Whole-foods snacks our kids LOVE to eat:

Eggs: Hard-boiled eggs; my boys whine for these in the same voice they would for chocolate! Boil a bunch and they’ll last a far few days…perfect for lunch boxes and when hunger pangs strike

Healthy cereals: Not just for breakfast; my brothers used to come home from school and devour bowlfuls. My 7, nearly 8 year old seems have an insatiable appetite (Arrr he’s not even a teenager yet!) causing him to tuck into the cereal anytime of day too

Cheese: immm a good slice perfect for when little tummies start rumbling approaching dinner time…lots of cheesy options, one being grilling it on wholegrain toast (With vegemite too for us Down-under!)

A banana wrap: simply peel and wrap in bread hotdog style

Yogurt: We make our own using an Easiyo…often with add ins such as fresh/canned fruit or crushed almond and honey

Kumera chips: sliced sweet potato cooked, single layer on an oven tray until crunchy

Crudités platter: cut up veges, (carrots, celery, cucumber, capsicum, snap peas, broccoli, lightly steamed green beans etc) pita triangles, crackers with a flavoursome dip…

Dips: Lots of delicious pure ingredient dips where I shop and at home have given both hummus made from pureed chickpeas and a bean dip a go too

Fruit bowl: Looking gorgeous with a variety of in season fruit proves irresistible

Smoothies: Good tummy filler…We whip up a concoction of banana, milk, a splash of fruit juice and handful of berries for a nutritious shake.

•Dried fruit and nuts: A handful here and there helps hit the spot when the munchies strike

Scroggin(Trail Mix) Jumble together a combo of nuts, dried fruits, pretzels, whole-grain cereal, sunflower seeds, popcorn, banana chips, chocolate bits, in a bag/container for a handy little snack…OR Let kids make their own by setting out such ingredients for kids to mix and scoop

Frosty fruits: As said our kids can’t get enough of frozen chunks of real fruit — especially grapes. Give others a go too; orange, pineapple, peach, banana, to name a few….

Home-baking: In the last couple of years I’ve found baking relaxing…moving on though from TOO many cupcakes this year are trying add a bit more nutrition into the cake tins; baking fruit and whole-grain goodness into yummy muffins, biscuits and cakes-Not that I don’t make the others as well!

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