Does anyone else get nervous when it's your turn to take snacks to school, church, play date, etc.? Keeping up with food allergies and special requests and be tough. And of course, if you ask your son or daughter what he/she wants to take, you never know what you're going to get!
Are you the healthy type? The creative type? Do you go for cheap or easy?
I've been all types this year for my son's preschool snacks. One month it was gummy fruit snacks. One month it was raisins. One month he took snacks on the day they were learning rectangles, so I made rectangle shaped Rice Krispie treats.
When you are assigned or sign-up to take snacks, how do you decide what to take?
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We're all about the granola bars! Our preschool has a rule that we have to take individually wrapped snacks only. Most of the other moms bring little packets of goldfish – so we try to mix it up a bit and I take the healthiest granola bars I can find – the chewy kind, not the hard kind. So far everyone has loved them – seems to be a favourite even with the pickier eaters.
We're extremely consistent. It's Rice Krispies Treats and 100% juice Capri Sun pouches. Easy to make (or purchase when you have to bring prepackaged), little to no mess, relatively healthy, no milk, peanuts or tree nuts. Some other ideas could be Cheez-Its, pretzels, trail mix (no-nut variety with small crackers, pretzels, raisins and a few M&Ms or chocolate chips), Quakers (mini, flavored rice cakes) or fruit leather.