Tangerines |
|
Cantaloupe |
Nectarines |
Tomato Juice |
|
Cherries* |
Orange Juice |
Tropical Fruit
Juice |
|
Cherry Tomatoes* |
Oranges |
Vegetable Juice |
|
Cucumber |
Papaya |
Water |
|
Grapefruit |
Peaches |
Watermelon |
|
Grapefruit Juice |
Pears |
Yoghurt Beverages |
|
Grapes* |
Pineapple |
|
Hunger
|
Apple Sauce |
Apricots |
Bagel |
|
Banana |
Bread and Buns |
Bread Sticks |
|
Cereal |
Cheese |
Cottage Cheese |
|
Crackers |
Egg Roll |
Eggs-Hard Cooked
or Deviled |
|
Hummus |
Ice Cream/Ice
Milk |
Milk Pudding |
|
Muffins-whole
grain |
Nuts and seeds* |
Peanut Butter |
|
Pita Bread |
Pizza |
Popcorn* |
|
Sandwich-
Cheese;Egg
Salad; Ham;Peanut Butter; Salmon; Tuna. |
Vegetables-
Raw: Anise;
Broccoli Pieces; Carrots*; Cauliflower Pieces; Celery; Kohlrabi;
Peppers; Radishes; Rutabaga/ Turnip strips; Snowpeas; Zucchini |
Yoghurt |
* Nuts; Seeds:
Popcorn; Some raw fruits such as grapes; Some raw vegetables
especially carrots are good snacks but may cause choking in children
under age three. Always supervise young children when they are
eating.
Healthy
Snack Ideas
- Snack size
yoghurts, milk puddings and fruit cups....don't forget a spoon
- Milk and milk
shakes in a drinking box....keep some cold and ready to go
- Any fruit
...grapes, orange wedges, cantaloupe slices, canned pineapple
spears or chunks
- Vegetable
sticks mixed with chunks of cheese
- Celery sticks
filled with soft cheese or peanut butter; add a few crackers
- Crackers...bag
them yourself or buy small portion packs
- Cheese
- Peanut butter
and crackers
- Snack pack
cheese and crackers or peanut butter and crackers
- Handful of
wholegrain cereal......add a few grapes or small chunks of cheese
- Whole grain
muffin
- Sandwich with
a few slices of fruit
- Cold pizza
slices
- Half bagel
with cheese or peanut butter
- Popcorn or
nuts for older children
Snack Lists
made by Nutrition Communications, The Ontario Milk Marketing
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