Nutritious Snacks

When you are required to bring snacks for your child’s class please keep the following guidelines in mind. We would very much appreciate it if you would send nutritious snacks that are low in sugar and sodium. The children are usually very hungry by snack time and it is the perfect opportunity to provide some of those greatly needed vitamins and minerals without the typical dinner-table struggle.

Any food sensitivities will be posted on the cupboard containing snack materials.

Snack Suggestions

• Fruit: fresh or frozen ~ apple, apricot, banana, berries, cantaloupe, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, honeydew, kiwi, mango, orange, papaya, peach, nectarine, pear, pineapple, plum, tangerine, watermelon, avocado
  
• Dairy: cottage cheese, string cheese, cheddar cheese, Swiss cheese, yogurt
  
• Nuts: peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts, etc. (check for allergies in your child’s class)
  
• Seeds: shelled sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds
  
• Grains:  banana bread or other homemade bread, popcorn, crackers, pretzels
  
• Vegetables: fresh or frozen ~ artichokes, asparagus, bean sprouts, beans, bok choy, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, corn, cucumber, green beans, lettuce, mixed veggies, peas, peppers, spinach, squash, sweet potato or yam, tomato, zucchini