Anonymous wrote:Buy heathy granola bars, triscuts, nuts, fruit, vegetables, cheese, yogurt- they get whatever combo they want. I’m not sure why you need to “fix” anything ever. Snacks are snacks and should be something small they can get themselves. It shouldn’t be something that requires a lot of time, effort, and assembly on your part.

I really don’t understand the snack anguish. As long as you aren’t stocking the kitchen with Cheetos and twinkies, you can’t go wrong

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Cutting up an apple and putting peanut butter in a bowl for dipping takes one minute. Same with cheese slices and whole grain crackers, baby carrots and hummus, or a serving of trail mix.

We also buy pre-packaged stuff like granola and fig bars, apple sauce and fruit cups, etc. we try really hard to ensure after school snacks are heavy on fruits or veggies and are t just carbs. Oh, yogurt cups are good too as a protein boost and often cone with a serving g of fruit.

Popcorn
Cheese sticks
Fruit
Pita crackers and hummus
Yogurt

Cheese sticks
Plain yogurt with frozen fruit
Peanut butter on a banana or apple
Whole fruit or veggies (baby carrots, mini cucumbers, precut bell peppers)
Bread with peanut butter or plain butter
RX Bars

Besides the PB banana, my kindergartener can “make” all of these herself. Teach your kids to do some basic prep themselves, they can do it if they’re school aged.

Made Good granola bars are delicious
Annie's has a good selection of crackers and bunny grahams
Greek yogurt

Buy heathy granola bars, triscuts, nuts, fruit, vegetables, cheese, yogurt- they get whatever combo they want. I’m not sure why you need to “fix” anything ever. Snacks are snacks and should be something small they can get themselves. It shouldn’t be something that requires a lot of time, effort, and assembly on your part.

I really don’t understand the snack anguish. As long as you aren’t stocking the kitchen with Cheetos and twinkies, you can’t go wrong

Cheese sticks
Hummus & crudités - buy ready made
guacamole individual size & nachos
Egg salad / Chicken salad / Tuna salad thy can be made the day before and eaten on its own or with bread.
Canned Corn / beans

Much as I aspire to be the mom who has a plate of crudités and a bowl of homemade hummus waiting for my kids when they get home from school, I’m not. What premade snack foods can I buy for them that are moderately healthy so I can just say “sure grab something from the cupboard”?