Snack attack: healthy & fun snacks for kids!

It is no secret that kids love and need healthy snacks throughout the day!  If you have school-age kids, then you know that they are positively famished by the end of the day.  The first most kids want when coming in the door?  Why a snack of course!

Here are a few fun and healthy snack ideas for kids of all ages:

Banana Pops

Recipe:

3 bananas
6 Popsicle sticks
1/4 cup peanut butter, softened
1/4 cup chopped peanuts or walnuts, granola, crispy rice cereal or sunflower seeds

Peel the bananas and then cut them in half (width-wise).  Spread peanut butter on the bananas and roll them in nuts or sunflower seeds.  Wrap in wax paper and pop in the freezer for 3 hours (or until frozen).

Frozen Fruit Salad

This one is simple.  All you have to do is freeze a mixture of your child’s favorite fruit (grapes, bananas, any kind of berry, pineapple, etc.).  This is an easy-to-make tasty treat that is great on warm days!

Safari Dip

Recipe:

Peanut butter
Honey
Celery or apple
Animal crackers

Mix together peanut butter and honey.  Then spread in a piece of celery or on an apple.  Place animal crackers in the dip mixture.  Fun, healthy and tasty!