Do you hate coming up with new snack ideas or figuring out how to store them? Do you need some ideas to make school snacks for one week? Check out this video & website to find how we did it!
Hi Y’All,
We are so happy to see you here with us today. Please grab a seat and your fav beverage (mine of course is decaf coffee with French vanilla creamer-Yum). What will you have? We are going to explore the world of snack making for younger kids.
To Quiz or not to Quiz
Are you seriously ready to start making those snacks a week ahead? Do you have ideas of what to start with? How to package them so they stay fresh for a week? Check out this quiz link below to see how ready you are.
Morning School Rushes
Don’t you just hate it when you are running late in the mornings and you have to pack up lunches and think or grab some snacks? Sometimes you’ll strike gold and others will be a total flop because you forgot to go shopping?
For a sure fire way to be prepared we have compiled a few snack ideas below to help you on your way to becoming a snack pro.
NOTE: Remember you want your children to eat the snacks. Healthy would be great, but you also know what they will and will not eat and it is important to keep that in mind when you work on creating snacks for a week.
School Snack Ideas
We found that the small condiment containers work best for children. They are inexpensive, kids don’t have to worry about returning them home and best of all – they fit the little hands perfectly. They can be found at most grocery stores in a variety of sizes. We used sandwich size zip locked baggies with the small condiment containers. We also found that designating one spot in your refrigerator and pantry for school snacks using a container (shoe box, Rubbermaid, etc) helped cut time searching for the snacks when you need them.
**Note: Why do we only show you 4 snack ideas? Because now it is time for you to create the 5th one to finish out your week. We are confident that after reading this blog and viewing our video that you will be ready to start creating your own weeks worth of school snacks!
Apple Slices and Peanut Butter/Nutella etc
To keep apple slices fresh for a week soak the apple slices in a strong lemon water and place them in the baggie along with the dip. My granddaughter loves Nutella, but peanut butter is a big fan also. You can mix up the snacks with different types of apples (Gala, Fuji, Yellow Delicious, Macintosh) and the same goes for the dip (nut butter comes in many flavors, Nutella, Greek Yogurt).
Carrots and Ranch Dressing
Carrots also come in different shapes already pre-cut (shredded, chunks, tiny baby or regular baby cuts) if you want to provide variety and save yourself some time. We used ranch dressing, but any dressing will work that are not too liquidy. You can also use yogurt, humus, peanut butter, flavored cream cheeses.
Salad Cucumbers and Greek Yogurt Dill Dip
Salad cucumbers are nice as they can be held in the hand to dip. A perfect size for a small fist. But hey, don’t rule out regular cucumbers either. They can be cut up into a variety of sizes and shapes to entice your child to eat them. We paired these salad cucumbers with our very own Greek yogurt made in a crock pot. The dip is our very own recipe of adding some dill and lemon juice to taste (yum). These salad cukes can also be paired with a variety of dips as well – previously listed above.
Pretzels and Humus
Our final suggestion here is pretzels and humus. Pretzels come in many different sizes, shapes and flavors and paired with the perfect humus – even your little one will eat it. Humus comes in a variety of flavors that can be found at your grocers.
Perfection
No matter how you rated on the Quiz, perfection in the snack area comes with knowing your child, what they will and will not eat and yet challenging them to try different flavors, shapes and sizes.
We found that designation one container on the shelf in your pantry and one in your refrigerator will keep your snacks organized for the week.
So whether you have one child or several all you need to have your snacks ready for a whole week is sandwich zip baggies, small condiment containers, dips and the main snack. For more ideas check out our School Snack Before & After School Pinterest board.
We’d love to hear your suggestions – what snacks do you find work best with your children? Store bought? or Homemade?
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MAY YOUR DAY BE SPENT
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Love & Hugs,
Denine & Wiebke
