Healthy Snack and Party Ideas

Fun, Healthy Snacks and Party ideas

Join us in our effort to promote good health and nutrition for all students by providing healthy snacks and party items. Use this list of ideas to help guide you or create your own:

· Low fat cheese and crackers *

· Baked chips and salsa

· Popcorn, light or air-popped, plain or mixed with nuts and dried fruit

· Peanut butter on celery, apple slices, graham crackers or pretzels

· Fresh sliced fruit in season

· Mini raisin boxes

· Trail mix made with nuts, dried fruit, small pretzels, and Cheerios™ or Kix™

· Fruit or pudding cups

· Cut up fresh vegetables with reduced fat Ranch dressing*

· Lowfat granola or breakfast bars

· Peanut butter and jelly (or banana or raisin) sandwiches cut into triangles or fun shapes using a cookie cutter

· Smoothies using fresh or frozen fruit, 100% juice, and low fat vanilla yogurt*

· Fruit parfaits made by alternating layers of low fat yogurt, fresh or frozen fruit and topping with granola or crunchy cereal like Kix*™

Thirst Quenchers

· 100% juice such as apple, orange, pineapple, grape

· Spiced apple cider

· Frozen grape juice concentrate made with sparkling water or club soda*

*Need refrigeration

Alternative Party Ideas

Ask the parent to read the student's favorite book aloud to the class, then donate the book to the school library.

Have a student bring in their favorite music and have “dance time”.

Allow the birthday student to be “first” all day.

For more information please contact:

Anne Thille, Healthy Schools Project Coordinator

Anne.Thille@venturausd.org 641-5000 x1309

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	Healthy Snack and Party Ideas Fun, Healthy Snacks and Party ideas Join us in our effort to promote good health and nutrition for all students by providing healthy snacks and party items. Use this list of ideas to help guide you or create your own: · Low fat cheese and crackers * · Baked chips and salsa · Popcorn, light or air-popped, plain or mixed with nuts and dried fruit · Peanut butter on celery, apple slices, graham crackers or pretzels · Fresh sliced fruit in season · Mini raisin boxes · Trail mix made with nuts, dried fruit, small pretzels, and Cheerios™ or Kix™ · Fruit or pudding cups · Cut up fresh vegetables with reduced fat Ranch dressing* · Lowfat granola or breakfast bars · Peanut butter and jelly (or banana or raisin) sandwiches cut into triangles or fun shapes using a cookie cutter · Smoothies using fresh or frozen fruit, 100% juice, and low fat vanilla yogurt* · Fruit parfaits made by alternating layers of low fat yogurt, fresh or frozen fruit and topping with granola or crunchy cereal like Kix™ Thirst Quenchers* · 100% juice such as apple, orange, pineapple, grape · Spiced apple cider · Frozen grape juice concentrate made with sparkling water or club soda* *Need refrigeration Alternative Party Ideas Ask the parent to read the student's favorite book aloud to the class, then donate the book to the school library. Have a student bring in their favorite music and have “dance time”. Allow the birthday student to be “first” all day. For more information please contact: Anne Thille, Healthy Schools Project Coordinator Anne.Thille@venturausd.org 641-5000 x1309 Healthy Fundraising Ideas A link to Healthy Fundraising Ideas and Non-Food Fundraising Ideas.	Healthy Snack and Party Ideas