My daughter (7) does swimming lessons after school on a Wednesday. She finishes school at 3:30 and her lesson is at 5:30. She's only just moved to this time so trying to figure out what is good for her to eat and when?
I'm thinking once she gets home she can have a light dinner, then something snacky but healthy after swimming?
Do you think I have that the right way around? Or should she snack before then light dinner?
And any ideas of snack/light dinner options? She doesn't like banana!
Personally, I’d give her something like cheese & biscuits straight after school and then something like a bowl of soup or jacket potato after swimming.
I would give her a snack beforehand then dinner after swimming Eg peanut butter or cream cheese on toast, a bowl of whole grain cereal with milk, some malt loaf...nothing too heavy or hard to digest
Favourite after-school snacks in our family: Yogurt-covered raisins Boiled egg Apple and peanut butter Flapjack/cereal bar (my DD likes the frusli bars) Pasta salad Half a bagel with cream cheese Frittata muffin Slice of pizza Sausage roll Instant porridge
Our lessons are 5 and 5.30, mine have been having fishfinger sandwiches or quick pasta at 3.45, then crackers and cheese or similar at home after 6. 30. They don't do well having one big meal on these days so two smaller efforts is good for us.
We go straight from school. One swims at 4, the other at 4.30. I give them something like pain au chocolat / croissant / sandwich thin sandwich in the car. I take a bottle of drink & a squeezy yoghurt / babybel / pepperami for them for when they're not swimming. Then something like fish fingers, chips & frozen veg or tuna pasta or jacket potatoes for tea when we get back.
