Healthy snacks for school, daycare, and kindergarten: Everyday ideas for parents and caregivers

• Fruit skewers : apple, banana, grape on wooden sticks
• Vegetable snakes : cucumber, pepper, carrot cut into spirals
• Cookie cutters : Bread, cheese and cucumber slices in star, heart or animal shapes

Tip: A colorful, varied snack selection is more likely to be eaten – especially if children are allowed to help with the preparation.

Fruit skewers, vegetable sticks & dips

• Carrot or cucumber sticks with herb curd
• Mini peppers with hummus
• Apple slices with a little lemon juice to prevent browning

Homemade muesli bars & energy balls

• Oat flakes, dates, sunflower seeds – form into balls and cool
• Bake banana oat bars without sugar

Mini sandwiches & wraps

• Whole-grain toast with cream cheese and cucumber, cut into triangles
• Mini wraps with scrambled eggs, spinach and cheese

Yogurt and quark variations

• Natural yogurt with raspberries and millet pops
• Quark with grated apple and cinnamon