Appropriate Snacks

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Appropriate Snacks

• The snacks you give kids must be
• 1.Healthy
• 2.Easy and quick to make and fun!

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Cooking for Kids

• Safety First?
• Ask the parents if it's okay to make the recipe.?
• 2) Ask if the kids are allergic to anything.
• 3) Keep the children away from the hot stove.
• Suggestion
• When preparing meals for young children, to keep
  them in sight, out of mischief, try having them
  draw on pieces of paper to be used as place mats
  for everyone's place at the table. They can also
  set the table, pour water etc.

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What NOT to feed kids under 3 years old.

• Hard candy
• ?Chunks of meat ?
• Raw carrots ?
• Popcorn ?
• Jelly beans ?
• Nuts ?
• Raw apple slices
• ?Hot dogs
• ?Gumdrops ?
• Grapes

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Good Snack Ideas..

• Ants on a Log?Celery ?Raisins ?Peanut butter
  ?Take a stalk of celery and rinse it with cold
  water. Put peanut butter on the celery (or the
  log) and sprinkle raisins on top of the peanut
  butter. My suggestion Regular cream cheese in
  place of the peanut butter tastes great, too!
• Toasted Cheese ?Cheese?Bread?Tomato (optional)
  ?Put the cheese and tomato on the bread and put
  into the oven at a low setting. Watch until the
  cheese melts and then take it out and pronto!
  Warm and delicious! You can also use the
  microwave instead of the oven.
• Peanut Butter Apples? Apples? Peanut
  Butter?Slice apples with a sharp knife and use a
  butterknife to coat each apple slice with peanut
  butter. Add raisins if desired.

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More ideas

• English Muffin Pizzas In the toaster oven put an
  english muffin that already has red sauce, cheese
  and other toppings on it. Toast until cheese is
  melted. Wait until cools down to feed kids.
• Cinnamon Crackers?
• NeedPeanut butter or butter and Plain Crackers
  ?Mix the peanut butter and cinnamon. Spread over
  the crackers... yum! If you use butter, just
  spread the butter over the crackers and add
  cinnamon on top.
• Frozen Yogurt Pops?Need Yogurt ? plastic
  cups ? Popsticks.?Pour the yogurt into the
  containers and put two pop sticks in each one.
  Allow to freeze and then remove from the cup. The
  kids can eat it by holding the pop sticks
• Make your own trail mix and share with kids (no
  nuts)
• Dip Carrots in salad dressing, cut open an apple
  or orange and give the kids pieces and have them
  dip in peanut butter, chocolate or something else
  fun to dip. Kids love dipping
• Banannas in milk

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Kids will love this AND its good for them

• Frozen Bananas
• ? 1 banana ? 2 Popsicle sticks? Optional
  items Honey, oats, shredded coconut, peanut
  butter?Peel and cut in half, one firm, ripe
  banana. Wrap in plastic and freeze. When frozen
  and ready to eat dip in peanut butter or honey.
  Top with coconut or oats or whatever you want
• ----gt Jello Jigglers!!! (we can taste today!)
• -----gtSmoothies, hard boiled eggs

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Other Notes and Resources.

• Always wash your hands before cooking/serving
  kids.have them wash theirs
• Be careful with knives, stoves etc.
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