Power-Packed Snacks
If your kids are anything like mine they come home ravenous from school. It’s difficult to find the perfect balance between feeding them a nutritious snack they want to eat, (one that will fill them up but still leave them hungry for dinner) which is why I’ve put together this list of protein power-packed snacks. Most are portable and make great at school snacks as well.
- Carrots and hummus
- Carrots and ranch
- Celery and peanut butter or other nut butter
- Mixed raw nuts – peanuts, cashews, almonds, sunflower seeds, pecans, walnuts
- Banana with peanut butter or other nut butter
- Banana burrito – wheat tortilla, peanut butter, ½ banana & drizzle of honey
- Mozzarella cheese stick with 6 – 7 whole grain crackers
- Nitrate-free deli turkey and cheese roll-up
- Greek yogurt with fresh berries and/or slivered almonds
- Cheese stick
- Apple with peanut butter or other nut butter
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Cheddar cheese and grapes
- Tuna Salad
- Chicken Salad
- Egg Salad
- Whole-wheat bread with peanut butter & banana
- Whole-wheat bread with peanut butter
- Trail Mix – Raw nuts, dark chocolate chips, raisins, seeds
Remember the 3 No’s:
1) No high-fructose corn-syrup
2) No hydrogenated oils
3) No food dyes (i.e. red #40)