When choosing snacks for your child’s school, consider messiness, allergies, and healthiness. Avoid peanut butter and other nut products, and opt for individually wrapped drinks. Fruit and snacks made with real fruit are good choices, and graham crackers and pretzels are better than high-fat options. Try snacks at home first.
So, tomorrow is your child’s snack day and you’re not sure what kinds of snacks to send to school. There are many choices available in snacks, but it’s a little more difficult to pick one that’s appropriate for the class. Not only should snacks be easy to eat with little mess or confusion, but they should also be reasonably healthy.
Messy snacking can cause a delay in getting kids back to their studies. There’s also the issue of needing paper plates or utensils for especially messy or hard-to-eat snacks. Consider including napkins with all snacks, but don’t stop there. If you also provide drinks, you may need to provide cups as well. On the other hand, you can choose to send individually wrapped beverages such as juice boxes to avoid the need for cups.
Food allergies are also an important consideration when choosing snacks to send to school. It’s best to avoid items with peanut butter or other nut products, unless such snacks have been pre-approved. You may want to ask about other allergies, as wheat, milk, chocolate, and other ingredients can be of concern.
The best types of snacks to send to school are the ones that leave you with little concern. They include items that aren’t usually a problem for kids with food allergies and those healthy ingredients. Fruit or snacks made with real fruit are good choices.
When choosing snacks, you may be tempted to offer a little treat, especially if it’s a special occasion. You can do this once in a while, but for regular occasions, consider items like graham crackers instead of cookies that contain lots of butter, shortening, and/or sugar.
If you’re looking for something with the crunch, consider pretzels instead of high-fat potato chips, corn chips, or beignets. There are also several varieties of baked potato chips and crackers. A good method for finding snacks to send to school is to bring home snacks for your family to try first. Chances are, if your kids like snacks, other kids will too.
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