Smart Snacking

10 Low Cost Tummy-Filling Snacks

1. ½ English muffin cheese pizza

2. 10 thin wheat crackers with peanut butter

3. ½ egg salad sandwich and ½ cup water

4. ½ cup low-fat (1% or less) milk and ½ banana

5. ½ cup tuna salad sandwich and ½ cup water

6. ½ toasted English muffin with peanut butter

7. ½ cup toasted oat cereal with ½ cup low fat (1% or less) milk

8. ¼ cup crunchy cereal mix with ½ cup low-fat (1% or less) milk

9. ¼ cup low-fat cottage cheese with ¼ cup fruit cocktail.

10. ¼ cup vanilla low-fat yogurt and ¼ cup apple slices

Today at child care your child learned why it is important to eat healthy snacks. Small children cannot eat much at one time so they get hungry between meals. Give your child good snacks to help them grow and be healthy. Let them decide how much to eat. Save money by making your own snack mix using the easy recipe below.

Snack Mix

Yield: 4            
Serves: 8 adults

Ingredients

1 cup toasted oat cereal
1 cup wheat square cereal
1 cup reduced fat cheese crackers
1 cup fun-shaped mini pretzels.

Steps*

1. Pour cereals, crackers, and pretzels into a medium bowl.
2. Stir.
3. Enjoy!

Note: You may put this snack into small plastic bags to carry when traveling.

*Have your child help do the bold steps.

Reprinted with permission from the Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) New York – Parent Page