• Birthday parties and holiday celebrations at school provide a unique
  opportunity to help make healthful eating fun and exciting for
  children. Listed below are ideas for healthy snacks:
  Food items
  • Fruit smoothies - blend berries, bananas, with yogurt (we do
  not have a blender at school)
  • Fresh fruit, fruit and cheese kabobs, fruit salad
  • Vegetables trays with low-fat dip or peanut butter
  • Whole grain crackers with cheese cubes, or string cheese
  • Waffles or pancakes topped with fruit (we have a toaster)
  • Pretzels, low-fat popcorn, rice cakes, graham crackers,
  animal crackers
  • Angel food cake, plain or topped with fruit
  • Mini bagels with peanut butter or jam
  • Low-fat or sugar free pudding, low fat yogurt, sugar free
  Jello
  • Granola bars
  • Trail mix (whole grain/low-sugar cereals mixed with dried
  fruit, pretzels, nuts)
  • Peanut butter cracker sandwiches
  • Small bran, oatmeal or multi-grain muffins
  . Sugar free fruit pops
  • Our school pretzels cost 50c. If you choose to purchase this
  snack, we can certainly provide each child with a pretzel
  half.