Easy-to-Make Kid Healthy SnacksKids are curious creatures. If you notice, young kids try to explore every nook and cranny in the house at every chance they get – especially when you aren’t looking. The kitchen is no exception. Fortunately, this early, you make a healthy snack for kids like them and maybe even teach it to them (so that they can have the confidence to prepare some when you’re not around). Also, letting your children potter around in the kitchen makes them aware of the food they are (and should be) eating, and encourages them to help out. It gives the children the opportunity to practice following directions too. Here are some suggested snacks that even young kids can do all by their lonesome: Trail mix. This is a popular food because they are versatile to make, and very convenient to bring to school or to make, say for a child’s sports meet. This usually consists of dried fruit, granola, small crackers, nuts, pretzels, dry cereal and/or chocolate chips. Your child can easily scoop a variety of the ingredients and mix them all in a Ziploc bag – all to his liking. Fruit popsicle sticks. Fun to make and fun to eat, I usually have one prepared for my eldest child as an afternoon treat. During the weekends, both my kids make their own (I supervise them, of course). Cut a banana in half widthwise. Push a popsicle stick in the banana. Spread or coat the banana half in either peanut butter or honey; roll in “toppings” – these may be granola, cereal, chopped nuts or crushed pretzels. Put on a plate and freeze for about 2 to 3 hours. Or if you have some melted chocolate, you can dip it there as well before freezing it. Fruit salad. Have 3 to 5 fruits at your disposal for this. Ask help from your child by washing the fruit, and if he’s old enough, he can help cut it. To enhance the fruit’s sweetness, we put some all-purpose cream and condensed milk too; I let my kid mix it. The tastes blend perfectly after chilled. Of course, once the salad is served, my child will proudly proclaim that she was the one who made it. (Sense of fulfillment – let me tell you, it works wonders on your kids confidence. But that warrants a different article.) Easy pizza. You can make this on normal loaf bread too. There are some commercial pizza sauces available in the market. We only use them when we’re pressed for time. We lightly toast a couple of slices of bread, spread the pizza sauce or tomato sauce on the bread and top it with their favorite toppings. Bacon bits, sausages, some pineapple tidbits or ham are usual ingredients my kids love. Broil or toast using a pan. Serve while it’s hot. You cannot shelter your children forever. So let them help out in the kitchen every once in a while. Let them be proud that they have a mother who lets them tinker in the kitchen and then they can boast to their friends that they know how to “cook”. |
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How To Get Your Kids To Eat Healthy Food - Without A Fight!
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