Snacks are an important part of a kid’s diet. A good snack should provide energy, should be healthy and should not lead to weight gain. Eating snacks with the right ratio of nutrients and with the right calories will help keep your kid’s body energized. Thus healthy snacks should become a part and parcel of your kid’s life.
Here is a list of five healthy snacks that you can try making for your kids. They are not only healthy but are also easy to put together.
Mango Smoothie Bowl
Kids love mangoes and this is one recipe they will surely love. Also, mango is a super food and it contains a large number of vitamins and minerals. This makes our Mango Smoothie Bowl, a healthy snack/breakfast recipe.
Ingredients –
- a cup of diced frozen mango
- 1 tablespoon Greek Yogurt
- 1 tablespoon chopped mangoes (for decoration)
Method –
- First, peel and chop a mango. Put these chopped mango pieces in a tray. Cover the top of the tray with a plastic wrap. Freeze it for 5-6 hours or overnight. (We will use these frozen mango dices for your Mango Smoothie Bowl.)
- In a blender jar, add the frozen mango dices and Greek yogurt. Blend it until smooth.
- Take a bowl. Add this smoothie. Decorate it with chopped mango pieces. You can decorate it as per your imagination.
Quick Egg Fried Rice
Egg is an important source of protein. Protein, as we all know, is a body building food. Thus egg fried rice is an easy and quick recipe, which is a good source of protein.
This egg fried rice is made in microwave and it requires only 5 minutes to prepare it.
Ingredients –
- 1 cup cooked rice
- 1 tablespoon chopped capsicum
- 1 tablespoon chopped carrots
- 1 green chili chopped
- 1 egg
- salt to taste
Method –
- Beat an egg, salt and pepper in small bowl until blended.
- In a microwave safe bowl, add the cooked rice, capsicum, carrot and green chili.
- Cover this with a plastic wrap and using a knife, puncture one or two small holes through the plastic wrap. Microwave fora minute.
- Now remove the plastic wrap and add the egg mixture. Again cover it with a plastic wrap and puncture one or two small holes using a knife. Microwave for a minute.
Banana Walnut Smoothie
A smoothie is one of the healthiest snacks you can give to your child. You can incorporate a number of healthy fruits, vegetables and nuts in the smoothie.
Ingredients –
- 1/2 Cup diced banana
- 1 tablespoon walnuts
- 1 cup of milk
- ice cubes
Method –
- Add all the ingredients in a blender jar.
- Blend until smooth.
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Wheat Flour and Vegetable Pancakes
This is probably the healthiest recipe in this collection. Pancakes made up of wheat flour and a handful of vegetables, taste really delicious. You can even give these pancakes in tiffin or you can make these for picnics.
Ingredients –
- 4 tablespoons wheat flour
- 1/4 capsicum (chopped)
- a small piece of carrot (chopped)
- one tablespoon spinach (chopped)
- salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Method –
- In a bowl, add wheat flour, chopped capsicum, chopped carrot, chopped spinach, salt, pepper and water enough to make a thick batter.
- Heat a pan. Add a spoonful of the prepared batter. Let it cook on a low flame for a minute.
- Flip it. And cook it for another one minute.
Quick and Easy Granola
Granola is perhaps the easiest snack. And healthy too. But you can make it in an even easier way. This granola is made in a microwave and that too in 2 minute. Yes. You heard it right. Granola + Microwave + 2 Minutes.
Ingredients –
- 1 cup of quick cooking rolled oats
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon mashed banana
- 1 tablespoon chopped nuts of your choice
- 1 teaspoon desiccated coconut (optional)
Method –
- In a microwave safe bowl (or better you can use a microwave safe mug), add oats, mashed banana, chopped nuts, honey and milk.
- Reduce the power of microwave to 50% and microwave this for 1 minute
- Take out the bowl. Give it a nice stir and microwave it for another 1 minute.
Questions of the Day:
- Which one of these would you make?
- What are some other healthy snack options you’ve tried with your kids?
About the Author:
Sakshi Bhatia is the blogger behind Delighted Baking. She loves to cook (especially bake!) and she started a blog to help others along their own baking journey.
My youngest is VERY picky, so I really have to think outside the box to come up with new ideas for him. I will try some of these 🙂
Yum! These are perfect for adults too 😉 I work in a school so I’m always looking for healthy options I can grab quickly!
These snacks look super yummy; my 5 year old is very picky, she likes fresh fruit and cheese cubes for a snack, but with summer break knocking on our door, we are going to try some new healthy snacks! Thanks for this great list! I am visiting you today from The Blog Boss Tribe!
Egg fried rice would be a fun snack to whip up for the kids – and definitely something I never even thought about!
Love how creative the snacks are!!!
That banana walnut smoothie sounds so good. I’ve never thought about putting nuts in smoothies before, but I bet it would be just like nut butter. 🙂
I would definitely give the Banana Walnut smoothie a try! The methods are easy and it sounds yummy!
My kiddo is pretty picky so I’m not sure what he’d think of some of these, but I wonder if I could get him to try the mango or the egg fried rice. I kind of want to try a couple of these for myself too!
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We make sure to have fresh strawberries, raspberries and oranges handy for quick healthy snacks. Plus when refrigerated, they’re a nice cool treat!
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These are great recipes! (Not sure my kids would eat the pancakes, though.) Both of my kids love plain fruit. If I don’t dress it up for them, they’re more likely to eat it!
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I think I would make the banana walnut smoothie because I don’t make smoothies very often and now that the weather has turned warm my appetite seems to decrease.
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My kids would definitely run to that smoothie bowl! What a cool idea 🙂 And the fried rice, we make that all the time in our house and our kids love it!
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The egg fried rice looks soo good! would you mind mailing me a dish! I could use some right now
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My kids love fruits, cheese and animal crackers.
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YUM that mango smoothie bowl looks heavenly. Forget my kids, I’d be all over that!
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Very fun to see a guest blogger who can really bring some great treats along with her…well done Sakshi!
I have no kids… but I would totally chow down on these myself!! 😉
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The Mango smoothie bowl would be the best one for me. I love mangoes, and my grandchildren love it too. The quick and easy granola is also a good healthy snack to give the kids.
I love the mango smoothie bowl. It is a great combination of flavors and so refreshing during the warm weather months.
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These snack ideas are fantastic! The Mango Smoothie Bowl and Wheat Flour Vegetable Pancakes sound delicious and nutritious. Thank you for sharing these creative recipes to keep kids energized and healthy. Can’t wait to try them out!
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