Healthy Snacks to Pack in Your Child's Lunch | Herbal Goodness
Unlike regular meals, snacks for kids can be tricky business. Picky eaters are a hard bunch to please, and stocked in the grocery aisle of your local food store is mostly junk food and products chockful with ingredients you have trouble pronouncing.
Ideally, what we want to fill our children’s lunch boxes are whole foods and healthy ingredients without resorting to special recipes. But pleasing kid palates can be a frustrating affair for many parents, especially given their fondness for tearing into packaged foods. This, however, doesn’t mean there aren’t one or five healthy snacks to tempt their taste buds when banana bread simply isn’t cutting it anymore in the lunch box.
Here are a couple of ideas that will ensure that lunch box always comes back empty!
Did You Know that Papaya is Healthy for Kids Too?
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Carrot and Zucchini Chocolate Muffins
This divine snack is a great lunchbox addition, made from delicious chocolate muffins containing carrot and zucchini.
The result is a wonderfully moist healthy snack with a rich texture, brimming with nutritional goodness in the form of vitamins, fiber, beta-carotene, and antioxidants.
Feel free to prepare them in advance and stash in the freezer.
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No Blend Nut-free Bliss Balls
Sometimes, simple is best, and these little balls of energy will only take a few minutes of your time, one bowl, a handful of ingredients and leave an almost unnoticeable mess.
All you will need is sesame seed paste, aka tahini (1/2 cup), 1/3 cup honey (or rice malt syrup if you prefer, desiccated coconut (11/4 cups), cacao or cocoa (1 tablespoon), concentrated natural vanilla extract (1/2 teaspoon) and a pinch of salt.
The kids are sure to love it just as much as adults.
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Vegetable Dips
You read that right!
Kids love dips, and this can be a perfect way to introduce vegetables into their lunchbox. You can make use of Greek yogurt, a healthy source of protein that doesn’t have to be an only-breakfast affair.
Some vegetables that make for great snacks include baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, snap peas and cucumber. Add a few into the lunchbox, and remember to include a small container of Greek Yogurt as well.
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Homemade Fruit Rolls
While fruit rolls can never stack up very favorably next to fresh fruit (or its dried version), they are fat-free and gluten-free, making them a perfect lunchbox to break the monotony of fruit.
They are loaded with vitamin C and far much better than candy. And they come with the added bonus of choice.
Whether it is papaya fruit rollups, watermelon rollups, strawberry, mango, peach, banana or a combination of two or more fruit, rollups of fruit rolls are a perfect little treat not limited by season.
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Trail Mix
Kids’ snacks don’t get any healthier than a trail mix.
Take some peanuts, sunflower seeds, raisins, almonds and a handful of M&Ms, mix together, and voilà, delicious snack ready to go!
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Healthy Protein Balls
Homemade protein balls are made from a combination of nutritious ingredients such as dates, sesame seeds and mixed seeds such as chia, pumpkin, and sunflower, as well as coconut and activated buckings.
They are bursting with protein that helps regulate blood sugar levels while driving energy levels up, ensuring your child stays focused through classes!
They make for a wonderful, filling energy snack.
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Blueberry-Cinnamon Granola Bars
Homemade granola bars rock!
This particular recipe can be put together in just a matter of minutes and can be a great source of energy for kids.
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Oat, Seed and Date Bars
While we are still speaking of bars, another treat that is a hit with the kids is this yummy oat slice comprising ingredients like butter, sunflower and chia seeds, oats of course and more.
Every single one of these ingredients is incredibly nutritious, with every nutrient imaginable.
You can find the full recipe here.
Last Word
It is an open secret that kids love a treat in their lunchbox at morning or afternoon tea time.
These mouthwatering eats are easy to toss into a lunch bag, and they are guaranteed to hit the spot while providing your child with the nutrients they need!
Healthy Snack Tip for Parents:
While you’re packing those wholesome snacks, why not add a natural boost of nutrition too? Did you know Papaya is a gentle, kid-friendly super fruit packed with enzymes and nutrients that support digestion and overall wellness?
Try our Papaya Leaf Extract – Organic Liquid at Herbal Goodness. It’s pure, plant-based, and easy to add to smoothies, juices, or even a spoonful of honey, making wellness simple and tasty for kids.
Give your little ones the natural goodness they deserve. Shop now and make every lunchbox not just fun, but nourishing too!
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