Everyone loves snacks, from kids to adults. As adults, what usually happens is we have sugary, fattening, and barely nutritious snacks in our reach most of the time. If you have kids, sometimes you end up feeding them the same snacks. It doesn’t need to be like this. You can have easy, packaged, and delicious healthy snacks all while fulfilling nutritional needs. Keep reading if you want to learn a variety of healthy and nutritious snacks for adults and children:
1. Tasty and healthy
For some it may be the taste of these unhealthy snacks and for others it maybe the fact that they are packaged and easy to take especially if you are always on the go. But, healthy snacks can also be tasty and packaged. Here are some ideas for tasty and healthy snacks to choose from which will also be child approved. Packaged yogurt for both adults and kids are available and highly nutritious in vitamin D and protein. Cottage cheese with fruit jelly on the side are another perfect healthy snack. Trail mixes with raisins that are high in iron and nuts which are high in protein and good fats or oils are also a great option. Sliced and packaged apples with peanut butter as well as packaged vegetables with hummus dips are other tasty and nutritious snacks for both you and your kids. Oatmeal and popcorn are also healthy snack options as long as they do not contain sugar and too much salt.
2. Packaged or homemade?
Sometimes when we think of making snacks for kids or preparing them it can sound like a lot of work, but in reality it saves you time and money and does not take much time at all. Additionally, these healthy, but packaged products have a limited variety and limit your imagination and taste buds. Therefore, there are many ways to make them at home, plus package them as well. Fruits and vegetables, such as, cherry tomatoes, carrots, strawberries, blueberries, etc. are all easy to eat, nutritious, and easy to package in ziplock bags. Other snacks you can make at home are fruit popsicles with sweet fruits. You can use watermelon and strawberries or just watermelon, blend them, pour them in popsicle molds, insert the stick top, and freeze them. They will be ready in no time and both you and your children can enjoy them.
3. Protein-rich snacks
Protein is an essential macronutrient that is made up of amino acids, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, and carbon. As you can see, these are all so important for the body and deficiency of it is extremely dangerous. This is why other than vitamins and minerals that should be in our healthy snacks, we should always consider having protein in our snacks whether it’s for you or for children. Some of the protein rich snack options include: tuna, nuts of all kinds, jerky, lentil chips, pumpkin seeds, energy protein bars or bites, all type of nut flours, yogurt parfaits, and so much more.
