Snack time is an excellent time to sneak in some extra nutrients for your child’s diet. 

Once you’ve mastered the basics, making healthy snacks is a breeze. It’s an art to provide a healthy snack that delights and thrills children. Developing palates are often sensitive to the bitter flavors found in many healthful vegetables, and what an adult finds delightful might be revolting to a youngster. 

Fill your child’s stomach with whole foods that provide energy and nourishment instead of highly processed snacks. 

Here’s a list of kid-friendly snacks that are nutritious and will satisfy your kid’s sweet tooth.

Healthy Popcorn 

Popcorn may appear to be junk food, but it is actually a healthy whole grain. Popcorn can be a nutritious snack for youngsters if you don’t cover it in bad toppings. Make your own air-popped popcorn, smear it with butter, and top with grated Parmesan cheese. Or you can drizzle in some honey or peanut butter. 

However, when giving popcorn to smaller children, exercise caution because it might cause choking.

Cheese 

Cheese is tasty and filling. Plus, it provides protein and calcium to your children. The key is to avoid including it in every meal and snack. However, a cheese stick with apple slices or carrot sticks (or other fruits and vegetables your kids enjoy) is the perfect power snack.

Celery with Peanut Butter and Dried Fruits

A fun way to convince children to eat a vegetable is to mix celery with peanut butter and raisins, also known as “ants on a log.” 

Cut a stalk of celery into smaller pieces, pour peanut butter inside, then top with a few raisins. When eaten together, these three foods give a decent balance of carbs, protein, and fat. Just make sure the peanut butter you buy doesn’t contain any added sugar or vegetable oils.

Healthy Pizza

Pizza? Healthy?

Well, yes. Pizza can be a reimagined sandwich that may be topped with nutritious ingredients like olives, sliced peppers, or pineapple and ham. Use whole-wheat English muffins or pre-made whole-wheat pizza dough, and let your kids choose their own toppings. Your kids will love this. 

Puffed Rice Snowballs

These Puffed Rice Snowballs give the classic crispy rice-marshmallow-and-butter snack a nutritious boost, thanks to the addition of dried fruit and seeds. Make them even better for your kids by adding puffed whole-grain cereal.

Pita Stuffed with Vegetable 

Some parents believe that getting their children to eat veggies is difficult. 

Many children do not consume enough vegetables, high in critical vitamins and minerals.

However, if you make it enjoyable for them, they will be more willing to try the vegetables. Slice up raw veggies like carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, bell peppers and spread hummus in a whole-wheat pita pocket.

Allow your kids to choose a few vegetables to fill the pita. 

Boiled Eggs

Refrigerate hard-boiled eggs for a high-protein snack on the go. 

Eggs are a high-protein, high-nutrient food for children. They include high-quality protein and a variety of vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin B12, riboflavin, and selenium. They also include the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, which are helpful to eye health.

They’re also one of the best providers of choline, a nutrient that’s essential for normal brain development.

Oat Peanut Butter Cookies 

These nutritious peanut butter cookies require only minimum ingredients and a bowl. Ensure the oat bran is made in a gluten-free facility if you wish to make peanut butter cookies gluten-free.