Healthy snack recipes for kids

Jun 21, 2011 11:15 AM by Michele Borboa, MS

Posted in Food & Recipes / Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Kid-Friendly Summer Snack Recipes & Tips

School’s out for summer and your kids need healthy snacks to keep them well-fueled for their fun in the sun. If your pantry is packed with processed convenience foods, Nicole Selinsky, a children’s nutrition expert, says it’s time for Mom and kids to deliciously embrace healthy summer snacking. Here are Selinsky’s snacking tips and recipes.

Homemade Salsa

Healthy summer snacking tips for kids

Selinsky is the nutrition director at Camp Pocono Trails in Reeders, Pennsylvania. Camp Pocono Trails is a 350-acre summer camp for children who want to learn how to lose weight, cook healthfully, and adopt a healthy, active lifestyle. According to Selinsky, healthy summer snacking for kids is easy with the following five tips.

Get the kids involved. Take them to the store and let them help you shop or let them help you prepare the snacks.
Make snacking fun. Try snacks made into fun shapes or use a variety of colors.
Give your kids a choice. Offering two healthy choices and letting kids pick makes them feel independent.
Be a good role model. If your kiddos see you eating and making healthy snacks, they will follow.
Don't give up! Consistency always wins in the end.

Healthy summer snack recipes for kids

Recipes courtesy of Nicole Selinsky, nutrition director at Camp Pocono Trails, a summer kids camp in Reeders, Pennsylvania that focuses on teaching kids how to eat healthy and live healthy.