Originally Posted by springvalley112:
Hey guys,
Here's our new menu for afternoon snack that made to meet the new food program requirements plus we figured out how to use juice and it's still creditable, let me know how you like it
Monday: Graham crackers & milk
Tuesday: Goldfish & milk
Wednesday: Animal crackers, peanut butter (for dipping) & Juice
Thursday: Cheez its, banana and juice
Friday: Ritz crackers & cheese and juice
Seems like a common preschool snack menu.
I don't serve that many crackers (carbs) for snack ever.
I try to choose from the fruit, veggie or meat/protein groups first and add crackers or grains if we didn't have enough for lunch.
I aim to serve mostly veggies in a variety of ways coupled with proteins such as eggs, yogurt, nut butters and cheese.
My snacks are something like this:
- Carrots and celery sticks with almond butter or ranch dip
- Pepper strips, cucumbers and yogurt dip
- Spinach wrap with mandarin oranges and hummus
- Broccoli and cauliflower and zesty bbq ranch
- Boiled eggs and cubed cheeses
- Grapefruit with whole grain wheat toast
- Cubed ham, turkey or chicken with assorted cheese
- Tomato wrap with veggies and mustard sauce or ranch
- Whole wheat wrap with banana and peanut butter
- Yogurt with fresh fruit
- Avocado and whole grain pita