Your growing toddler needs to snack quite a few times a day in addition to eating regular meals with the rest of the family. Here are a few quick and easy snack ideas that you can put together in just a few minutes. You toddler will enjoy these yummy low carb snacks along with the stylish lunchboxes to place them in.
Healthy Snacks to Buy your Toddler
Ham and Cheese Crackers
Cut up some pieces of ham and cheese and serve them with some crackers. If you want to make it fun, use a cookie cutter to cut fun shapes out of the cheese.
Fruit Snacks & Dip
Caution, this can get a little messy!
Cut up some fruit in bite size chunks and serve with a small bowl of yogurt. Encourage your toddler to dip the fruit in the yogurt. This is an easy way to get your toddler to eat a serving of fruit, while also getting some extra calcium and protein in his/her diet from the yogurt.
Low Sugar Cereal
I always keep a box of low sugar cereal like cheerios in my pantry. They make a great snack with a little milk, or even just a bowl of dry cereal. Dry cereal also make a great take-along snack. Just throw a serving in a Ziploc bag and toss it in your purse.
Veggies and Dip
Keep some cut up veggies in the fridge. Small pieces of carrot, peeled cucumber, celery as well as small sections of broccoli and cauliflower all make great finger food for toddlers. Make sure the pieces are very small to prevent choking or steam them to soften them up. Serve with a little ranch dressing if desired.
Peanut Butter Sandwich
A PB&J has been a snack staple for ages. Mix things up by toping the peanut butter with some thin slices of apple or banana instead of the jelly. Or try smearing the peanut butter on a tortilla. Add jelly and roll it up. Cut the rolled up tortilla into strips for a fun new way to eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Quick Cheese Quesadilla
Place a soft tortilla on a microwave safe plate. Top one half with cheese and fold the other half over it. Microwave 30-60 seconds or until the cheese is melted. Cut into wedges and let it cool a little before serving.
Quick Smoothie
Throw half a banana or some berries in a blender along with some vanilla yogurt and a splash of milk. Add a little ice if desired and blend until smooth. Serve in a sippy cup or with a reusable silicone Straw for a quick fruit smoothie. Your toddler will love drinking a milkshake for a snack.
Give these fast, easy and healthy snack ideas for your toddler a try. By the way, these make great snacks for everyone else in the family as well including mom.
The Best Lunchboxes for Kids to Eat and Explore!
While getting your special needs toddler to eat is one thing, having them eat out of a Lunchbox at Preschool is another story really! Special needs children are very picky when it comes to food, and if your child has Dysphagia it can be a nightmare for you as a parent when sending your child off to school. However, when getting your special needs toddler or kindergartner to eat can be made easy when you have the right tools such as these lunchboxes below that make eating healthy snacks such as glutton free, fruit snacks, and keto snacks simple.
Kids Brights – Leak-Proof, 5-Compartment Bento-Style Kids Lunch Box
Keeps meals and snacks fresh and mess-free during transport – Includes 2 kid-friendly latches that are easy for small hands to open and close.
Ozazuco Bento Box Japanese Lunch Box,3-In-1 Compartment
BPA-free, food-grade PP plastic and wheat fiber are super healthy and built to last. It creates a safe and healthy eating environment for you and your family. The space is large enough to accommodate the food intake of adults or children, allowing your child to have lunch with himself for a week. Plus, you can easily deep-clean the box containers in the dishwasher.
FlowFly Kids Lunch box Insulated Soft Bag Mini Cooler
Each portable, compact, lightweight lunch pail can hold a good-sized container with plenty of room for snacks, utensils and juice boxes. Features include a zippered front pocket for hiding a surprise dessert or fun note, a handy inner mesh pouch perfect for napkins and utensils, you could secure water bottles or ice packs in the box.
Hap Tim Lunch Box
Insulated Lunch Bag – Made of durable oxford fabric and thick aluminum inner lining to protect your foods. Stronger aluminum inner and thicker foam layer will guarantee to keep your food fresh longer.
Bento Box,Bento lunch Box for Kids
- No leaking bento box
- A heat resisting bento box
- Three compartments bento box
- Made by wheat fiber materials
- This bento box is not suitable to carry soup. It is for carrying food only
Stainless Steel Kids Bento Lunch Box Leak Proof
Each compartment of the lunch box is portioned perfectly to feed the appetite of both children and adults. The 4 inner small lids add seal ring than other brands to make sure 99.99% leak proof, and the outer larger lid with 4 clips on each side, the 4 little feet under the bottom can keep the bento box stable, all the special design will help keep this bento box well seal.
THERMOS FUNTAINER 10 Ounce Stainless Steel Vacuum Insulated Kids Food Jar
- THERMOS vacuum insulation technology for maximum temperature retention; 5 hours hot and 7 hours cold
- Push button lid for easy access to spoon storage includes spoon
- Exterior stays cool to the touch with hot contents and sweat proof with cold
- Compact design is lightweight and portable
- 10 ounce capacity; hand washing recommended
Fun Options for Fussy Toddlers and Picky Eaters!
BAKETIVITY: Easy baking recipes will deliver a fun baking experience for children and adults alike, guaranteed! Our junior baking sets are available as monthly subscription boxes or as one time activity boxes.
Gramma in a Box: Grandparents who spend time with their grandchildren; grandparents who want to send something to their grandchildren because they don’t see them as often as they’d like.
yumblekids: First, pick a plan that suits you and your family needs best. Then you and your kids choose from our weekly menu. We even have curated boxes (like the Picky Eaters box) to help you choose.
Little Spoon: Packed with veggies & superfoods, you’ll never find preservatives, additives or fillers in our meals. We offer vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free and vegetarian options, plus a variety of cuisines and flavors, Little Spoon is the best meal delivery option for picky eaters.
