Healthy Snacks For Toddlers
                                                                                                                                        

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Toddlers and small children are super busy exploring their world... Many times they need a small snack to keep them going. Snacks For Toddlers offers healthy kid snack ideas and quick snack recipes for feeding those hungry (and sometimes picky) mouths.

what kids like to eat

To make Tortilla Roll Ups:
Use a large tortilla and spread with cream cheese. Add lunch meat, shredded cheese and thinly sliced tomatoes. Roll it up using the cream cheese as "glue". Slice into 1-2 inch rolls.

Quick Ideas

Foods To Keep Handy

Every trip to the grocery store, I make sure I add the following to my grocery cart... this way I know I always will have a nice snack ready for my kids when they come calling.

Fresh Fruit
Apples, Bananas, Pears, Melon, Kiwi, Grapes, Mango

Dried Fruit
apricots, banana chips, apples, raisins, cranberries, blueberries, cherries, papaya

Cheese
- String Cheese is a big hit - sometimes I'll cut it up in small circles
- Grated Cheese - I get the big bag at Costco and break it down into 3 bags. Two bags go in the freezer and 1 bag in the fridge for immediate use
- Block Cheese - I like to cut this into sticks or small squares for super little fingers
- Cottage Cheese - With a teaspoon of preserves or cut up fruit (peaches, pears, nectarines)

Vegetables
For younger toddlers
Peas, Green beans, cooked carrots and broccoli

For older children
carrots, celery, jicama, cucumber, tomatoes

Little Tips
Never give young toddlers hard fruit or veggies such as apples or carrots. Pieces can break off and create a choking hazard. Grate or cook (to soften) the fruit or vegetable as an alternative.

 
Little Tips
Preschoolers love eating off a stick. Buy some popcycle sticks at the craft store and get creative... add fruit, meatballs or veggies and serve for a fun meal or snack.