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What snacks do you give your preschooler?

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Imthekingsmummy · 06/05/2022 19:30

My DS has got such a sweet tooth and asks for chocolate everyday. I don't want him to have chocolate everyday but I'd like another sweet option.
He has fruit and yoghurts but I find he's constantly hungry in the morning.
What other snacks can you recommend please?

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FrodisCapering · 06/05/2022 19:37

Oatcakes, Soreen malt loaf, bread sticks, Babybels, those fruit juice flapjacks.

MotherWol · 06/05/2022 19:38

Homemade muffins or flapjacks are pretty easy and you can limit the amount of sugar in them.

English muffins, pancakes, rice cakes or crumpets with cream cheese/peanut butter,

veg/breadsticks sticks with hummus or cream cheese

cheese/cheese strings/babybel with fruit or crudités

The What Mummy Makes book and Little Veggie Eats book are great for ideas for easy snacks to make

AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps · 06/05/2022 19:40

DD is nearly 2½ and has any of these

  • Cheese - especially likes babybel and red Leicester
  • Crackers, rice cakes, corn cake etc - eithe plain, or with butter or nut butter
  • Veggies: Olives, Carrot sticks, celery, cherry toms, cucumber, gherkins, beetroot, artichoke hearts. Sometimes with hummus to dip
  • savoury flapjacks/muffins
  • slices of turkey/chicken/ham/smoked salmon
-malt loaf/mininhit cords buns -toast/crumpets/muffins
  • hard boiled eggs

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emmaluggs · 06/05/2022 19:41

Cheese, crackers, fruit, rice cakes, veg sticks, soreen bars, toast if at home. My 2 LO’s have about 3 breakfasts 🤣 normally porridge, toast followed by a homemade smooothie

AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps · 06/05/2022 19:42

Sweet snacks

  • dates, dried apricots etc but 1-2 a day max
  • fruit
  • plain biscuits (rich tea, malted milk etc)
  • cake/mini muffins/flapjacks etc
  • banana milk (blend a banana in milk)
Leeds2 · 06/05/2022 20:22

Sugar free jelly.

17caterpillars1mouse · 06/05/2022 20:25

DD (3.5) has cashew nuts, fruit (mainly apples and berries), malt loaf mainly and sometimes a babybel when I have them in.

Sometimes a cup of milk instead of a snack too

AliceTheCamelHasFiveHumps · 06/05/2022 21:25

Oh yes, nuts!
And biltong/jerky
Bread sticks
Seaweed
Crisps
Bamba

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