Kid-Friendly Desserts and Snacks

Peanut butter. By itself, on a sandwich, with sliced fruits - it’s a delicious work horse in the protein department!

Post-workout, my teen likes to make himself a glass of chocolate milk.

Hard boiled eggs. We will hard boil maybe 6-8 on Sunday for my teen to eat throughout the week. Stinks up the fridge, but worth it! (And actually, when I store them in a container with a lid it’s not so bad.)

Yogurt. My little kids are picky about what they’ll eat at school for lunch, and won’t eat most foods with protein, leaving them hungry. Thankfully, I recently realized they'll eat yogurt, which has helped a lot.

We buy small Graham cracker crusts (in the tiny pan) and add chocolate chips or pieces of chocolate bars. Then top with small marshmallows. Perfect on a grill or oven!

S'mores nachos: lay out graham crackers on a skillet and top them with mini chocolate kisses and mini marshmallows. Toast and enjoy! Add more toppings if you want too (i.e., peanuts, coconut, m&ms)

Reese's peanut butter cup, marshmallow and graham crackers

Thinly sliced apple, caramel sauce, marshmallow and graham crackers

Popcorn. We have a silicone microwave popper that my tween and teen use on their own when they feel like having a snack.

I always have cheese zits for on the go, juice boxes, sliced fruits of their liking and also yogurt packets . Even a favorite cereal of theres put in a zip lock baggie.

Cheese sticks, Babybel, or any other pre-portioned cheese.

Grapes are an easy way to get some fruit in hungry kids. When we keep a bowl of washed grapes in the fridge, my kids are way more likely to reach for them. When they have to do the work of picking and washing them, not so much.

Smoothies. But not ones made with too many seeds :)

Yogurt!

Applesauce with a sprinkle of cinnamon

Olives are braces friendly snacks! Trader Joe's sells small individual serving packs of pitted olives that are good for taking on the go.

Clementines. Our school requires that snacks be fruits or veggies "in their own skin" (so, no applesauce), and while we often rotate through different fruits depending on what the kids are into at the time, clementines are my favorite because they are easy to grab and go with no effort (plus, sweet and tasty!). Though most are easy enough for kids to peel, when the kids were younger I sometimes pulled up an end of the peel for them to make it even easier.

Z Bars

Regular string cheese or Babybel® brand cheese transports well inside the backpack. Maybe include some wheat crackers, too?

Hard boiled eggs - pack it in a small cooler pouch.

Chicken nuggets

Cheese quesadilla

Cereal

PB&J