Healthy snack tips for school

Feeding our kids healthy foods gives them the essential vitamins and minerals they need to grow and develop over the years.  But how do you keep it interesting? 

Here are some ideas to give your kids a healthy snack that they will enjoy when they are in school.


1)  Cut sandwiches into little shapes to make them fun.  We like to use cookie cutters so every day there is a new shape to eat.  We also cut cheeses into little shapes.  Kids will think there food is fun and forget how healthy it is.



2) Give your kids a few options to choose from when making their snacks.  If they are part of the decision process, they are more likely to eat all their food.

3)  Remember the 4 food groups and try to send snacks that contain all of them.

So now what types of food should you send?  (Remember it is important to send food items that are nut free.)  Pack them in fun colorful containers to gain your child’s interest and keeping snacks litter less at the same time.

1)      Jello – Who doesn’t love jello?  Make it healthy by adding fruit into the mix. 

2)      Smoothies – Blend up some fruit/veggies and yogurt and put it in a thermos for a healthy drink.

3)      Yogurts are a great way to get your dairy servings

4)      Cheese and crackers

5)      Skewer fruit and cheese pieces for a fruit kabob (add some yogurt or hummus so they can dip it)

6)      Nut free trail mix – throw in some dried fruit and your childs favorite dry cereal




These are all easy snacks that don't take much time to prepare.  Looking for some great recipe ideas to change it up as well?  Click here for some fun and easy ideas.

This Blog was written by Angela Hickman - mother of 2, momstown Milton member and blogger - Mommy TimeOut.

Butterfly Snack Bags

Any mom will tell you that snacks on the go are a life saver when you are out and about. Little ones get cranky when they are hungry and having a snack on hand is an easy solve to avoid a full on public melt down.

Mary-Anne mother of four is very aware of this and that is why she taught us how to make Butterfly Snack Bags at Junior Chef this month. It's a very quick and simple yet creative way to throw together a few snacks  -because choice is key for some picky eaters.

Here's what you will need:

A large zip lock bag
A wooden cylinder shaped peg - decorated already from an earlier craft session
2 types of colourful snacks such as grapes, peppers, goldfish, blueberries, cheerios, etc..

Have your child pick what items they want to put into their personal snack bag. Great for families that have more than one child since they can customize to their liking and you won't have to worry about taking several individual containers with you.

Let them count out and sort the food into their bags. A great opportunity to practice numbers in a fun way!  They can mix items like grapes and blueberries but encourage them to keep the "wet" and "dry" separate such as crackers and grapes.

Once they have loaded up their bags find the centre of the bag on the top and bottom and gather folds until both ends reach the centre. Pinch / secure the bag with the peg and voila - instant butterfly.

They were so thrilled with their creations that they didn't want to let go of the bags!

A special shout out to Huggies for supplying our Junior Chef program with Simply Clean Wipes to make sure little hands were wiped and free of dirt before handling any food.

Our Junior Chef Program takes place monthly and is included in the price of your yearly $45 membership fee. Click here to register to become a momstown Milton member and take part in ALL of our special programs.