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    Healthy school snack ideas

    My daughter just started kindergarten last week (yay!) - so begins sending healthy and NUT-FREE food to school. I am looking for some ideas and healthy recipes for snacks for her that are safe to send.

    I tried to find nut-free granola bars at the grocery store that also don't have corn syrup and they don't seem to exist - anyone seen any? I also made some homemade granola bars but they were really crumbly.

    We made bran muffins last week and banana bread this week, but need some other ideas.

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    I will be following this thread closely, but I have nothing helpful to add. Sorry.

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    This week I made zucchini blueberry loaf and the kids LOVE it! http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog...-bread-favors/

    I also added cinnamon an shredded zucchini to my pancake mix. Could send a pancake with some applesauce to dip into. French toast cut into strips would be good too.

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    My dd loves it when I take a pretzel stick and make it into a kabob with cheese on the end and a grape head !

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    Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
    This week I made zucchini blueberry loaf and the kids LOVE it! http://www.intimateweddings.com/blog...-bread-favors/

    I also added cinnamon an shredded zucchini to my pancake mix. Could send a pancake with some applesauce to dip into. French toast cut into strips would be good too.
    I totally forgot I have some gigantic zucchinis from my mom, have to use them! The recipe looks good, though I will alter it to use whole wheat flour and less sugar. I have been cutting sugar back by half in all my baking and it still tastes good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by homeschoolmom View Post
    The only one of my kids in school is 16, but he loves bite-sized food, so some of his favourites might work for your daughter I'm assuming you don't need ideas for fruit/ veg, just carbs and protein?

    - hummus and pita or pretzels
    - crackers and slices of cold sausage and/ or cheese
    - mini pitas with cream cheese and a slice of cucumber inside
    - pizza puffs (mini muffins with pizza ingredients in them- pepperoni, cheese, green peppers, sliced olives)
    -chick peas
    - homemade trail mix (pretzels, dried fruit, etc.- just leave out the nuts)
    - baked cinnamon-apple chips or sweet potato chips
    - homemade whole-wheat and oat cookies with raisins
    - these are a new favourite: http://www.hellowonderful.co/post/YU...rful%20readers!
    - homemade chex mix (leave out the nuts)
    - triscuits baked with cheese
    I really like the mini pita with cuccumber and cream cheese, that sounds good! Thanks for all the ideas

    I am going to try the granola bites recipe. But I don't have mini muffin tins. Could I just make balls and put on cookie sheet?
    Last edited by AmandaKDT; 09-13-2014 at 07:09 AM.

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    I made the granola bites today! I halved the sugar and used chocolate chips instead of raisins. I found the recipe a bit too dry so I added a little extra melted butter. I only had liquid honey on hand however if you use creamed honey I think they will stick better together.

    Warning- they are super crumbly and dry and you will think you did something wrong. Push them in to the muffin tin and all will be fine!

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    I don't know if you use Facebook but if you do, I love this page. I use it all the time for healthy option but also brilliant presentation ideas which appeal to little ones.

    https://www.facebook.com/superhealthykids?fref=ts

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    I used old fashioned oats. I just found the mixture crumbly but it packed down well and they held together. I think my problem was in part because my honey had crystallized a bit and so until it melted in the oven the mixture wasn't very wet at all.

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    That's a good idea to cut back on the sugar. I didn't find it too sweet though.

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