Healthy Foods for Kids Nutrition and food is the core of learning. Here's a perfect food and snack guide for students in your classroom. Print out this healthy guide for parents. Nutritious snacks, party food, lunch foods. This is not a list of 'healthy' snacks based on advertising and marketing, but real healthy foods researched by a conscientious mom and teacher. Feed your kids great foods that will give them all they need for busy days!
Apple and Eve juice boxes-100% fruit and vegetable juice, 100% vitamin C, 30% Vitamin A, no high fructose corn syrup, no additives.
Peppridge Farm goldfish crackers- no transfat, MSG, hydrogenated fats, made with unbleached flour.
rice cakes: low sodium, no transfat.
Aldi fruit leather; organic, full of vitamins, no sulfites.
Spaghettios: low fat, full serving of vegetables
vegetable egg rolls: lowfat, high protein, full serving of vegetables. Look for MSG (monosodium glutamate) free egg rolls.
Healthy Choice and Annie's soups chicken and vegetarian varieties: no MSG, full serving of vegetables, high in protein, low in fat. Avoid varieties with ham, bacon or sausage as these are cured with nitrites.
tuna packets: low fat, no transfats, rich in Omega-3 oils
bagels: lowfat and high protein and fiber. Look for varieties which do not contain high fructose corn syrup or bleached flour.
Hormel Natural Choice lunchmeats and cold cuts: naturally cured, nitrate and nitrite free.
baby carrots, cucumber slices, green pepper slices, broccoli florets, fresh pea pods, cauliflower florets:
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Newman's Own Salad Dressing: no transfat. use for vegetable dip and salad dressing. Made with olive oil.
pretzels: fat free. Look for oat bran varieties. good source of fiber
Lay's Baked Chips and baked tortilla chips: no transfats, hydrogenated fat, baked with sunflower oil.
Newman's Own salsa: no fat or high fructose corn syrup. Perfect dip for chips, pretzels, rice cakes and
raisins and any dried fruits
Jif Natural peanut butter: no hydrogenated fat or high fructose corn syrup
Chex, Life, Cheerios, Kashi cereals: Dry cereal with almonds and raisins makes a delicious healthy DIY trail mix.
Kraft cheese sticks with no added growth hormones
Kraft cheese singles with no added growth hormones
Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies: all natural ingredients
popcorn with sea salt
Terra sweet potato chips: vitamin A, beta-carotene, no transfat
Silk protein milk drink boxes
Mott's Healthy Harvest applesauce pouches or cups (no added sugar)
hardboiled eggs (keep cold with ice pack in lunch bag)
shelled almonds
Luna Bars organic, made with evaporated cane juice, soy isolate protein. Chocolate Raspberry is my favorite
Clif Bars: made by same company as Luna.
Garden of Eatin' organic Red Hot Blues nacho chips
Give your children the best brain fuel available for their busy days with these healthy brown bag lunch foods. And remember to pack lunches in an insulated lunch container.
