Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Kid-Friendly Snacks!

Kid Friendly Kosher Snack Foods Grocery List!
Most items are available at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods, purchase string cheese at any kosher market or Ralph’s.

Breads:
Turlock Pita Bread – Mini Whole Wheat (put a piece of cheese inside, or spread favorite nut butter on it)
Whole Foods Organic Whole Wheat Hot Dog & Hamburger Buns (put some organic ketchup on it, have protein source separate, kids like foods separate, e.g., string cheese or hard boiled egg on the side)
Food for Life Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Bread

Cheese:
Les Petites Fermieres Monterey Jack, Mozzarella
Miller’s String Cheeses
Polly-O Part Skim Ricotta Cheese (great as a spread with some jam)
Vermont Butter & Cheese Company Fromage Blanc

Condiments/Pudding:
Kozy Shack individual serving Puddings
Whole Foods Chunky Guacamole
Heinz Organic Ketchup

Organic Tortillas/Assorted Beverages:
Food For Life Ezekiel Sprouted Grain Tortillas
Stonyfield Farms Organic Yobaby drinkable yogurt or Low fat Smoothie
(In moderation treat)

Juices/Produce:
Juices in moderation, mix juices with 50% water, choose 100% juice, rather than sugar added.
Ceres Juice
365 Organic Apple Juice
Any fruit or vegetable, “Follow the Rainbow”, vary weekly and choose organic as much as possible (definitely choose organic for items that you’ll eat the skin or ones that have a large surface area, e.g., strawberries, apples, celery, grapes, peaches, potatoes, spinach, bell peppers, cherries, nectarines, pears, red raspberries, strawberries).
Organics Peeled Carrots
Edamame (Soybeans) Ready to Eat In the Shell or Shelled

Cereals- Put in a sandwich bag for kid’s to snack as a dry cereal, give them their protein source as a boxed milk, or cheese:
Whole Kids Organic Morning-O’s
Whole Kids Organic Honey Nut Morning O’s
Trader Joe’s Organic Honey O’s
Barbara’s Puffins
Cascadian Farm Organic Cereals (e.g., Organic Multigrain Squares – great to snack on it’s own)
Nature’s Path Organic Heritage Multigrain Cereal (“yummy flakes”)

Spreads:
Fiordifrutta Jam
Maranatha Organic Peanut Butter
Creamy Unsalted Peanut Butter From Unblanched Peanuts
Organic Raw Almond Butter
Sweet Cactus Farms Agave Nectar Light

Pre-packaged snacks/Dried fruits:
Health Valley Lowfat Tarts/Cereal Bars/Scones
Clif Kid Organic Z Bars
Solana Gold Organic Apple Sauce
Earth’s Best Organic Apple Sauce
Soy Nuts/Raw Nuts – Nuts are best for older kids (~>5 years)
Lightly Salted Dry Roasted Peanuts
Raw Sunflower Seeds
Raw Pistachio Nutmeats Halves and Pieces
Raw Pumpkin Seeds
Raw Almonds
Raw Walnuts Halves and Pieces
Whole Kids Organic Raisins
Organic Dried Fruit Cranberries
Dried Blueberries Sweetened with Apple Juice
Stretch Island Fruit Leather 100% Fruit Snack

Tuna :
Gefen Albacore Tuna in water (spread the tuna on crackers/pita)
Trader Joe’s Canned Tuna packed in water

Crackers/Cookies:
Kashi TLC Country Cheddar Cheese Crackers
My Family Farm Captain’s Catch Cheese Baked Crackers
Trader Joe’s Multigrain Crackers
Barbara’s Wheatines
Back to Nature Classic Rounds
Hain Rich
Lundberg Organic Rice Cakes
Hain/New Morning Honey Grahams
Country Choice Organic Snacking Cookies-Vanilla Wafers
Back to Nature Oatmeal Cookies
Barbara’s Animal Cookies
Lowfat Chocolatey Eats Cookies for People
TJ’s 100 Calorie Pack Cinnamon Graham Toucan Cookies

Chips/Treats:
Robert’s American Gourmet Pirate’s Booty/Veggie Booty
Vita Spelt Pretzels
Organic Snyder’s Pretzels
Newman’s Own Organics Unsalted Rounds Pretzels
Hain Popped Corn Mini Cakes
Genisoy Soy Crisps
Trader Joe’s Soy Crisps White Cheddar Flavor
Edamame
Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops

Dairy/Eggs:
Horizon Organic Boxed Milks (e.g., Reduced Fat Milk, Vanilla or Strawberry Milk)
Stonyfield Farms Low Fat Yogurts
Organic Lowfat Trader Joe’s Yogurt
Whole Soy & Co. Yogurts
Knudsen Lowfat Cottage Cheese
Trader Joe’s Lowfat Cottage Cheese
Whole Foods Organic Milk
Organic Grade A Large Brown Eggs Plus Omega 3
Chino Valley Ranchers Organic Omega-3 Eggs – for hardboiled eggs



1 comment:

Fun healthy kids snacks said...

One can even go for some innovative ideas like Ice cream cone can be filled with cheese, veggie and tomato chopped or a tuna fish salad which a great snack, involve the child in building their own meals from sandwiches, cheese cubes, and dried fruit or serve the meal in innovative plates and cups. Try to avoid pre-packaged snacks because its unhealthy. One can go for milk-based drinks because it rich in proteins, calcium, iron, also fruit juice will be good.