Snacks-what do you give your 4+s?

Gingham_Ribbon

Just learned that humzingers are fruit bars. The ones we get are bigger and cheaper. I'll try to find out the name for you. (I get them wholesale and we've run out.)

jcr16

my kids love toast or cereal( even without milk they love it still). cheese, raisins, anything i've home made ie jam tarts/cookies. there is a big bowl of fruit always avaible and they love their fruit.

liney

School bars go down well, but i'm yet to be convinced that they are wholesome )

jackomdj

liney wrote: »

School bars go down well, but i'm yet to be convinced that they are wholesome )

We have thes too (forgot about them in my list), they tend to be a quick, non messy fix after swimming!

skysky69

My little girl loves the yoghurt covered fruit. She likes the strawberry, raspberry and raisins. She thinks they are like sweets. I buy the individual packets but I think places like Julian Graves sell a big pack that you could make portions out of.

LJM

in my fridge i always have chopped peppers/cheese/cucumber and yoghurts for munchies/snacks they also like dry cheerios/apricots any fruit really, i also cook regularly so there are often little cakes/biccies etc homemade also

gorgeous_gwen

DS loves:

blueberry raisins, also yogurt covered ones too
little bowl of sliced apple with sultanas/chopped apricots/grapes
houmous and butter on rice cakes
sliced malt loaf
home made buncakes and let him choose what flavour they are, his latest favourite is chopped cherry and white choc
slice of toast with jam
little yogurts

Gingham_Ribbon

liney wrote: »

School bars go down well, but i'm yet to be convinced that they are wholesome )

What is in them that you think isn't okay? It's dried fruit, sugar and vegetable oil. I admit, the 100% fruit ones are better, but I think they're a good snack.

thrifty_sue

Many of these snacks seem high in sugar. Dried fruit, for example, is terrible for the teeth. Are there any tooth friendly alternatives?

liney

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

What is in them that you think isn't okay? It's dried fruit, sugar and vegetable oil. I admit, the 100% fruit ones are better, but I think they're a good snack.

They just don't look right: the extra sugar makes them into some kind of long fruit sweetie chew.

DS has them as I say, i'm just not convinced they are as healthy as their packaging would like us to believe.

Do let us know what the other fruit ones are called.