snacks

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My boys eat two snacks per day. I'll be honest, they eat a lot of crackers. Ritz, goldfish, graham, saltine.

Frankly, I know it's probably not good for them to eat that many crackers. They don't need that many carbs in a day (I'm not trying to put them on a diet or anything but I do want them to eat healthily).

So here's my question: what do your kids have for snacks?

Do you know any healthy, cheap, and easy snack ideas (preferably ones I don't have to feed the baby)?

Comments

Heather said…
My boys love cheese sticks of any kind (string cheese or cheddar). I also give them apples or pears sliced. They sometimes are in the mood for raisins (plain or yogurt covered). Trail mix is another one they like.
July 29, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Rae said…
My kids like crackers too. We also do animal crackers, pretzels, cheese sticks, yogurt, and fruit.
July 29, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Theresa said…
Some of our favorites are apples with peanut butter (as long as there are no allergies!), grapes, string cheese, go-gurts without artifical color- we like to freeze them, natural cereal or granola bars. Frozen bananas are really good too. You just slice them up and put them into a ziploc. I love them when I am looking for something cold and sweet.
July 29, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Rion said…
My kid enjoys Skitty snacks and pieces of ham. Unfortunately, she is a cat! :) But she really does love ham and I think ham is something that could make a yummy snack if you rolled it up with a cracker.. that way you can use half of the crackers you'd normally give them!
July 29, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Erin said…
You know what my boys love...sliced apples with carmel for dipping. Okay so they get some carmel...but they are eating APPLES!!! =)
July 30, 2010 at 12:06 AM
Michelle @Flying Giggles said…
My girls love fruit! I usually cut up lots of fruit for them and put it on a plate for them to share. They also like raisins, trail mix and also smoothies. I add oatmeal to their smoothies to give it more substance. It fills their tummies up.
July 30, 2010 at 9:55 AM
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