Healthy Snacks!

Eat your fruit and vegetables! They are your best snack choices. Growing kids need at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables each day.

Fruit is naturally sweet and can be eaten fresh, frozen, dried or canned. Below are some examples:

Fresh: Apples Grapes Bananas Mangos     Blueberries Oranges Cantaloupe Pears     Cherries Strawberries Raspberries                 Frozen: Bananas Cherries Blueberries Grapes     Mangos Peaches Pineappale Strawberries               Dried: Raisins Apricots Apples Cranberries     Strawberries Cherries                   Canned: Unsweetened applesauce Canned fruit in juice

 

Vegetables can be eaten raw or with dips such as low-fat salad dressing like ranch, all natural peanut butter, low-fat cream cheese, guacamole, salsa or hummus. Below are some examples:

		Broccoli	Carrots	Cauliflower	Celery
		Cucumber	Edamame	Green Beans	Green, Red or Yellow Peppers
		Sugar Snap Peas	Tomatoes	Yellow Squash	Zucchini
		Make a salad with lettuce and your favorite veggies!

Click here for more information on healthy snacks you can make yourself!