Fun Snacks for Kids

An abundance of fun snacks for kids can be found down almost every aisle in the grocery store. Parents have a difficult time finding healthy snacks that will compare with the sugary, fried or fast foods so readily available. It takes a special talent to create healthy snacks that your children will actually eat and not complain about. The biggest secret about getting your children to try new healthy alternative snacks is to let them participate in the preparation. Kids love learning new things and they love to help. Add this to my Recipe Box.

Ants on a Log

This is an old time favorite and requires only three ingredients and no cooking. After washing and drying celery, fill the groove with peanut butter and garnish with raisins.

Vegetables and Dip

If your child is too young you don't want them to cut the vegetables, but they can fill small cups with ranch dip. Make a game of it and call broccoli florets "little trees" and cauliflower "little bushes." Add some cherry or grape tomatoes and mini carrots so the vegetables are just their size.

Fruit Kabobs

Cut fruit into child-size pieces and have the kids layer them on wooden skewers. This is a great snack, but also works for dessert.

Fruit and Dip

Make a healthy fruit dip with plain yogurt, raw honey and cinnamon. Serve it to your kids with a variety of finger-size fruits.

Fruit Smoothies

What child doesn't like bananas and strawberries? Let the kids pick which fruits they'd like to put in their smoothie and then let them drop them into the blender.

Muffins

Make some healthy oatmeal muffins and let the kids frost them with a cream cheese icing made from low-fat cream cheese, raw honey and cinnamon. Make sure the cream cheese is softened so the kids will have an easier time of mixing the icing. Call them "Cupfins" or "Muffcakes" and they will think they have a special type of cupcake for their snack.

Granola

Toast oatmeal, nuts and sugarless coconut in the oven. Add some chopped dried fruit and serve the entire package in a colorful paper cup.