Snack Time

**shelly04** · 14-10-2009, 01:16 PM

Hi again,

Most of my mindees are after schoolers, for snack I have fruit and either, jelly, crackers and cheese, toast. I am looking for more ideas for snack time , they are a fussy lot and everything I mention they don't like. Any ideas?

**gigglinggoblin** · 14-10-2009, 01:23 PM

We have cereal quite a bit

**little daisies** · 14-10-2009, 01:39 PM

they don`t like the healthy options they want crisps, biscuits,cakes, sweet, pizz

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**mama2three** · 14-10-2009, 01:41 PM

veg and dips ( cream cheese , houmous , tzatziki) , pitta bread , malt loaf , rice cakes.

**nannymcflea** · 14-10-2009, 01:52 PM

toast,crumpets,bread sticks,popcorn,fruit jelly,cold sausages,eggy bread. My girls eat fruit on the way home from school then can have another snack of choice when they get there but this does depend on how many you have and how long a walk.

**sarah707** · 14-10-2009, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by little daisies

they don`t like the healthy options they want crisps, biscuits,cakes, sweet, pizz

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those aren't on offer in my house!

If they are hungry they will eat what I offer... or wait for tea

**Jen 10** · 14-10-2009, 05:56 PM

I do scones and jam, a choice of spreads on toast, sandwiches, crumpets, tea cakes or cheese and crackers for after school. I try not to give them too much because we eat dinner less than 2 hours later!

**Pudding Girl** · 14-10-2009, 06:08 PM

Faves here last week were crumpets with jam, warburtons fruity toast (2 slices count as one of your 5 a day too

) and cheese chunks served with potato scones/cakes spread with butter.

**gegele** · 14-10-2009, 06:36 PM

pain perdu! eggy bread with a bit of sugar on top.....mmmmm yummy mine LOVED it they said it tasted like pancake LOL

pancakes

craker bread with philadelphia kind of cheese, jam, chocolate spread...

brioche

I do a mixe of cereals in a bowl and the pick at it like sweet

i bought a exotic fruit mix as well to pick at it, they think they're eating sweet LOL

**Mrs Book** · 14-10-2009, 06:48 PM

How about something like muffins (not the cake ones

) My two like them with tomoato paste and cheese like a pizza or even doing this with bagels. You can use a homemade tomato sauce as your base.

Cinnomon bagels are nice as well.

**Daftbat** · 14-10-2009, 06:59 PM

A big favourite with my after schoolies is bagels. They like them with chocolate spread, just butter, cream cheese, ham - anything really!

**miffy** · 14-10-2009, 07:46 PM

Mine eat better if they help prepare it so chopping up their own fruit works well.

Miffy xx

**Maguiresmonkeys** · 14-10-2009, 08:09 PM

Mine have fruit salad most days, im lucky because mine all love fruit.

But some times we have toast/ crumpets/rice cakes or make healthy pitta pizzas (spread pitta with tomatoe paste and add different veggies and top with cheese and cook for a few mins). I dont offer crisps/biscuits/sweets so they never ask for them!

**The Juggler** · 14-10-2009, 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by sarah707

those aren't on offer in my house!

If they are hungry they will eat what I offer... or wait for tea

mine too! they just get used to it after a while. if they're hungry they'll eat.

**loocyloo** · 15-10-2009, 10:11 AM

i've got a popcorn machine that pops the corn kernals, just using hot air!

the children love watching it/catching them when they jump out of the bowl and eating it as fast as they can!

very healthy as just the corn, AND they think its a real treat! we have it at least once a week!

otherwise we have toast/crumpets/muffins/bagels etc with assortment of spreads, crackers, cheese and lots of fruit & veg. sometimes a homemade cake or something.