I LOVE the first day of school. It was almost as good as Christmas. I loved meeting my new teacher, new kids, and of course wearing new school clothes. Another one of my favorite things was coming home from school and my mom had Snickerdoodles or peanut butter cookies in the oven. I decided to make a list of healthy and not so healthy after school snacks and hopefully it will give you a few different ideas of what to make for when your kids come home from school and are starving!
2. Whole Wheat Bagel with light cream cheese
3. Frozen Bananas dipped in melted chocolate... then frozen again
5. Frozen Grapes
7. Make some jello and put it in small serving size containers
8. A cup of hot cocoa with mini marshmallows
10. Ham and Cheese Rolls - Roll up a small piece of cheese in a slice of ham and stick it together with a toothpick
11. Individual Apple Sauce
13. Fruit Kabobs
14. Mini Pizzas on English muffins with sauce, cheese, and whatever toppings you like
15. Easy Funfetti Cake Batter Buddies
16. Graham Crackers dipped in applesauce
17. Rice Krispie Treats
19. Graham Cracker and Frosting Sandwiches
21. Triscuits with melted cheese on top dipped in salsa
22. String Cheese
24. Cut up apples and dipped in peanut butter
25. Make Sugar Cookie Bars
26. Homemade nachos in the microwave
28. Baby carrots, cut cucumbers, and cut red peppers dipped in fat free ranch dressing
29. Small bowl of cereal with milk
31. 1/2 cup of fresh blueberries
32. Cut up little cubes of cheese and serve them with toothpicks
33. Muddy Buddies
34. Frozen fruit. Freeze cut bananas, strawberries, and grapes and serve in a small cup
35. Wheat Toast with a little bit of jam... or our favorite Nutella!
37. A large dill pickle - I LOVE pickles!
39. Cheese and black bean quesadillas melted in the microwave
40. Make homemade bean burritos with refried beans and small tortillas
42. Chips with homemade Chili's Salsa
43. Snickers Popcorn
44. Olives, cheddar cubes, and sweet pickles all connected with a toothpick
45. 1/2 cup of goldfish crackers in a small container
47. Pita Pizza Pockets. Fill a whole wheat pita with cheese, pepperoni, and a little bit of tomato sauce. Microwave until the cheese is melted
48.1/2 cup of frozen yogurt ice cream
49. Mini rice cakes with peanut butter with strawberries on top
51. Strawberry and cream cheese sandwich. Spread cream cheese on whole wheat bread. Add your strawberries and put together.
52. A cup of low fat chocolate milk
55. Dried Fruit in small individual bags
57. Waffles! Toast leftover waffles and add peanut butter and bananas
58. Whole Wheat Crackers dipped in Tuna
59. Banana Cookies
60. Broiled Cheese Bread - Put cheese on a piece of bread on broil on a cookie sheet for 2 minutes
62. Hard Boiled Eggs
63. Frozen Go-Gurts
65. Kellogg's Fiber Plus Granola Bars - My kids love them and they are getting fiber!
66. Low fat strawberry cream cheese on top of graham crackers
68. Yogurt Cups put in the freezer
70. Low-fat Pop-Tart
71. Peaches and Cottage Cheese
72. 1 cup of orange juice
74. Cream Cheese Veggie Dip served with wheat thins or carrots
75. Cheddar Cheese cut up and placed on Ritz Crackers
76. 100 calorie popcorn bags
78. Chocolate Dipped Pretzels
79. Mixed nuts with craisins and M and M's
80. Build your own parfait. Yogurt, granola, strawberries and blueberries.
82. Make Corn Bread Muffins
83. Bowl of Oatmeal (my favorite is blueberries and cream)
84. Gooey Lemon Bars
85. Fruit Leather found in the organic section of most grocery stores
86. Make pudding with skim milk and serve in small containers
88. Small tortilla rolled with peanut butter and bananas
89. Animal Crackers Dipped in Frosting
91. 1/2 cup of mini marshmallows
92. Graham Crackers dipped in milk
94. Tiny Tuna Melts. Make your tuna with some mayo. Line your baking sheet with crackers. Add your Tuna and some cheddar cheese on top. Broil 2 minutes until cheese is melted
95. Scrambled egg whites with salsa on top
96. Rice Cakes with a thin layer of Nutella
97. Ants on a Log- put peanut butter in the celery and top with raisins
98. Orange Creamsicle Fruit Dip with Fresh Bananas and Strawberries
100. Leftovers of whatever you had for dinner last night!
Hope all your kids have a great time going back to school. My oldest girl is starting Kindergarten and I am so excited for her!
Great list Kristen!!!!
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Gosh, I want that Chili's copycat salsa right now! Looks amazing! What a great roundup, Kristen!!
ReplyDeletewhat a great list!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Thanks for all the fab ideas!
ReplyDeleteas always, you've got fabulous ideas! you never disappoint, thanks!
ReplyDeleteStacia@http://feathersandsunshine.blogspot.com
My kids come home starving every afternoon! Thank you so much Kristen for an awesome list to reference when I am needing a fun idea quick!!!
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I think my picky eater might eat 10-20 of these, but it's still given me some ideas. Now, for the older son, my husband or myself, there's a lot more of these snacks I might have to try! Thanks for such a wide variety of snack ideas!
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