20 Healthy Snacks for Your Kid’s Valentine’s Day Party
When you’re a kid, Valentine’s Day is pretty much all about the candy. And knowing that their little shoebox mailboxes will be filled to bursting with sugary treats, why not bring something a little healthier to class for the accompanying party? Here are 20 simple ideas that will have your kids saying, “I love you(r treats)!”
- Heart-shaped fruit pops. Cut heart shapes out of melon, kiwi, pineapple, or any other firm fruits using a cookie cutter and put them on popsicle sticks. You could also do flower shapes for a DIY edible arrangement.
- Faux brownie bites. This recipe uses almonds, dates, cocoa powder and honey to make delectable little brownie balls. Flatten the dough and use a cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes.
- I thought these Valentine’s Day Love Bugs were just too cute for words!
- Clear plastic cups and a couple of these heart milk cubes will make plain milk a festive treat.
- These Valentine’s fruit stickers turn plain old bananas and apples into cute Valentines. (Buy these or make your own!)
- Make a banana split yogurt bar with pre-cut bananas, yogurt for ice cream, and bowls of toppings like dark chocolate shavings, crushed pineapple, sliced strawberries, granola, etc.
- Alternate cubes of (naturally fat-free) angel food cake with cut strawberries and blackberries for cake kebobs.
- These sweet potato cheese crackers would look super cute cut out as hearts! (And they’re healthier than their fishy counterparts.)
- Have food allergies to consider? These allergy-free rice krispy treats have most of the major allergies covered: they’re dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free, gluten-free and soy-free. Need vegan? Look for vegan marshmallows at health food stores.
- Cut up some cherry tomatoes to look like hearts and serve with a fun dip. You could do the same with baby carrots.
- This blog will teach you how to make heart-shaped hard boiled eggs!
- Popcorn is always a big hit. Try some of these DIY flavors and skip the microwave bags.
- Make individual heart-shaped pizzas by cutting hearts out of tortillas or pita bread. Provide sauce, shredded cheese and toppings (no need to cook—the kids won’t care!).
- These chocolate zucchini mini-cupcakes look so decadent, the kids won’t guess they’ve got veggies in.
- Make heart-shapped pita chips and serve with roasted red pepper or sun-dried tomato hummus—or beet hummus if you think you’ve got some adventurous kiddos!
- These heart-shaped blueberry bagels are absolutely to die for! You could also make traditional palmiers or use any kind of pastry dough and fillings you like.
- If you have a small enough gathering (or a big enough blender) smoothies are perfectly pink and fun for kids.
- Three words: Heart. Shaped. Sushi.
- Scoops of bright pink sherbet, sorbet, or fruit ice in sweet little paper cups would never go amis.
- Whole grain crackers with heart-shaped cheese slices are sure to be a big hit (or, cut little hearts out of the wax around Babybels as in the photo above).
Photo Credit: Bunches and Bits {Karina} via Compfightcc
