Snacks

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1. Grab fruits to put on a skewer 
2. serve with yogurt (Plain Greek yogurt, Oikos, Light & Fit, or any Zero Added Sugar yogurt)

1. Remove core
2. Slice apples crosswise to have a shape of a cookie
3. Top with peanut butter and enjoy!

1. Freeze any fruit, such as bananas or strawberries, 
2. Serve with a side of peanut butter or yogurt

Tangerines, strawberries, or raspberries, with sliced pears, served in a bowl and drizzled with 1 tsp of honey

1. In a cup, add the yogurt of your choice,
2. Chop the berries,
3. Add them to the top of the yogurt. 
4. To finish, add a 1/4 cup of granola

Blend an appropriate portion of fruit (strawberries, bananas, or mango) with  1 cup of yogurt or 1 cup of oat milk or almond milk. (If more than one fruit is used, use half or less of the quantity of fruit based on the portion chart)

Opt/use low-sugar or 100% fruit options

1. Slice bananas and melt dark chocolate (no sugar), and 
2. Dip banana slices into the chocolate, 
3. Put them on a sheet with parchment paper, and freeze until the chocolate is hard.

Combine seeds, dried fruit, and whole grain cereal

Slice cucumber slices, bell peppers, snap peas, and carrots with hummus, ranch, or whipped cottage cheese

Celery stick or cucumber filled with cheese cream, peanut butter, or sunflower butter, topped with raisins

Cherry tomatoes, olives, and chives are used to create small bugs on cucumber slices. Looks like a small red bug on top of a green round flower!

Thick cucumber slices topped with cream cheese and chives

1. Slice the cucumber and jicama into small pieces, 
2. Mix with a bit of low-sodium soy sauce, 
3. Add to a cup of Clamato or tomato juice, top with lemon lime, and shake! (Depending on how many carbs your child has eaten in the day, you can use Nopal chips/ Cactus chips)

Low-fat cheese sticks with grapes or cherry tomatoes

Make hard-boiled eggs and pair them with veggie sticks

Step 1. Combine shredded cheese, butter, salt, and onion powder in a food processor/blender or bowl

Step 2. Add flour and pulse/combine until mixture resembles breadcrumbs

Step 3. Add 2 Tbsp of water and pulse/mix with your hands until the mixture resembles dough. (Add remaining Tbl of water if the dough is too dry.

Step 4. Divide the dough, and cover it to put in the fridge for 1-2 hours

Step 5: Preheat oven to 350 F

Step 6: Roll out the dough and cut into small squares, and bake for 15-17 min

Grab the cheese of your choice; it can be mozzarella, cheddar, or queso fresco, and roll it with thinly sliced turkey ham. (use toothpick if needed)

1. Use one or two Quaker rice cakes 
2. Smear 1/2 Tbl of peanut butter, and it can be topped with sliced bananas.

1. Add a slice of cheese and 2-3 slices of turkey ham, or
2. Add 1/2 Tbl of peanut butter and 1/2 Tbl of sugar-free jelly to make a PB&J sandwich.

1. Cut sweet potato into fry shapes or long sticks. 
2. Add them to an oiled pan over medium heat. 
3. Season with olive oil, salt, and garlic powder. 
4. If using an air fryer: 400°F, 15-20 min for thin fries, 20-25 thick fries.

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. Take some chickpeas, strain them out, rinse them off
3. Season with smoked paprika or regular paprika, cayenne, garlic powder, nutritional yeast, salt, 
4. Put them on a baking pan with was paper
5. Spread them out nice and evenly
6. Bake until crispy!

1. Use a dry pot with a tight-fitting lid, and use non-GMO organic popcorn for the best results
2. 1/4 C of kernels yields 8 cups of popcorn ( use to your liking)
3. Add butter to the pot and let it melt, not burn, then add the kernels and close the lid
4. Shake occasionally when popping starts
5. If you hear no more popping, the popcorn is ready!
6. Top with either honey and sea salt, nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor, garlic powder, parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning, or dark chocolate chips and dried fruit.