Healthy Snack Recipes For Kids
As a busy parent, preparing kids snacks that are healthy seems like a monumental task. On any given day, you are tired and your chore list is never-ending. Now imagine this: your toddler is hungry and crying loudly. You trod over to the cupboard to grab some prepackaged, processed food snack to soothe your little one. Is this the exception or the norm? There is nothing wrong with processed snacks every once in a while, but if we eat them on a daily basis, their sneaky trans fats and saturated fats can add up quickly! We all know that whole foods are better for our health but what do we do to swiftly appease our hungry children? Here are a couple of kids snacks that are delicious, healthy and easy to put together: 1. Fruit smoothies If you are short on time, fruit smoothies couldn’t be any easier. Just throw some of your kid’s favorite fruit, some non-fat Greek yogurt, and a drizzle of honey into the blender and blitz away. The Greek yogurt gives the smoothie a delicious and creamy texture that is sure to satisfy. A go to smoothie recipe is frozen strawberries, frozen bananas, Greek yogurt and honey.