If your kids are anything like mine, they want to snack all day long! My daughter will tell me she is STARVING mere minutes after finishing a meal. When she does this, usually she is wanting cookies or candy, but I always instead offer her a healthy snack alternative. Lately, she has been really great about actually eating the healthy snack as well! She can be a bit picky, so I had to get creative and a little sneaky at times. These healthy snacks have been tested by my daughter and are loved in our house, as they will be in yours as well!
Healthy Snacks for Picky Kids
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If your kids are like mine, getting them to eat their vegetables can be a struggle. I am pretty sure my daughter would survive on Mac and Cheese alone if I let her! Sneakz is a great way to get your little one to ingest some healthy veggies without them knowing. These delicious milk shakes are all organic and filled with hidden veggies. My daughter LOVES the chocolate one the best. She just thinks it is chocolate milk, but I know better. Sneakz has three different flavors; chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla. They are our new go to drink for snack time. The company is currently running a special giveaway for my readers as well! Keep reading until the bottom of the page for your chance to win an awesome prize package.
Carrot Cake Bites
This is a recipe that I was lucky enough to find from another wonderful blogger named Marci from Vegging At The Shore. We tried them out and my daughter ate them up! The best part, you don’t even have to bake this healthy snack. These are super simple to make, and the kids love helping roll them into little balls. You can see the carrot cake bites recipe on Marci’s blog.
Ants on a Log
My daughter loves raisins, but is not too keen on celery. I have been doing the tried and true method of making ants on a log and she has been eating it up. This healthy snack is simple. Just put peanut butter on celery and top it with raisins. I have yet to meet a kid that wouldn’t at least try this. We like to try out different butters, like almond and cashew butter as well.
Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars
I don’t think that I have met a kid yet who does not love Cheerios. So when I saw Jen, of Our Family of Seven, post a recipe for Peanut Butter Cheerio Bars, I know I had to try them. I was not disappointed! First they are easy to make, an secondly they are delicious. They were a hit with my daughter and super easy to throw in a baggie to take with us on the go.
Popsicles
Something that I have been doing for quite some time is making Popsicles. I have a really great tray that I use and I can fill it with anything I want and freeze it. Lately, a house favorite has been yogurt and fresh fruit. All you have to do is get a tub of yogurt and some fresh fruit. Then you cut the fruit up and mix it into the yogurt. Place in the mold and freeze! It makes for a perfect snack on hot days. I talk more about the popsicles and other healthy recipes on my post Sneaky Recipes for Picky Eaters. Popsicles are great healthy snacks because the options are limitless.
Banana Ice Cream
As far as healthy snacks go, this one is genius! While it is more of a dessert, it is so good that I let my daughter eat it as a snack often. All you have to do is get bananas, cut them up and freeze them overnight. Once they are frozen you just put them in a food processor and viola! You have delicious and healthy “ice cream”.
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Everything you mentioned sounds tasty! I think my kids would eat most of it. Especially that banana ice cream.
It’s so good. I even love the banana ice cream lol
These look delicious! My little one would love this, especially the carrot cake bites! Yum!
These are fun ideas for ways to sneak extra nutrition into picky kids. Mine are pretty picky too, especially my youngest – but I know she’d go for the yogurt popsicles. We love smoothies, and that’s similar enough that she would eat it without worrying about what’s in it.
My goodness it’s so hard to get children to eat vegetables…what a great way to get something healthy inside of them thanks for sharing ..features giveaway
I hadn’t heard of many of these. I will be bookmarking this for later. As my toddler grows she is going from the child who will eat anything to not wanting veggies anymore. Anything to get those veggies in her is worth it.
My daughter was the same way. She used to eat everything, now she has gotten picky
Oh these all sound amazing!! It sounds like something I’d eat myself, which makes it so much easier to give my daughter since all she wants is what I have! LOL!
I will for sure have to try that banana ice cream.
Those Sneakz drinks sound amazing! I’m always trying to find ways to get my son to eat veggies. I entered your giveaway, so hopefully we can try some of our own soon!
Good luck! My daughter loves them
I think we’ve all been though that. Haha, sometimes after I eat a full meal i too still feel hungry. It’s always a good idea to have healthy snacks on hand.
Great ideas here. I don’t have kids but I can pass it on to friends that do. I try to eat as much organic as possible and I think it’s really important for kids.
When my sister was a little girl, she said her favorite vegetables were chocolate and strawberry. This might actually be a reality now with Sneakz!
We love the banana ice cream! I learned that recipe on Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood 🙂 Who would have thought to put veggies in chocolate milk?
