When our kids come home from school they are ravenous and need something solid to carry them through the afternoon activities. If it spoils their appetite for dinner? Just have a light vegetable soup and bread ready - no where is it written that we need to prepare a sumptuous supper meal, and around 3:00 p.m. or so is when our kids need a good dose of protein.
- Smoothies - 1 cup vanilla yogurt, 1/2 cup fruit juice, 1/2 cup frozen fruit and blend!
- Ants on a log - celery sticks filled with peanut butter and dotted with raisins
- Cheese/pesto crackers - grated cheese on your kids favorite crackers, microwave for 15 seconds, spread with pesto
- Turkey roll ups - sliced turkey breast, layer with lettuce and pre-made bacon bits and roll!
- Plain unsweetened cereal sprinkled with slivered almonds, dried currants or raisins, and chopped dates. Add milk, soy or rice milk, or yogurt.
- Store bought dip (I recommend Cedars Spinach Dip - kid-approved!) and cut up carrots, pretzels and cheese slivers
- Popcorn sprinkled with salt, chopped almonds and parmesan cheese
- Canned pineapple and chunks of turkey or ham served with toothpicks, crystallized ginger
- Hard boiled eggs and salt!
- Nutella (hazelnut and cocoa) spread on toast
