Top Five Healthy Yummy Snacks Ideas For Kids


Parents may astonish to listen that snacks are good for children. Yes, a daycare dietician in Rolling Hills CA encourages parents to provide them with more snacks for the overall development of the child. Obviously, he is talking about those nutritious foods that can be used as snacks. Snacks are eaten in between meals and healthy snacks help manage kids’ hunger and boost nutrition. It should be a part of your child’s daily diet. Nutritious snacking not only meets the hunger of kids, in addition but also supply a series of the nutritious element that helps them to grow. Healthy snacking is not at all bad, on the contrary, it boosts energy and fulfills the ideal growth of the child.

In a Montessori school in Rolling Hills CA, a nutritionist said that the most frequent questions that he faces maximum time are about healthy snacking. Here are some healthy snacking ideas are given by him that may help parents. Hope these snacks will satisfy and nourish the children.

Tangy Cornflakes:

To make it you need 1 cup plain cornflakes, 2-3 teaspoons boiled sweet corn, 1 boiled potato (diced), 2 teaspoons roasted peanuts, 1 teaspoon almonds cut into pieces, a pinch of chili flakes, salt, and a lemon. In a deep-bottom utensil add all ingredients other than cornflakes. Add salt and squeeze the lemon in it. Mix well. Immediately before eating mix the cornflakes so that they will remain crunchy. You can serve this nutritious food as evening snacks.

Fried chicken wings:

Take the required amount of chicken wings. Marinate them with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Marinate them for half an hour. Soak them in a batter mixed with egg and corn flour and deep fry them. Serve it with tomato sauce.

Stuffed bell pepper:

Take red, green, and yellow bell pepper, medium in size. Cut the stem side and remove the cores. Now make the stuffing. Take mashed potato; boiled chicken strips, boiled eggs, etc. Add salt and mix well. Stuff the bell peppers with this stuffing. Brush some melted butter on the bell pepper and bake it for 15 minutes.

Make Cheesy falafel:

Grind some chickpea to powder. In one cup of powder add 1 tablespoon yogurt, minced garlic, finely chopped onion, freshly chopped cilantro, green chili finely chopped, 1 cup grated cheese, salt to taste. Mix everything and keep it aside for 30 minutes keeping the lid on. After that heat adequate oil, make balls with the mixture and deep fry them. Serve these cheesy balls with any tangy sauce.

Fruity Nutty Ice-cream:

Take some colorful fruits like orange, melon, pineapple, mango, strawberry, pawpaw, etc. Cut these fruits into small pieces. Add them to a bowl. Add some broken nuts and raisins. Break some Oreo chocolate biscuits and add them into the fruit bowl. Add vanilla ice-creams to it and mix well. Keep it in the refrigerator and remove it before serving.

All these snacks ideas are good for your children and easy to make. Even the busiest working parents can make it for their children.