Originally Posted by Josiegirl:
Your lists sound great but some of my dcks wouldn't touch them. 
I love serving veggie platters with hummus. But also offer crackers because there are some here who won't touch a veggie to save their life.
If I want kids to eat veggies for snack and worry they won't eat them, I do the opposite of what you're saying: I make sure to offer no easy alternative like crackers. Given a choice, kids'll always choose crackers or bread. So I offer several choices of veggies instead. If they're hungry enough, they'll eat them. A typical snack here in the summer is a plate of snap peas, green beans, carrots, and cucumbers. It all gets eaten.