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My brain is slush and our fridge is boring.
So i need help with ideas for healthy snack my 2 yo DD will eat.
I know all the simples (carrot sticks, cheese sticks, celery, rice cakes, mushrooms, sultanas)..
but she is bored and i feel bored giving them to her
any hints??
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What about salada type bikkies with some of that stuff on top? Tomato & cheese maybe?
Cherry tomato's, cucumber, grapes?
Yoghurt? roasted veg sticks with cumin? cucumber slices? Craisins? Turkish bead with hommus? I often just give j the end slice of bread, keeps him happy. Or a 9 grain vitaweat, or even a plain, dry weetbix to munch on. Makes an amazing mess, but he likes it. You'd be surprised what makes them happy
Im subscribing cause Im interested in ideas too
Jasmine loves yoghurt over chopped fruit, custard over fruit too. She also likes a platter with ham, cheese, fruit. Tortillas with cheese and morrocan spice mix grilled ( mummy likes these too). Savoury scones or muffins. Saladas or jatz with cheese and veg or tomato and cheese. Baked beans. Scrambled eggs with lots of veg in it. Low fat dip and rice crackers. Cold veggie fritters
My dd favourite snack is a piece of fruit and a banana smoothie (banana, yogurt and milk), fills her up for ages
Plain popcorn is one of DS's favourites, plain rice crackers, corn muffins, those rice wheels you can buy at the supermarket.
Air popped pop corn - DD1 loves it, no added salt etc - really good for you!
Home cooked stuff is always better - like scones, pikelets, fruit kebabs. Frozen bananas/yoghurt with paddlepop sticks. Jelly cups with fruit.
i guess i am looking for something that doesnt require cutlery and can be eaten say....
in the back of a car without too much mess lol
a bit back to basics but sangers are a favourite and not too messy if you pick the right fillings
I just read somewhere that someone drained a can of chick peas, put seasoning on it (I think they sprayed them with olive oil and put a small amount of curry seasoning mild with some salt and pepper) and roasted them until they were toasted. Let them cool so they are nicy and crunchy. Something a bit different.
I often take pita bread and cut it up and spray with olive oil and sprinkle some salt on it and roast it so its like chips and call it chips for the girls ;) We dip it in hummous in our house...
decor make a great little bento type box. It is one container with 4 compartments.
We often take our 'picnic plate' as Darcy calls it. She has something different in each compartment and feels grown up choosing what she wants.
I pretty much use all of the above suggestions with the inclusion of cold meat pieces and cherry tomatoes, cheerios and sangers cut out with cookie cutters (cool shapes plus they fit more neatly).
*** Mini savoury muffins *** (nice & soft to nibble on too ;))
Mix in bowl together ;
1 cup of SR flour
1 cup of grated cheese (i sometimes use light cheese)
1 cup of milk
and about 1 Cup or tad more of whatever chopped up vegies (brocolli, capsicum, onion, grated carrot, ...even frozen corn kernels & sometimes i might add a minced clove of garlic).
Makes approx 18-20 mini muffins.
Pop into greased (i spray canola oil) mini muffin tray (fill heaped to the top), bake mod oven (i bake 180) for about 20mins, or until a bit golden on top.
My DD has loved these since she was 2 & is now 3 and still likes 'em :D
great thanks girls
these are great ideas.
i thought i would share ones my DD loves lol (she is a bit strange with 'fav foods lol)
SHe loves
mushrooms (raw as is).
butter beans - i swear she will eat a whole can if you let her!
cheese (she too would eat this all day but i dont like her to have too much)
yogurts
i think i just need to get off my bottom and make a few things in advance... might do that this weekend while dh is home. i wonder how long these stay ok for int he fridge?
DS gets yogurt, fruit slices, rice cakes, anything I have baked recently (scones, biscuits), pita and hummus, loves, frozen veg sticks on a hot day, toast and avocado etc. Pretty much anything I eat but we really limit the amount of sugar and salt he gets.
Well i have filled some containers with the following in the cupboard today:
Prunes
dried fruit
rice cakes
cruskits
air popped popcorn
Fridge
Butter beans
cherries
little samwiches
mushrooms
thats should see us few a few hungry whinges... but dgoing to try out that mini quiche recipe ! howe easy does that look!
I'm naughty and have given my toddler nuts since she was a bit over one (only under supervision). she loooves them and they are good for her. In the health food section at Woolies they sometimes sell Fava nuts which are roasted broadbeans. Very crunchy and quite yummy. DD really likes them and it's a good way to get some legumes into her (high in protein, too).
Date Loaf is also a good snack as dates are great.
I make little balls by chopping up fresh dates, walnuts and adding some cocoa powder, then rolling/pressing them into small balls. No added sugar, lots of good oils from the walnuts and dates are packed full of nutrition, too. The little bit of cocoa allows you to call them chocolates - lol
Smoothies. DD loves them, I add some good yoghurt and a few drops of flax seed oil to up the nutritional value (she doesn't eat much, so i try and sneak stuff in). Banango is great. I have some of those Take'n'Toss straw cups which are really great for avoiding messes with smoothies.
DD likes to snack on dry cheerios. Not an everyday thing, but sometimes.
Dried apricots are a replacement for Jellybabies and the like.
Gherkins & Olives :D DD actually loves them - sometimes
Hard boiled eggs. can't go on enough about how packed full of nutrition they are.
I put Yoghurt in little icecream molds (Jalna Premium Vanilla is her favourite for this) and that is her "ice-cream" treat. You could add fruit puree if you like.
I can't think of anything else right now but will add if I remember more.
Crackers with spreads like peanut butter or pesto.
Vegetables in finger pieces e.g. carrot, cucumber, tomato, cherry tomatos
Nuts/seeds
Quiche
Finger fruits e.g. sugar plums, grapes
Olives/pickles
vietnamese spring rolls (the ones that aren't deep fried but dipped in water and then filled with anything really)
marinated and grilled hard tofu
hard boiled egg
cheese pieces
natural yoghurt with some freshly ground up nuts/seeds and a dab of honey (linseed, pistachio and almonds are awesome)
homemade vege dip e.g. spinach, hommus, eggplant
grilled or roasted vegetable slices, e.g. eggplant, zucchini, carrot
a hit in our household and my besties household for the kidlets is raw capsicum (red). they love it chopped into little squares that can be popped whole in the mouth. if you have a hommus or any kind of dip to go with also loads of fun.
another one that is strange but oh so popular for us is the sushi seaweed sheets! we chop them up into little squares and pop em onto a plate and the kidlets just love it!
also rice cakes are popular...we have a stash in reaching distance so she can help herself of an afternoon and she loves the autonomy of it!
also we find mixed plates of fruit really popular. oranges, apples etc. she likes the choice...
An absolute favourite at our house is home made ice-creams. We just put some plain yoghurt and fruit in the blender, mix it up and tip it into molds (a gret flavour recently was pears with a little honey - yum!). DD loves these!!!!! :D
Snow peas are also a winner at the moment - she likes making them 'crunch'!
I just found a new snack:
1 Avocado
1/2 cup of milk
3 teaspoons of sugar or honey (or to taste)
Pop all into a blender and blend until smooth
You can reduce the sweetener.
This is full of healthy fats, vitamins and minerals and antioxidants.
For my 9 month old I use a little less milk to make it a thicker consistency for spoonfeeding. For my 3 year old I add a little morre milk to make it a smoothie, served in a straw cup. Both absolutely love it. It's similar to Indonesian avocado juice, which i love, but with real milk instead of sweetened condensed milk.
You can also experiment with healthier sweeteners (real maple syrup, agave juice or the like).