Five Healthy Snack Options for Kids

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.