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Anonymous
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Totally in a rut here, looking for ideas. Seems that my kids are starving when I pick them up from school/daycare. I always bring them a snack (usually fruit since they are hot from running around). Lately it seems like they behave better after eating some protein this late in the day. They are 2 and 6, looking for things they can eat on the ride home. Cheese sticks were my go to all winter but who wants a cheese stick on a 90 degree day?! Any ideas would be great
Thanks! |
Anonymous
| nuts, hard boiled egg, frozen "gogurt" |
Anonymous
| Frozen pb&j? Roasted chickpeas? |
Anonymous
| Tofu cubes. |
Anonymous
| Drinkable yogurt or kefir - bring it chilled. The kids' brands tend to be super sweet but kefir usually isn't as bad. |
Anonymous
along the same lines, homemade fruit smoothies made with plain greek yogurt, which has a ton of protein. use some frozen fruit to make it particularly cold and refreshing (not to mention easier, since it's all chopped and peeled). |
Anonymous
| Gogurts have hardly any protein - 2g per tube, I think - and are full of sugar. Greek yogurt is much healthier, but obviously takes time to make a smoothie. I like to bring a bag of high protein cereal, or a bag of sunflower seeds (bc one of my kids is allergic to nuts - I'd bring nuts if I could). Or a protein bar, although those are not doable for people with nut allergy. |
Anonymous
| Greek yogurt - about 17g/cup depending on which brand |
Anonymous
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I would take them to Trader Joe's and let them pick out some nuts they like. Jerky is also good - can make at home if you're patient or get a dehydrator.
Larabars are good too, not too many additives. |
Anonymous
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Which cereals are high protein?
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Anonymous
| A lot of the kashi cereals - like kashi go lean - are high in protein. |