Healthy After School Snacks for Kids on the Go
Starting the school day with breakfast and having a good lunch are important steps in your child's education, and by the time they finish school they're ready for more. After school snacks are a good way to provide the energy children need for any extracurricular activity. For maximum nutrition after-school snacks should include protein and carbohydrate:
- Peanut butter and sliced apples, glass of cold chocolate milk
- English muffin pizza: pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese on top of ½ an English muffin
- Cold cereal, cold milk and sliced banana
- Smoothie made with fresh or frozen fruit, ½ cup yogurt, ½ cup milk and ½ cup crushed ice. Serve with peanut butter toast made with whole wheat bread
- String cheese (or any of the individually packaged cheeses), whole wheat crackers and fresh apple slices or orange segments
- Mini quesadilla: small flour tortilla, shredded cheese and slice tomato; microwave for 30 seconds
Help your kids stay on top of their energy needs by giving them nutrition packed snacks.