Most of the snacks served to children should be fruits and vegetables since most kids do not eat the recommended five to thirteen servings of fruits and vegetables each day Popular vegetables that can be served raw with dip or salad dressing include
Snacks are a bigger part of kidsrsquo diets than in the past Snacks can make positive or negative contributions to kidiets mdash depending on the choices we offer Next time yochildren say ldquoIrsquom hungryrdquo or if you need to get them through to the next meal reach for one of these healthysnacks
Vegetables Low Fat Fruit
Healthy Kids Snacks
bull Broccolibull Baby carrotsbull Celery sticksbull Cucumberbull Peppersbull Snap peasbull Snow peasbull String beansbull Grape or cherry tomatoesbull Yellow summer squashbull Zucchini slices
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Dairy Foods Dairy foods are a great source of calcium which can help to build strong bones However dairy products also are the biggest sources of artery-clogging saturated fat in kidsrsquo diets To protect childrenrsquos bones and hearts make sure all dairy foods are low fat or nonfat bull Yogurtbull Lower fat cheesebull Low fat pudding and frozen
yogurt ndash Serve only asoccasional treats becausethey are high in addedsugars
For dips Try salad dressings such
as nonfat ranch or Thousand Island
store-bought light dips bean dips
guacamole hummus (which comes
in dozens of flavors) salsa or
peanut butter
Fruit is naturally sweet so most kids love it Fruit can be served whole sliced cut in half cubed or in wedges Canned frozen and dried fruits often need little prepashy ration bull Applesbull Apricotsbull Bananasbull Blackberriesbull Blueberriesbull Cantaloupebull Cherriesbull Grapefruitbull Grapes (red green or
purple)bull Honeydew melonbull Kiwifruitbull Mandarin orangesbull Mangoesbull Nectarinesbull Orangesbull Peachesbull Pears
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Family Policy Children and Youth US Department of Defense under Award No 2010-48709-21867
developed in collaboration with The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State University 5210 Healthy Children is adapted from Letrsquos Go wwwletsgoorg
as of July 11 2017
Healthy KidsrsquoSnacks (continuted)
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Family Policy Children and Youth US Department of Defense under Award No 2010-48709-21867
developed in collaboration with The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State University 5210 Healthy Children is adapted from Letrsquos Go wwwletsgoorg
as of July 11 2017
Healthy Grains Try to serve mostly whole grains which provide more fiber vitamins and minerals than refined grainsbull Whole wheat English
muffins pita or tortillasbull Breakfast cereal - Either
dry or with low fat milkwhole grain cereals likeCheerios Grape-NutsRaisin Bran Frosted Mini-Wheats and Wheetiesmake good snacks Lookfor cereals withno morethan about 8 grams ofsugar per serving
bull Whole grain crackers likeTriscuits
bull Rice cakesbull Popcornbull Baked tortilla chipsbull Granola and cereal bars -
Look for whole graingranola bars that are lowin fat and sugars
bull Pretzels breadsticks andflatbreads - These low fatitems can be offered assnacks now and thenHowever most of thesesnacks are not whole grainand most pretzels are highin salt
bull Pineapplebull Plumsbull Raspberriesbull Strawberriesbull Tngerinesbull Watermelon
Other popular fruit formsbull Applesauce (unsweetened)
fruit cups and canned fruitbull Dried fuit - Try raisins
apricots apples cranberriesand fruit leathers with littleor no added sugars
bull Frozen fruitbull Fruit salad - Get kids to help
make a fruit saladbull Popsicles - Look for popsicles
made from 100 fruit juicewith no added caloricsweetners
Healthy KidsrsquoSnacks (continuted)
For moret ipsgo to wwwcspinetorgnutritionpolicy
For more information visit us at https5210psuedu or email at 5210psuedu
This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture US Department of Agriculture and the Office of Family Policy Children and Youth US Department of Defense under Award No 2010-48709-21867
developed in collaboration with The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State University 5210 Healthy Children is adapted from Letrsquos Go wwwletsgoorg
as of July 11 2017
Healthy Grains Try to serve mostly whole grains which provide more fiber vitamins and minerals than refined grainsbull Whole wheat English
muffins pita or tortillasbull Breakfast cereal - Either
dry or with low fat milkwhole grain cereals likeCheerios Grape-NutsRaisin Bran Frosted Mini-Wheats and Wheetiesmake good snacks Lookfor cereals withno morethan about 8 grams ofsugar per serving
bull Whole grain crackers likeTriscuits
bull Rice cakesbull Popcornbull Baked tortilla chipsbull Granola and cereal bars -
Look for whole graingranola bars that are lowin fat and sugars
bull Pretzels breadsticks andflatbreads - These low fatitems can be offered assnacks now and thenHowever most of thesesnacks are not whole grainand most pretzels are highin salt
bull Pineapplebull Plumsbull Raspberriesbull Strawberriesbull Tngerinesbull Watermelon
Other popular fruit formsbull Applesauce (unsweetened)
fruit cups and canned fruitbull Dried fuit - Try raisins
apricots apples cranberriesand fruit leathers with littleor no added sugars
bull Frozen fruitbull Fruit salad - Get kids to help
make a fruit saladbull Popsicles - Look for popsicles
made from 100 fruit juicewith no added caloricsweetners