Healthy Snack Choices

Healthy Snack Choices

• 1 slice of grain bread with topping eg 1 slice of low fat cheese OR 100g tin tuna.
• 1 cup wholegrain breakfast cereal and low fat milk.
• Fruit smoothie made with 1 glass of low fat milk + berries.
• 100g tub low fat yoghurt + 1 fruit.
• 4 Vita Weats + 2 slices of low fat cheese.
• 1 tub low fat frozen yoghurt.
• 10 waferthins with 2 slices low fat cheese OR low fat dip/ salsa.
• Low fat milk + 2 teaspoons Milo^TM.
• 1 Yogo^TM OR Aero mousse^TM.
• 1 cup air popped popcorn + 100g low fat or natural yoghurt.
• 1 Uncle Tobys Low GI muesli bar^TM /OT^TM OR LCM^TM milk and cereal bar OR Milo^TM energy bar.
• 1 Aktavite^TM OR Big M^TM popper OR Thomas & Friends^TM milks.
• 1 low fat ice-cream such as Peters Light & Creamy^TM (1-2 scoops) OR Paddle Pop MOO.^TM
• Peters Mini^TM + 2 low fat cookies such as Paradise Lights^TM
• 1 slice raisin/fruit toast spread with low fat margarine + low fat ricotta.
• 1 piece of chopped fruit with low fat yoghurt dip.
• ½ baked bean or spaghetti jaffle.
• Packet of pretzels.
• Low fat fruit muffin + 100g low fat yoghurt.
• 2 Paradise Light^TM low fat cookies + glass of low fat milk.
• Slice of low fat banana bread eg Mama Ka'z.
• 1 Mountain bread with low fat humous and salad.

• Mid meals including morning and afternoon are an important part of a child's day.
• Snack choices need to be nutritionally balanced to ensure optimal growth and development.
• Encourage food free time between meals and snacks ie one/two snack foods for midmeals rather than continual snacking.