Nutritious and Affordable Snacks

It’s important to keep nutritious snacks around to keep for you and your children healthy. Here are some  delicious and nutritious ideas:

  • Any fresh vegetable with hummus

  • Bananas

  • Honeydew melon

  • Cottage cheese

  • Nectarine

  • Oatmeal (slow-cooked, not instant)

  • Greek yogurt

  • Apples

  • Sliced red or green pepper

  • Almonds

  • Baby carrots

  • In-shell pistachios

  • Hard boiled, scrambled or fried eggs

  • Watermelon

  • Grapes (freeze them for a different taste)

  • Sunflower and Pumpkin seeds

  • Cucumber

  • Organic microwave popcorn

  • Organic string cheese

  • Edamame (dry roasted)

  • Fresh or frozen berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries)

  • Cherries

  • Dried apricots, pears or apples

  • Sliced jicama

  • Cherry tomatoes

  • Sugar snap peas

  • Radish

  • Tuna fish in a lettuce wrap