okay .. Im really lacking in imagination this year .. My daughter's birthday is coming up, and it is tradition that the birthday kid bring in a snack. I don't want to do the traditional cupcakes - last year I did ice cream cone cupcakes .. but with Valentines having just passed, I was maybe looking for something on the healthier side, but hopefully yummy enough the kids will still eat it - If anyone has ideas Id love to hear them ... Please .. and thanks in advance!
it has to be healthy?
It doesnt HAVE to be .. I was just trying to get away from a sugar rush since they just had that with Valentines day
sandwiches are always good
"Gummiebaerchen"......sorry, but I dont know the english word of this :-\
That's hard. . .almost every snack that kids would eat has sugar. What about a sugar free jello or something?
Quote from: blueroses on February 16, 2006, 02:08:39 PM
"Gummiebaerchen"......sorry, but I dont know the english word of this :-\
Gummy bears??
yep, I think so, but.. there is always sugar on it, sorry
I say how bout some finger sandwiches, home made lemonaide or ice tea and trail mix?
What about small individual bags of popcorn........ or Traditional Pizza :)
string cheese
how about some puppy chow its not what you think lol
let me find my recipe for it
all the kids i know love it and you can put it in individual bags
as soon as i find it i will post it
PUPPY CHOW
1 pkg. (12-oz) chocolate chips
1/2 cup margarine
1 cup creamy peanut butter
1 box Rice Chex
1 box Powdered Sugar
1 grocery store paper bag
In microwave, melt 1/2 pkg chocolate chips, 1/4 margarine, 1/2 cup peanut
butter for 1 minute. Stir, then cook for 20-30 seconds. Stir. In a large
bowl, pour 1/2 box Rice Chex. Pour chocolate mixture on top and stir until
well coated. Pour 1/2 box powdered sugar in bottom of paper bag. Dump chex
mix on top. Shake and shake until well coated. As you can see I halved the
recipe because mixing all once is a pain. Repeat with the other half of the
ingredients
school fuel
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons margarine or butter*
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
4 cups Corn Chex® cereal
4 cups Rice Chex® cereal
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Cover cookie sheet with waxed paper. Microwave brown sugar, margarine and corn syrup in large microwavable bowl uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute, until margarine is melted. Stir in baking soda until dissolved. Stir in cereals. Microwave on High 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Spread on cookie sheet. Cool 10 minutes; break into bite-size pieces.
Microwave chocolate chips in small microwavable bowl on High 1 minute 30 seconds or until chocolate can be stirred smooth (bowl will be hot). Drizzle chocolate over snack. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store in airtight container. 8 cups snack.
For pretzel or peanut lovers: Stir in 1 cup broken pretzels or 1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts with the cereal.
*Do not use spread or tub products.
How about those individual fruit cocktail cup (in its own juice)
Or get those assorted packages of (chips , doritos etc) and a 100% juice box(sip ups
I guess it also depend on the age
mine always love them lunchables when they was going you can make your own to alot cheaper
Thank you everyone for the great ideas! O0
how about like instead fo food, take in a craft for them to do or something? or if thats a no-go try rice krispie treats..not too much sugar in them and kids love em..
Whenever my son has a class party, all the adults sign up to buy one thing for a meat/cheese platter-I bought the ham last time, but others buy different cheeses, crackers and lunch meats. I don't know where u live, but if i was going to buy something for a class party, I would maybe get pizza rolls, or yogurt covered pretzels, or heck for my son's home party it's Little Caesar's $5 Hot-n-Ready for me!!!! LOL
ta alot faster to pizza
It may help if we knew the school's rules on that. I know my kids school you can only bring in store bought things, nothing made from home. Also what time of day do the kids eat the snacks? Morning, afternoon?
I have a couple ideas.......but may not work depending on how the school does it. First, You could make some yogurt cups. Yogurt and and fruit, or jello and fruit.......or even some sugar free pudding. But those are mostly home made items that the school may not allow.
When my son went to morning kindergarten I brought in donuts for his birthday. Sure they were sugary, but in my opinion not as bad as cupcakes.
How old is your daughter? Maybe her own ideas would help.
Our schools will only let us bring in store bought items as well (food allergy issues). My daughter celebrated her birthday at school today. After V-day candy, grampy's b-day cake on Friday and hers on sunday, last thing on any of our minds was sugar. We took a trip to the party supply store and bought lots of cheap party favors and made goody bags. Yo-yos, bubbles, play-do, beads & string to make bracelets, etc. The teachers were thrilled that they didn't have to deal with the kids all hopped up on sugar and the kids went nuts over their 'treats' O0
Try thinks like "Ants on a stick" it is celery with peanut butter spread on it and then covered with raisins. I loved when my mom made them for me. You can choose any kind of vegtable they your children like. I will try and think about a few more my mom used to make for my brother and I and then post it. sp.gf
OMG....you DO have ESP, i was thinking the exact same response.lmao...Bree get out of my head, lol
Quote from: Momof5 on February 22, 2006, 12:47:52 PM
OMG....you DO have ESP, i was thinking the exact same response.lmao...Bree get out of my head, lol
I told you I had ESP.....lol :P
my all time fav.
is fresh strawberries an whip cream or can peaches with wip cream on top.
Everyone had such great ideas !!
I ended up feeling a little creative (For me who doesnt cook) .. and I mixed up a 'spread' of cream cheese, a touch of sour cream, broccoli florets, and carrots .. you put the florets and carrots in the food processor, to chop them fine - mix it with the cream cheese - and just enough sour cream to make it spreadable .. spread that mixture onto a burrito size taco shell .. then you roll em up, and slice em. Make a great finger food, the kids dont realize how healthy they are because they taste good.
pepperoni sticks :D
Quote from: ClingFree on February 23, 2006, 10:44:44 AM
Everyone had such great ideas !!
I ended up feeling a little creative (For me who doesnt cook) .. and I mixed up a 'spread' of cream cheese, a touch of sour cream, broccoli florets, and carrots .. you put the florets and carrots in the food processor, to chop them fine - mix it with the cream cheese - and just enough sour cream to make it spreadable .. spread that mixture onto a burrito size taco shell .. then you roll em up, and slice em. Make a great finger food, the kids dont realize how healthy they are because they taste good.
That sounds good....and I don't care for broccoli lol but like a kid I'd prolly eat it like that lol
Ya'll had some great ideas. O0