Healthy snacks for kids

CRANKY40

mini weetabix....they come plain or with fruit etc in them.

welsh_mummy

CRANKY40 wrote: »

mini weetabix....they come plain or with fruit etc in them.

Thanks for all the great ideas. Will defo be trying them. Cheers Cranky40, totally forgot about the mini weetabix, son loves these so will be getting them at the weekend.

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zippychick

ive merged this with our healthy snacks for kids thread

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Chell

Morrisons have packs of School bars (fruit type chewy bar found near the dried fruit) for 74p a pack. They are normally almost double that. The ones in our store were dated into 2012 so I stocked up.

rosie383

My 4 yr old daughter has been told to avoid peanut products for the next year as part of an allergy research program she is taking part in. She loves peanut butter, and I was told that pumpkin seed butter or sunflower seed butter are good alternatives.
I am reluctant to buy a whole jar in case she doesn't like it. Have any of you tried any of these things? If so, are they similar in any way to peanut butter? Crunchy or smooth? I have written to a couple of the companies who do these to ask for samples, but am not hopeful.
She has also been eating peanuts as a snack 3 times per week for the past few years as part of the program, so will miss having those too. What would be the closest alternative that doesn't cost the earth?

BTW, cashew nuts/ butter are not an option as my other daughter is allergic to cashew and I have been advised not to have it in the house just in case.
If my wee one finds it too hard to avoid them completely, then we will deal with that as it occurs, but I would like to give it a go as it is a great research project.
Any information you could give me would be gratefully received.

TIA

tigerfeet2006

Would she be able to eat something like pistachio's as a snack? Sorry don't know a lot about nut allergys so don't know if that is a silly idea.

My lot like to munch on pumpkin and poppy seeds as a snack.

ladylouise62

There is almond butter (in health shops if you don't have a large enough supermarket). But, if I remember correctly, nut butter is only nuts ground to a paste with maybe salt and or sugar and a little fat to aid cohesion.. so have a go yourself with a small amount just to see if it tastes right for her.

adelight

What about other nuts? Nut butters are extremely easy to make, almond butter can be done using raw or lightly roasted almonds for a smokey flavour. Just blitz in a blender, you will see them turn to chunks, then powdery, then it will start to look more oily and you will eventually end up with a crunchy/grainy butter, blitz longer and it will be nice and smooth. No need for salt or sugar, add a tiny bit of oil to get a smoother butter. Raw almond butter makes a nice chocolatey butter by adding vanilla and cocoa powder.

Rummer

I adore almond butter! Easy enough to get in the supermarket and it is delicious