My daughter loves Daniel Tiger! And I know right, it tastes great though and you can’t even tell there’s veggies
I’m definitely going to have to try making those carrot cake bites, they sound delicious! Even though I’m not a kid or a picky eater, I’m always looking for healthy snack ideas.
My favorite is the banana ice cream! We have that at our house on the reg! I mix it with cacao for a chocolate version. oh so good! I like all of these ideas. Sometimes you just have to make food fun to get your kids to eat it!
I love the popsicles idea! I spend a lot of time hiding secret blended veg into all of their meals and am lucky that they will all eat fruit, breadsticks or flavoured rice cakes as a snack, but good to have tips for ideas if they get fussier.
This sounds awesome! I actually just read this whole post to my kids haha. They were like oh no are we never going to get candy again?! hahaha I def want to try these myself.
ha ha ha that is too funny! I have to hide candy because my daughter will climb the pantry to get to it when I am asleep!
I still love ants on a log and I’m 45! Just a great combo! I’ve never had an issue eating veggies but I know some kids can be picky.
These all sound yummy! I think I need some peanut butter cheerios bars for myself. 🙂
I love things like this! Sneaking veggies in is a great way to get them to consume them without them actually knowing it!
My daughter is really picky so I can understand trying to find good ways to get some things to eat. These all look great.
Ants on a log are always my go-to when I’m at the point of – you will eat a vegetable today! I’m going to see what they think of the carrot cake bites. Those look like a great “treat” for scool lunches,too!
I was one of those picky eaters (still kind of am) and I would have probably eaten some of these treats, some great choices.
Wow! i can now relate to this since i am a new mom. Some kids are really picky eaters. My daughter is still a baby so i will be keeping this useful blog.
These are great ideas, thanks for the inspiration! I never tried Sneakz Organic beofre, but I will certainly try them soon!
You have picked some great ideas – they are fab not just for kids but for the picky boyfriends too haha:) Carrot cake bites sound right up his street!:) x
I love things like this. I’ve never tried Sneakz Organic before, but I will certainly try them soon!
My son is a picky eater. He never wants to eat the foods we make him. I could use some extra nutrition for him and I think he’d enjoy these shakes.
That banana icecream sounds like it would be great for my son. He is so picky!
The milkshakes look enticing! I wouldn’t have known that these are healthy too.
So many good ideas! I love the banana ice cream which is one of the reasons I purchased a vita mix to make that. This summer I need to make those yogurt popsicles. Pinning for later!
It can be so hard to get kids to eat healthy. This is a great list of healthy snacks. I was a picky eater as a kid, so I know it can be hard for parents.
My grandson is always hungry, but we figured out he just has a high metabolism. He is not a junk food eater, he prefers real food. He wouldn;t eat nuggets, hot dogs or thinks like hot pockets. So I kept cold salads in the fridge, like macaroni and tuna or pastas.
My ten year old has always been very picky so I think he would love these snacks. As a mom, I love that they are a healthier option.
Thanks for sharing!
Having a picky child and the only one out of the five that complete it..its hard!
Im going to try these with him. And they sound so fun!
I feel like my boys eat all day long too. And you’re so right about them just wanting snacks. I’d love to sneak more veggies in, so these are all great options.
My daughter is sometimes picky. She will eat anything her grandma offers here but not me of course! haha. These are great options. I will give some of them a try.
I have never heard of Sneakz before, but now that I have, I am ordering a ton of it. My kid can be really picky and sometimes we can’t get veggies in him, I try everything, so this drink along with your tips will really help me!
I’ve never heard of Sneakz before. But it sounds like something I might like. That banana ice cream sounds delicious!
I love nice cream. It tastes just as good as the real stuff. I need to make it more often. Kids are so picky these days. I’m amazed to see how bad it is whenever I spend time with my nieces and nephew. My sister has cut down on their snacking to ensure they start eating their meals, but even then it is a challenge.
Oh my goodness my kids are the same way! I’m like you just ate! I’m really trying to find healthier alternatives for them. Thankfully my kids LOVE fruit but it would be cool to switch it up a bit! We have tried the ants on a log and they really liked that. We should try the banana ice cream. It sounds super simple and they could help. They are always more willing to try something when they have helped make it! 😉
All these look super tasty. I too have a picky eater at home. I’ll try these.
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Great ideas! I’ll have to try the carrot cake bites!
These are great! I’m always trying to find ways to sneak in veggies!
I’m crazy about healthy food! Love the healthy snaks ideas, you say they are perfect for kids…but i think i’m gonna make some of them for myself! 🙂
I don’t have kids yet, but these all sound good, especially those popsicles!
