| Your growing toddler needs to snack quite a few | | | | make great finger food for toddlers. Make sure |
| times a day in addition to eating regular meals | | | | the pieces are very small to prevent choking or |
| with the rest of the family. Here are a few quick | | | | steam them to soften them up. Serve with a little |
| and easy snack ideas that you can put together | | | | ranch dressing if desired. |
| in just a few minutes. You toddler will enjoy these | | | | Peanut Butter Sandwich |
| yummy snacks. | | | | A PB&J has been a snack staple for ages. |
| Ham and Cheese Crackers | | | | Mix things up by toping the peanut butter with |
| Cut up some pieces of ham and cheese and | | | | some thin slices of apple or banana instead of the |
| serve them with some crackers. If you want to | | | | jelly. Or try smearing the peanut butter on a |
| make it fun, use a cookie cutter to cut fun | | | | tortilla. Add jelly and roll it up. Cut the rolled up |
| shapes out of the cheese. | | | | tortilla into strips for a fun new way to eat a |
| Fruit Dip | | | | peanut butter and jelly sandwich. |
| Caution, this can get a little messy! | | | | Quick Cheese Quesadilla |
| Cut up some fruit in bite size chunks and serve | | | | Place a soft tortilla on a microwave safe plate. |
| with a small bowl of yogurt. Encourage your | | | | Top one half with cheese and fold the other half |
| toddler to dip the fruit in the yogurt. This is an | | | | over it. Microwave 30-60 seconds or until the |
| easy way to get your toddler to eat a serving of | | | | cheese is melted. Cut into wedges and let it cool a |
| fruit, while also getting some extra calcium and | | | | little before serving. |
| protein in his/her diet from the yogurt. | | | | Quick Smoothie |
| Low Sugar Cereal | | | | Throw half a banana or some berries in a blender |
| I always keep a box of low sugar cereal like | | | | along with some vanilla yogurt and a splash of |
| cheerios in my pantry. They make a great snack | | | | milk. Add a little ice if desired and blend until |
| with a little milk, or even just a bowl of dry cereal. | | | | smooth. Serve in a sippy cup or with a straw for |
| Dry cereal also make a great take-along snack. | | | | a quick fruit smoothie. Your toddler will love |
| Just throw a serving in a Ziploc bag and toss it in | | | | drinking a milkshake for a snack. |
| your purse. | | | | Give these fast, easy and healthy snack ideas for |
| Veggies and Dip | | | | your toddler a try. By the way, these make |
| Keep some cut up veggies in the fridge. Small | | | | great snacks for everyone else in the family as |
| pieces of carrot, peeled cucumber, celery as well | | | | well ? including mom. |
| as small sections of broccoli and cauliflower all | | | | |