Toddler Snack Ideas

Fun and healthy toddler snack ideas to help keep your toddler healthy and energized.

Fun and healthy toddler snack ideas:

Slices of apples with cubes of cheese

Pretzel sticks and seedless grapes

Small box of raisins and two oat crackers with peanut butter

Rice cakes topped with hummous and sliced grapes

Pinapple chunks (canned in juice will do if you don't have fresh) with cubes of cheese

Oat crackers with a high fruit content jam spread and slices of pear

Multri grain toast with a little butter and high fruit content jam spread

Carrot sticks and crackers with hummous or cream cheese

Cucumber rounds and crackers with hummous or cream cheese

Banana chunks with a little dry cheerios on the side

Multi grain crackers with cheese cubes and cut ham pieces

Multi grain crackers with cut turkey pieces and cheese

Fruit smoothie and pretzels or toast sticks with a little butter

Mango slices and a few crackers with cream cheese

Foods and snacks to avoid:

Excessive Sugar - an occasional cookie won't do any harm but at this age sugar can decay little teeth as well as cause sugar highs and lows in your toddler, so it's best kept to a minimum.

Added Salt - Try to limit the amount of salty foods your toddler eats.  Prepackaged foods are often loaded with salt so it's best to limit these.

Hydrogenated Fats and Oils - This stuff isn't good for any of us, but even worst for little bodies and minds.  Stay away from processed cakes, cookies and foods and you'll avoid a large amount of hydrogenated oils.  If you do choose prepackaged cookies go for organic as they often tend to be more natural and don't contain hydrogenated oils.... but remember organic cookies still contain lots of sugar.