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Sounds delicious. Do you know if the Sneaks are nut and seed free? Due to food allergies.
I have not checked, but I will find out and get back to you on that!
This is a wonderful blog post! I run into these exact issues when feeding my kids, especially my 3 year old. She thinks she should get a “special treat” after every meal (insert eye roll). Thank you for providing suggestions for healthy alternatives!
These are really good and healthy. Elias hates celery and peanut butter which is crazy because he LOVES peanuts.
I so need to try that carrot cakes bites recipe! They sound like something the whole family would enjoy noshing on!
Ants on a log is one thing that I haven’t introduced to my son yet. Thanks so much for this idea!!! I know he will love it.
I love that the snacks are both yummy and healthy at the same time! ☺ I was even intrigued with the Banana Ice cream, I must try that!
All of these are great ideas and perfect snacks for “on the go” as so many people are now! All look like they’d get thumbs up from any kid I know!
I do the banana ice cream but that sneakz milk is such a clever idea! unfortunately they don’t have it here so I might have to make my own recipe =)
Wow these snacks are soo unique! I hope these are now available to our nearest American stores. I want to try them all!
I laugh literally out loud because I can totally relate. If I had a quarter for everytime my son turned to me and said, “Mom, Im hungry!” I would be rich. These snacks look like a winner. I will have to cross my fingers that I win your giveaway so we can try them.
I love these ideas! I don’t give my kids sugar or junk, and I’m always excited to get more ideas. My son loves peanut butter and raisins, so I will have to try the ants on a log.
it sounds really good, i bet my son would like these
Awesomeness!! entered the giveaway. And hey thanks for the healthy kids snacks, i’m no kid but I like the healthy part lol
Oh a chocolate shake with hidden veggies? I think even at 25 that could convince me to fit in the greens!
Awesome snack ideas! I used to be a picky eater when I was a kid. It’s really important to be a little creative.
Giving children healthy and tasty snacks is difficult Your ideas are great.So glad you shared them Carrot no bake cake sounds awesome.
Those are all great ideas! I am lucky that my twins weren’t that picky when they were smaller. But you really need to have more recipes at hand in case!
I really like these ideas! They’re all healthy and you don’t have to worry about your child eating too much sugar. It’s important to be creative when you have a picky eater.
I think I would like a lot of these, haha 😉 I’ll have to keep these in mind for when my little girl is a bit older! We just started baby led weaning.
I am always looking for new healthy snacks for my 5 year old. She is a terrible eater.
I haven’t thought about ants on a log in ages! I love healthy snacks, I’m all about Graze products or fruit, though!
I’m definitely not kid anymore but I’d love to try these snacks anyway! I’m gonna make them O:)
I forgot how much I love ants on a log! We’ve been doing yoghurt popsicles with the little one for the past few days. Teething has hit us hard (again) these past few weeks and these popsicles seem to really help ease the pain!
YES!! I love these healthy snack ideas. Even as someone without kids, heck I’d still make all these!
Oh my gosh I need to try these shakes. My son LOVES chocolate milk and would probably live off of it if I let him. The constant snacking is ridiculous. All of theee sound amazing and I kind of just want to make the carrot cake balls for myself. 😂
The cheerio bars are my go to when my kids decide to be picky eaters…I needed some new ideas. I know they would eat everything on here, especially banana ice cream!
This is a wonderful selection! In my opinion, though, healthy food comes with the least packaging.
These are some smart snack ideas! I am expecting momma so these snack options are surely something I need to keep in mind.
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My kids would love all of this! They are so picky!
My daughter is a picky eater. Most of the time she would eat biscuits and bread. We are really finding it hard to make her eat vegetables! I hope I can get my hands on those Sneakz organics snacks here in the Philippines.
iI need to share this to my mommy friends. i.m sure they would really like this variants. Surely kids will love these too!
Awesome for kids and myself! I’ll have to try out!
It’s not that Doll is picky per se, just that she would rather drink milk than eat. At all. It can be quite frustrating. But I’m sure there are a couple things on your list that I might be able to convince her to try and I plan to do just that! Especially the banana ice cream!
Those actually sound nonthreatening and something my little ones would love. Thanks for sharing, going to bookmark this so I can put that on my list for next grocery trip. Hopefully I can find some if not all, since I’m from Canada.
Some really really great choices! Ants on a log is one of my son’s favorites and, now that things are really starting to warm up, it’s time to pull out the popsicles again! It’s so fun to play with flavors and recipes to come up with your own homemade popsicles! Thanks for sharing <3