Children can be fussy eaters, and serving them healthy foods can be difficult. An effective way to get kids to eat healthy is to get them actively involved in the process of making a snack or meal. There are innumerable healthy snack options that you can make at home with less than five ingredients. Yogurt and fruit snacks are really easy to make and are also healthy for your kid. Whipping up healthy snacks with your kids can make them appreciate the snacks more. Here are a few recipes for healthy kids’ snacks that your children can help you make:
1) Almond butter-quinoa blondies
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup of unsalted butter
- ¾ cup of natural almond peanut butter
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup of brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¾ cup of quinoa flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat the oven at 350 degrees and coat the baking pan with cooking spray.
- Beat the almond butter and brown sugar together, and then add eggs and vanilla extract to it.
- Whisk the baking powder, quinoa flour, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Mix the dry and wet ingredients, stir the chocolate chips, and spread the mixture in the baking pan.
- Bake for 30 minutes, let it cool in the pan, cut into squares, and enjoy!
2) Fruit and yogurt smoothie
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup of non-fat yogurt
- ½ cup 100% pure fruit juice
- 1 1/2 cups pineapple, berries, or peaches (fresh or frozen)
Directions:
- Puree the yogurt and the fruit juice in the blender, add the fruits, and blend until smooth.
- Transfer to a glass for serving, and watch your kids enjoy this healthy snack. One of the easiest recipes for healthy kids’ snacks, this is popular among kids.
3) Whole-wheat blueberry muffins
Ingredients:
- 2 1/3 cups of whole-wheat flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- ¾ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- Lemon zest
- 1/8 tsp almond extract
- 1 large egg
Directions:
- For this healthy kids’ snack recipe, use paper liners to line a 12-cup muffin pan.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a bowl, add blueberries, and toss to coat them.
- Whisk together yogurt, water, canola oil, lemon zest, almond extract, and egg in a separate bowl. Then, mix the dry and wet ingredients and spoon the batter into the paper liners.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes and let them cool before handing one to your kid.
4) Oven-baked garlic herb potato chips
Ingredients:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh oregano
- 1 medium russet potato
- 1 small sweet potato
- ¼ tsp coarse sea salt
Directions:
- In a saucepan, heat oil, garlic, thyme, and oregano for 15 minutes. Let cool before removing the garlic and herbs from the oil.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Slice the potato and sweet potato, coat the slices with the garlic and herb-infused oil, and bake for 25 minutes.
- Once they are baked, sprinkle some salt over the chips before serving.
