If your kids are anything like mine then they could live on junk food if I let them, and when it comes time for them to eat a nice healthy meal,,,nothing,,,will not eat…  Then turn around 10 minutes later and want something to snack on.

At this point I pretty much know most of my readers, and I know that about 95% of you, including myself have children.  So I took the liberty and did some research to find some healthy snack combinations for our kids that will not only be healthy, but also taste good, and be fun to make.

Some of you may turn your nose up at some of these suggestions, but remember kids like this stuff and love to participate… My 3yr old put peanut butter on his pizza and ate the whole thing, he also likes cheese on his peanut butter sandwich in place of jelly.  So before you dismiss these snacks, try’em, you may like them yourself. 

Here are 25 healthy snacks for kids from the American Dietetic Association(1).

1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt.  Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese.  Top with raisins.  Enjoy your “ants on a log.”
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apples slices.  Add a dash of cinnamon.
4. Mix together ready-to-eat cereal, dried fruit and nuts in a sandwich bag for an on-the-go snack.
5. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on two graham crackers and add sliced banana to make a yummy sandwich.
6. Top low-fat vanilla yogurt with crunchy granola and sprinkle with blueberries.
7. Microwave a small baked potato.  Top with reduced-fat cheddar cheese and salsa.
8. make snack kabobs.  Put cubes of low-fat cheese and grapes on pretzel sticks.
9. Toast a whole grain waffle and top with low-fat yogurt and sliced peaches.
10. Spread peanut butter on sliced apples.
11. Blend low-fat milk, frozen strawberries and a banana for thirty seconds for a delicious smoothie.
12. Make a mini-sandwich with tuna or egg salad on a dinner roll.
13. Sprinkle grated Monterey Jack cheese over a corn tortilla; fold in half and microwave for twenty seconds.  Top with salsa.
14. Toss dried cranberries and chopped walnuts in instant oatmeal.
15. Mix together peanut butter and cornflakes in a bowl.  Shape into balls and roll in crushed graham crackers.
16. Microwave a cup of tomato or vegetable soup and enjoy with whole grain crackers.
17. Fill a waffle cone with cut-up fruit and top with low-fat vanilla yogurt.
18. Sprinkle grated Parmesan cheese on hot popcorn.
19. Banana Split:  Top a banana with low-fat vanilla and strawberry frozen yogurt.  Sprinkle with your favorite whole-grain cereal.
20. Sandwich Cut-Outs;  Make a sandwich on whole grain bread.  Cut out your favorite shape using a big cookie cutter.  Eat the fun shape and the edges, too!
21. Spread mustard on a flour tortilla.  Top with a slice of turkey or ham, low-fat cheese and lettuce.  Then roll it up.
22. Mini Pizza:  Toast an English Muffin, drizzle with pizza sauce and sprinkle with low-fat mozzarella cheese.
23. Rocky Road:  Break a graham cracker into bite-size pieces.  Add to low-fat chocolate pudding along with a few miniature marshmallows.
24. Inside-Out Sandwich:  Spread mustard on a slice of deli turkey.  Wrap around a sesame bread stick.
25. Parfait:  Layer vanilla yogurt and mandarin oranges or blueberries in a tall glass.  Top with a sprinkle of granola.(1)The American Dietetic Associationis the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals.  ADA is committed to improving the nation’s health and advancing the profession of dietetics through research, education and advocacy. 

Thanks ADA for the great information.

I hope this will be helpful to all of you, I know I will be using a lot of these.  Not only for my kids, but I think I will enjoy most of them as well.  One of the most important things I forgot to mention is a daily multivitamin.  For all, most importantly our growing children.  I posted a great link below so you can find the right vitamin supplements for you and your child(ren).

Child Health Care Productsfrom Vitadigest
Kids Multi Mineral and Vitamin Supplements

Remember, you can eat these for snacks as well as feeding them to your kids.  Enjoy, I know I will!!!