HEALTHY SNACKS FOR KIDS (or ADULTS)

1. Peel a banana and dip it in yogurt roll in crushed brown rice crispies.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or almond butter. Top with raisins. Enjoy your ‘ants on a log’.
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket or other whole grain bread with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of cinnamon.
4. Mix together read to eat unsulphured dried fruit. Add almonds if desired.
5. Top vanilla yogurt with crunchy granola and sprinkle with blueberries or blackberries.
6. On a small baked potato, top with Swiss, mozzarella or Feta cheese. Pop into toaster oven for 30 seconds of heating. Add salsa if desired.
7. Make snack kabobs. Put cubes of  cheese and grapes on whole wheat pretzel sticks or other skewers.
8. Toast a whole grain waffle and top with plain yogurt and sliced peaches and a drizzle of maple syrup or agave syrup.
9. Spread almond or natural peanut butter on apple slices.
10. Blend milk, or almond milk, frozen strawberries and a banana for 30 seconds. Add flax or chia seeds. For brain boost, add rice protein powder.
11. Mix together almond or natural peanut butter and brown rice crispies in a bowl. Shape into balls.
12. Heat a cup of tomato or vegetable soup. Enjoy with whole grain crackers.
13. Toast a whole grain waffle and top with plain yogurt and sunflower seeds.
14. Make a mini sandwich with tuna or egg salad (organic mayonnaise) using Wasa or rye crisp crackers or gluten free bread.
15. Toss blueberries or raspberries and chopped walnuts (or other nuts) in your bowl of oatmeal.