It seems I am running oout of new ideas as to what kind of healthy snacks to give my kids. A toddler and a 6 year old in Gr1.

I am looking for natural things, DD is sensitive to food colouring.

Thanks.

Tunde

Tunde Nyarfadi Duncan wrote:

It seems I am running oout of new ideas as to what kind of healthy snacks to give my kids. A toddler and a 6 year old in Gr1.

I am looking for natural things, DD is sensitive to food colouring.

Thanks.

Tunde

I feel like we are in the same boat!  What have you already tried?

My twin toddlers have also starting rejecting some of their usual favourites, but there are a few things that still work.  They love muffins.  I have made oatmeal banana, oatmeal blueberry or carrot for them and they love them all.  Even my almost 6 year old likes the oatmeal banana.  If you make mini muffins, they might go over even better.  I buy the frozen PC wild blueberries, which are smaller and sweet. 

Also, my kids love the veggie straws that I have only seen at Costco.  They come in a huge bag.  They are kind of like chips, but they have no trans fat, and they use spinach and tomato to colour them, not food colouring.

The other thing my toddlers still enjoy is Country Harvest makes a whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagel.  It's great because it is yummy but still whole wheat.  Yogurt is thankfully still a favourite too.  PC makes some applesauce combos, like apple mango, that uses carrot juice for colouring, not food colouring. 

Good luck and please share what works for you too!

Leanne

Joanna Vernik wrote:Here are my suggestions which you may have already tried as well.
How about... raw almonds, crackers, cheese (different kinds), dates?
Grilled cheese, yogurt, any and all kinds of fruit? There are so many types of "exotic" fruit out there to be tried.
Granola... maybe home made? I, personally, don't have time to make my own.

Banana bread or muffins made with apple sauce (vs. all butter) and almost no sugar?

Oatmeal (the packets are handy); oatmeal-type foods but made with grains like quinoa or amaranth?

I'd love to hear what snacks you've given them so I get some ideas, too. :-)

In addition to the so many great ideas everyone has posted, I sometimes also make little sandwiches for my daughter and I use cookie cutters to help keep the filling in.

She's not big on mayo, etc so I can pretty much put anything in there, like tuna without anything on it, and she'll eat it.  And she's a REALLY picky eater!  I've tried sweet potatoes puree, a meat sauce puree (with a ton of veggies), chicken puree, etc.  I puree it only because it makes an easier spread for the bread.  And I try to use multi-grain bread although I will admit that the good ole white bread is what she likes the most.  But you have to pick ou battles I guess!

They turn out like little finger sandwiches so if she eats a snack (which is rare) I try to make it as much of a meal as possible.