Healthy snacks for kids

Bronnie

One of the things I realised when my kids were little, I was trying to keep them off junk and economise on the budget was that if it wasn't in the house, they couldn't eat it!

Crisps, pop, ice lollies, choccie biscuits etc etc and all the expensive stuff that doesn't really fill them up, I bought in small quantities as and when treats were planned!

Plain biscuits, jam butties, cheese on toast cut into fingers, Weetabix, fruit, handful of raisins from the baking cupboard, slices of HM fruit loaf, scones, scotch pancakes, HM milk shake all quick, cheap nutritious fillers.

A 'treat' is more of a treat if you don't have it so often!

nettles77

as they no holidays and dont want them eating loads sweets n chocs etc. thanks

sooty&sweep

Hi

Well stocked fruit bowl, carrots in fridge, dried raisins and apricots, little pots of yogurt.

Jen

Taye

Ok i have figured out it's snacking that is slowely becoming the killer, i have two boy's with hollow legs who never seem to be full, they are both very skinny and i have no concern's over thier weight, but geeze they can't half eat.

I went into half term confident that i have enough food for the entire week... 8 banana's 10 apples, bunch of grapes, 4 packs of biscuits, 2 loaves of bread, 12 pack of crisp's, 9 yogurts, a home made banana cake and a whole load of other stuff later i felt like old mother hubbard and had to pop to the shops last night spending £35!! of my £150 months food budget.

Anyone got some nice cheap snack idea's for bettween meals? some healthy and some not so good is fine??

huston_kw

Popcorn kernels are about two-three quid a bag (Mr A) and my last bag lasted 3 years, you only need 1 tablespoon of the kernels in the pan and that feeds four of us (mine are 3&4).

Pink.

Hi Taye,

I have two skinny boys with empty legs too who would quite happily eat me out of house and home.

Some cheapish in between snacks that fill them up are: toast with butter and marmite, egg sandwiches, banana milkshakes, scones, hm cereal bars, raisins, raw veg with dips, buttered digestive biscuits, and of course fruit...lots and lots of fruit!

There's lots more ideas on these threads:

cheap/ healthy snacks

Healthy snacks for kids

Ideas please for savoury peanut butter snacks

Cheap healthy playground snacks

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the replies together.

Pink

foreign_correspondent

Home bargains is great for the cheap 'not so healthy' options -often they have very cheap offers on crisps, nuts, chocolate, cereal bars, cup a soups etc...

Popcorn is great too as the above poster says...

Other than that sort of thing, and fruit, I cant think of much else!

Glamazon

Hi Taye

My OH is a bit like this - last night I made a HUGE batch of chocolate flapjacks but cut them into small pieces. He thinks nothing of eating 3 bigger pieces but I can call him a pig if he tries to eat the equivalent in smaller pieces. I find them filling.

HockeyDuo8083

Goodness I hear ya! my OH does not put on any weight at all and I feed him constantly!Lol

I find a carb/protein snack is the best way i.e. banana or peanut butter on toast. Porridge with fruity toppings, he seems to find that he is less hungry when he drinks lots of water through the day.

Maybe get them to sip on water through the day?? dehydration is often confused with hunger. Although I am not allied health professional!

You may have to just give in and accept that boys eat A LOT!:D

howskint?

I found a recipe on here (not sure how to do links) for home made wraps. Think it was 12oz flour, 180ml water, 2 tbs oil. - makes about 12. Roll them out and fry them in a frying pan. My kids love them and they're really quick and easy to make. We make it fun where they can pick their own fillings or they use different fillings to make faces, patterns etc on them before they eat them. They're really filling too.
I also find crackers a cheap filling snack.