Preschool Snacks - Idaho Falls,ID

I made a "trail mix" sort of snack when it was our turn to bring to class.

Took a gallon size Ziplock bag and added:

+cheerios (any flavor)
+Kix
+raisons
+pretzels
+mini chocolate chips

EVERYONE went crazy over it! Some picked through it but most ate it all up! The teachers LOVED it!

Another mom brought large jars of applesauce and crackers. (I'm not sure who provided the plates and spoons though......)

Fruit slices, crackers, cheese, granola bars, yogurt, rice crispy treats

Cheese sticks, apple sauce, go gurts, fruit,

Fruit and dip. I use a french vanilla yogurt and a little cool whip for the dip, but you could use just straight yogurt of any flavour to make it a little healthier.

Goldfish, yogurt, peanut butter and crackers (if there are no allergies), dry cheerios, fruit of any type. I commend you for wanting to take healthy things :)

I love the sliced fruit idea, but if your child's school doesn't have a fridge to keep snacks cool, another idea would be to bring homemade muffins.

My son is 3 and loves mini-muffins I make at home and send with him to school. I make zucchini and walnut, applesauce, carrot, and golden raisins, and banana muffins. You can google sugar-free recipes for each of these but really per muffin the serving of sugar is not that great and depending on what recipe you use, the kids will be getting a serving of fruit or veggie per 3 or 4 mini-muffins. I also mix white flour with whole wheat flour to kick up the health factor.

Fruit kabobs with yougurt or chocolate drizzled on a few peices (for effect, and then they think they are getting a treat too), sliced apples and low fat caramel sauce, strawberries with a dip made from one tub of strawberry cream cheese and one jar marshmallow fluff, any kind of apple crisp/fruit crumb baked goodness, fruit leather, cheese and crackers, and pretzels with nutella,almond butter or peanut butter (depending on allergies) have all gone over well in my kiddos classes so far!

Fruit with yogurt to dip, cottage cheese with fruit, homemade mini-muffins

Here's a list of my go-to snacks for large groups of little kids:

Baby carrots and sliced bell peppers with ranch or yogurt dressing. Apple slices with almond butter or peanut butter dip (check class for nut allergies first). Bagel chunks and cream cheese. Pita chips and hummus. Tortilla chips and salsa. DIY trail mix, where the kids combine the components themselves. "Ants on a log" (a preschool classic) - celery, either peanut butter or cream cheese in the groove, raisins stuck on with the spread - either you build 'em, or take in the components and show the kids how. Cherry tomatoes and mozzarella cubes. If you're in a hurry, yogurt-in-a-tube or string cheese.

Parents magazine often features healthy and cute snack ideas. Here is an idea that I have used that is super simple, buy some dlei style slices of cheddar cheese (soy cheese should work for dairy allergic kids) and use cookies cutters to make them into fun shapes, spead them out on a plate and you're done! Serve with whole wheat crackers.

Hi Tiff A.
Cut up fruit.
pita sandwich cut up in quarters (humus, almond butter spread, peanut butter, cheese)
cut up veggies -- cucumbers and peppers and cut up olives
yogurt
hard boiled egg
drinkable yogurt

Fruit - strawberries, grapes, melon, clementines, etc. There's also no reason they can't eat veggies at that hour (other than our adult preconceptions). Some choices are carrots, green beans, chick peas, cauliflower, broccoli. Nuts if none of the kids have allergies. Most of the usual snacks (muffins, granola, flavored yogurt, crackers, cereals) are loaded with sugar and fats (and HFCS and lots of other stuff if you don't buy organic or make them yourself)

IF the school hasn't told you, be sure to check for any food allergies. Allergies to peanuts and dairy products are common.