cold roasted chicken
hard boiled eggs
and a fruit.

my son also liked corn and black beans mixed. You could put them on a carb smart tortilla with a bit of cheese and cut them into slices.

Apple slices & PB (add little pretzel sticks too if you want)
Banana & PB
Vegetables, crackers (or pretzel sticks), hummus
Vegetables, crackers, cream cheese
Turkey pepperoni stick & whatever combo of crackers/fruit or vegetable

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Anonymous wrote:You can make a smoothie, muffins, cold candies, protein bites, nut bars, etc.

I'm not sure if you want to cook but you can do healthy no bake bites filled with lots of good healthy fats, smoothies with healthy fats, cold candies ( yogurt + fruit blended and frozen in dollops), homemade protein bars, etc.

You can make healthy muffins with spinach and veggies, egg bites, Lara bars, etc.

Anonymous wrote:You can make a smoothie, muffins, cold candies, protein bites, nut bars, etc.

I'm not sure if you want to cook but you can do healthy no bake bites filled with lots of good healthy fats, smoothies with healthy fats, cold candies ( yogurt + fruit blended and frozen in dollops), homemade protein bars, etc.

You can make a smoothie, muffins, cold candies, protein bites, nut bars, etc.

We probably just got lucky, but our kids eat raw veggies straight up:
- baby carrots
- cucumbers
- peppers
- cherry tomatoes
- broccoli

They also eat slices apples or bananas.

Do you eat meat? I make a big batch of meatballs and freeze for snacks through the week. I keep Epic brand jerky around for on the go protein snacks.
Frozen peas are a fun snack- kids love them frozen! We do a lot of fresh sugar snap peas and hummus. For a fun treat we do frozen banana slices with unsweetened coconut flakes.

Honestly, we're vegetarians and don't give veggies as snacks. It's really hard to make them taste good raw. I just make sure they get veggies in their main meals, and do things like apple and peanut butter, nuts, fruit, crackers and cheese, etc.

Yes, I came here to recommend avocado! I have a 4yo who is a reasonably adventurous eater, but veggies can be hit or miss. Avocado toast is always a hit. Also steamed edamame, raw cucumbers, carrots and peppers dipped in chili crunch. Roasted sweet potatoes. Homemade pico de gallo is also usually a hit, with wholegrain chips it's reasonably healthy. Freshly cracked pepper on everything!
This kid seems to like a bit of spice, sometimes it's the blandness of veggie preparations that could be the problem.

Ants on a log
Pb and banana or apple
Roasted chickpeas
Homemade zucchini bread (I do while wheat and cut the sugar way down) or apple walnut muffins
I’ve also made a pretty good pumpkin yogurt dip that’s great with apples and pretzels

You need to experiment with "dippy". My DD REALLY got into raw veggies when I introduced a tiny dipping dish of "dippy" aka ranch dressing. Once I did that she loved raw carrots, cucumber, string beans, etc.

Since your kid is so young he still needs healthy fats - avocado toast.

My kids liked a baked sweet potato that I would slice. They would eat the pieces like cookies.

Following. We do similar snacks but really struggle with veggies for our 3 year old. She gets them every day but rarely eats them even though her dad and I love them and eat them in front of her. Would love any ideas for veggie snacks that other kids this age enjoy.

cooked and cooled carrots sliced with cucumber & hummus

cheese cubes, cut grapes & apple slices

boiled egg slices, whole wheat toast & sliced cheese ( he can assemble his own sandwich

egg salad roll ups - can use cottage cheese instead of mayo

I have an almost four year old and I’m thinking of how to make snacks healthier. Any good go tos, maybe with vegetables?
Tried carrots but he prefers vegetables cooked I think. It would be nice to add some variety as he and I eat 2 snacks a day together.
Sample snacks he has now:

-pita crackers or goldfish with cheddar and fruit
-Whole yogurt or kefir with fruit and grain free granola
-wheat toast with pb, hemp hearts, honey