Suggestions for interesting healthy after school snacks please

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We need to ditch the sweeties for a bit. Can't face any more! Well I can't; dc probably could, but I'm applying the brakes.

Dc are always starving when they get in from school. Any good ideas that'll be well received as alternatives to attacking the Christmas sweetie mountain?

Thanks!

mine are starving too after school

i usually make toast - soemtimes with cheese meltted

cereal
soup in a cup
crackers
banana sandwich

Fruit
Cheese and crackers
Rice cakes with marmite or soft cheese
Toast
Yoghurt

Those are good ideas.

Thinking about it, the key to this is to have it ready for them to devour when we get in and also not to have dinner too late (another new year resolution to add to the growing list)

If I ask them if they want it, they'll look unenthusiastic.

i think the key is to give them something that will satisfy their hunger

sweets are obvioulsy not good for this

have sandwiches/ham salad/crackers made and on the tablef or them to grab when they get in

dont ask them what they want - just hand them the plate

Yes good ideas. Thanks! I'll give it a try today. Think they'd enjoy all that, but only if they can have it straight away.

Crumpets, muffins, crackers, breadsticks,rice cakes, pitta bread, samosas, bhajis, toast,.......maybe with a dip, cubes of cheese some celery or carrot sticks.
Digestive biscuits not too sweet and better than sweets.

cheesy oatcakes, grapes , cheese smoothies
thats what my two have just had

sometimes they have crumpets or flapjacks or yogurts with digestives

cheese and fruit smoothie not cheese smoothie!!

Hoummus and pitta, carrots, peppers, celery cucumber

Cheese on taost and a banana

Actually dd has a mug of chicken and veg soup when she got in, it hasn't got above -3 today here.