Things you can make for a quick snack. Things that take less than 5 minutes to prepare, and that children will eat!

I’ve got pancakes, and farl. Anyone got anything else?

  • @Jeffrey
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    53 years ago

    Chia seed pudding: just pour some milk in a mason jar, add chia seeds, shake, then let is sit for a couple hours. You can add vanilla, coco powder, and sugar for extra flavor. Chia seeds are really healthy, hydrating, and will make sure your kids are getting protein, iron, and the omega-3 fatty acids they need.

    Apples with peanut butter, or bananas with peanut butter are really easy and healthy snacks that kids love.

    Popcorn (loose kernels, not individual bags) kids love popcorn, it’s just fun. You can use an airpopper or a microwave bowl to make healthy popcorn, then season it. The pre-packaged microwave bag popcorn you’ll find in stores invariably has a lot of hydrogenated oils and trans-fats, so avoid feeding that to your kids. Loose kernels are also dirt cheap.

    It takes about 10-15 minutes to make, but if you have an air fryer, try frying up some broccoli florets. If you add salt and pepper kids will chow down on this stuff.

    Try introducing nutritional yeast into your kids’ diets, too. It’s loaded with protein, fortified with vitamins, and has a mild cheesy/buttery flavor, so it’s the perfect condiment to sprinkle in pretty much anything your kids are eating. You can even get them to put it in ketchup for when they’re dipping nuggets or fries.

    • @jazzfesM
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      23 years ago

      For the chia pudding: what ratio of milk and chia seeds do you use?

      • @Jeffrey
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        23 years ago

        To be honest I just eyeball it. Most of the time I drink chia seeds in a tea, which is thinner, instead of making pudding. After looking at a few recipes I probably use 2:1 - 3:1 milk to chia seeds by volume.

        • @jazzfesM
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          13 years ago

          Great, thanks, will give it a try

    • @roastpotatothiefOP
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      3 years ago

      I’m not sure I’ve seen a chia seed in my life. We come from different cultures I guess.

      We however eat popcorn. Lots of it. We don’t use any fancy machines, we fry the kernels in lard or butter.