Suggested Snacks
Below is a list of foods that are tasty and nutritious for your children. Healthy eating helps to build a strong body, a strong mind, and protects our teeth. Let's help our children get on the right track!
Juicy Foods
Oranges * Grapefruits * Blackberries * Strawberries * Blueberries *
Tangerines * Plums * Peaches * Apricot * Cantaloupe * Watermelon *
Other melons * Fresh Pineapple * Apples * pears * kiwi *
Canned Fruit (packed in juice not heavy syrup) * Tomatoes
Crunchy Foods
Carrots * Radishes * Turnips * Raw Potato * Cabbage Wedges *
Green or Red Peppers * Celery * Cucumber * Lettuce * Mushrooms *
Broccoli * Raw Spinach * Cooked Fiddle-heads-cold * popcorn * Corn Nuts
HUNGRY....More substantial snacks
Eggs (hard boiled or deviled)* Yogurt * Cheese * Low-fat Cottage Cheese *
Nuts * Pizza * Sunflower Seeds * Pretzels (low salt) * Crackers (low salt) *
Chicken * turkey * Whole Wheat or enriched Bread * Peanut Butter *
Non-sugared dry cereal * sesame Stix * Brown Rice * Oats * Tuna
Healthy Drinks
Water * Low-fat Milk * Orange Juice * Grapefruit Juice * Apple Juice *
Grape Juice * Pineapple Juice * Tomato Juice * Milk Shake
(Juices should be 100% and Unsweetened)
Recommended sites on nutrition:
http://www.dole5aday.com/
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
http://www.5aday.gov/
http://www.nutrition.gov/
http://www.apa.org/monitor/dec01/fastfood.html