This is Celebrity Chef Week at Kangaroo Kids so here are some healthy snack tips!
In our house, we always cut juice with about ½ amount of water, which cuts down on the sugar… and the best juices are the 100% variety, without sugar (not the diet kind). Of course, you can also freeze these as pops too, in an ice cube tray with popsicle sticks stuck in the middle. If your kids crave sodas, you can use sparkling water, in place of the ½ water as ‘replacement’ soda.
Unsweetened yogurt, with lots of berries mixed in is a great snack and can be eaten using low salt or unsalted pretzel sticks as ‘dippers’! This mixture can be frozen into popsicles with a pretzel used as the ‘stick’.
Fresh fruit smoothies are filling and nutritious and kids usually like them. Just fill up that blender with some ice and some of the fresh summer fruits, push the button and enjoy! Here are a few more smoothie recipes to keep you healthy all summer long! http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Drinks/Smoothies/Top.aspx
Muffins can be baked with bananas, carrots, zucchini and even sweet potatoes, so your child doesn’t even know they’re eating vegetables!
Kids usually like veggies with dips such as ranch dressing, hummus, and guacamole!
Popcorn with a sprinkling of nutritional yeast, gives the popcorn a ‘cheesy’ flavor, and adds B vitamins!
This spinach ball recipe is a great way to gets kids to eat their greens! And you can freeze them, and pop them in the microwave as needed – http://kidscooking.about.com/od/snacksdipsappetizers/r/Spinach-Balls-Recipe.htm. You can cut cheese into shapes with cookie cutters to make them more interesting to your kids!
Happy Snacking!
