Have toddler, will snack - this is a common and necessary scenario in most every household with toddlers, and they do need this apart from their regular meals. We don't want to take too long, so we shall limit this article to just a few of the best and quickest snack ideas for toddlers. Your precious joy will undoubtedly love noshing on these snackeroos.
Ham and Cheese Crackers Cut up some pieces of ham and cheese and serve them with some crackers. If you want to make it fun, use a cookie cutter to cut fun shapes out of the cheese.
Fruit Dip DISCLAIMER - Tastes neat, as in "cool", but is not often neat, as in tidy! Cut up some fruit in bite size chunks and serve with a small bowl of yogurt. Ask your precious darling to eat the concoction by dipping the fruit in the yogurt. As such, yogurt is rich in bone-building calcium and protein to help build your toddler's growing body, and everybody, toddlers included, need fruit in their diet - you take care of both needs in one go!
Low Sugar Cereal Cheerios and rice krispies, or other varieties of low sugar cereal, are perfect eaten dry, or with a tiny splash of milk. Dry cereal is also a great snack to-go for the toddlers. Simply toss a small portion into a Ziploc bag, shoot it in your purse, and you're good!
Veggies and Dip Keep some cut up veggies in the fridge. Celery sticks, peeled cucumber, tiny slivers of carrot, cauliflower and the ever-popular broccoli are all satisfying finger food for little ones like yours. Cut the veggies in bite-size pieces (toddler-sized nibbles, that is) and steam them to make them soft to the bite. This always goes down better with some cool ranch dressing!
Peanut Butter Sandwich Let's face it - PB&J has been around almost as long as snacks have. Now here's a neat twist on the old favorite - place a thin sliver of apple or a few banana slices on top of the peanut butter instead of jelly. Or try smearing the peanut butter on a tortilla. Before rolling it up, add the jelly. Then cut the tortilla once rolled up into thin strips - now that's NOT your mommy and daddy's peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
Quick Cheese Quesadilla Place a soft tortilla on a microwave safe plate. Top one half with cheese and fold the other half over it. Wait for the cheese to melt, or about 30 to 60 seconds. Then simply cut it into wedges and allow some time for your concoction to cool off.
Quick Smoothie Have the following ingredients ready for your blender - some fruit (berries or half a banana), some non-fat milk and a modest helping of vanilla yogurt - now mix 'em. Add a little ice if desired and blend until smooth. Serve in a sippy cup or with a straw for a quick fruit smoothie. Milkshake for a snack - now that's a splendid treat for your little one!
See, creating healthy, quick and simple snacks for your toddler is just as easy as that. By the way, these make great snacks for everyone else in the family as well - including mom.
Ham and Cheese Crackers Cut up some pieces of ham and cheese and serve them with some crackers. If you want to make it fun, use a cookie cutter to cut fun shapes out of the cheese.
Fruit Dip DISCLAIMER - Tastes neat, as in "cool", but is not often neat, as in tidy! Cut up some fruit in bite size chunks and serve with a small bowl of yogurt. Ask your precious darling to eat the concoction by dipping the fruit in the yogurt. As such, yogurt is rich in bone-building calcium and protein to help build your toddler's growing body, and everybody, toddlers included, need fruit in their diet - you take care of both needs in one go!
Low Sugar Cereal Cheerios and rice krispies, or other varieties of low sugar cereal, are perfect eaten dry, or with a tiny splash of milk. Dry cereal is also a great snack to-go for the toddlers. Simply toss a small portion into a Ziploc bag, shoot it in your purse, and you're good!
Veggies and Dip Keep some cut up veggies in the fridge. Celery sticks, peeled cucumber, tiny slivers of carrot, cauliflower and the ever-popular broccoli are all satisfying finger food for little ones like yours. Cut the veggies in bite-size pieces (toddler-sized nibbles, that is) and steam them to make them soft to the bite. This always goes down better with some cool ranch dressing!
Peanut Butter Sandwich Let's face it - PB&J has been around almost as long as snacks have. Now here's a neat twist on the old favorite - place a thin sliver of apple or a few banana slices on top of the peanut butter instead of jelly. Or try smearing the peanut butter on a tortilla. Before rolling it up, add the jelly. Then cut the tortilla once rolled up into thin strips - now that's NOT your mommy and daddy's peanut butter and jelly sandwich!
Quick Cheese Quesadilla Place a soft tortilla on a microwave safe plate. Top one half with cheese and fold the other half over it. Wait for the cheese to melt, or about 30 to 60 seconds. Then simply cut it into wedges and allow some time for your concoction to cool off.
Quick Smoothie Have the following ingredients ready for your blender - some fruit (berries or half a banana), some non-fat milk and a modest helping of vanilla yogurt - now mix 'em. Add a little ice if desired and blend until smooth. Serve in a sippy cup or with a straw for a quick fruit smoothie. Milkshake for a snack - now that's a splendid treat for your little one!
See, creating healthy, quick and simple snacks for your toddler is just as easy as that. By the way, these make great snacks for everyone else in the family as well - including mom.
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