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Can You Suggest Snacks For 4-5 Year Olds?

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Cmitchell | 20:03 Wed 30th Apr 2014 | Food & Drink
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Hi ABers,

My colleague and I are fresh out of ideas for snacks for the reception kids. This is what we have so far. But we need lots more ideas!


The main problem is that we need to keep fat and sugar low and have no nuts. Cheese strings are too expensive and things like celery go down like a lead balloon.

This is what we have so far.....

Breakfast biscuits
3 x boxes of Mcvities breakfast biscuits (3 different flavours) at £2.29 a box (24 in a box)
TOTAL = £6.87

Soreen banana loaf
6 x Soreen banana Loaf 350g at £1.20 each
1 x 500g Butterlicious Butter/Spread £1.30
TOTAL = £8.50

Cup of cereal with milk
2 x 510g boxes of rice krispies @ £2.00 each
2 x 4pint milk @ £1 each
Class set of plastic cups and spoons
TOTAL = £6.00 (Plus cost of cups and spoons the first week)

Pitta bread with hummous
5 x packs wholemeal pitta bread £0.50p each (6 in a pack)
2 tubs of Sainsbury’s Humous be good to yourself 230g @ 2 for £2
TOTAL = £4.50

Raspberry&Blueberry Ricecakes
6 x Organix 7m+ Finger Foods Raspberry & Blueberry Ricecakes 50g @£1.19 a pack (1 packet for every 10 children)
TOTAL = £7.14

Waffles
9 x packets of kingsmill waffles at £0.80 each (6 in a box)
TOTAL = £7.20

Garibaldi biscuit
6 packets of Sainsbury;s Garibaldi biscuits at £1 each
TOTAL = £6.00

Farley’s rusk
3 boxes of Farley’s rusks at £1.90p each
TOTAL = £5.70

¼ bell pepper with cream cheese
3 bags of peppers at £1.45 (bag of 4)
2 x basics soft cheese @ 73p each
TOTAL = £5.81

Cucumber spread with salsa
2 x Salsa dip @ 2 for £2.00
9 x cucumbers @ 69p each
TOTAL = £8.21

Mini blueberry muffin
5 boxes of Sainsbury's Bakery Mini Muffins, Blueberry x12 (£1.50 each or 2 for £2.50)
TOTAL = £6.50

Go ahead crispy slice
Go Ahead Crispy Slices, Apple & Sultana 5x39g (10 in a pack) 6 packs needed at £1.65 each
TOTAL = £9.90

Pancakes with butter
9 x Pack of 6 pancakes at 20p each
1 x 500g Butterlicious Butter/Spread £1.30
TOTAL = £3.10

½ bread roll with cheese spread
9 x Sainsbury's Bakery Wholemeal Rolls x6 at 70p each
2 tubs of Cheese spread needed at 38p each
TOTAL = £4.96

½ Sultana Scone with butter
Haywood & Padgett Sultana Scones x8 at £1.15 each (4 packets needed = £4.60)
1 x 500g Butterlicious Butter/Spread £1.30
TOTAL = £5.90

You'll notice amounts and cost etc. Any ideas much appreciated. Thanks in advance folks.

Mitchell




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[i] ..Bernie, won't Alba get jealous? don't want to upset 'er :-( [i]
You say you want/need to cut down on sugar and fat,yet most of these snacks are a form of sugar...breakfast biscuits,waffles,pancakes,muffins,scones,etc. Also,children do need fat for proper brain development.
I like murraymints suggestions.
i promise i will only hold your hand...well!
I agree Pasta, the more 'in it's natural form' the better. Kids need to get an idea of how food looks and tastes rather than all the pre-packaged stuff IMO
I'll tell ! X
No minty, no telling! the bike sheds were not visited and no cuddles occured!

bernie, you get me in all sorts of trouble you do
you would as well!! lol
Bien sur! X
lol @ peas
How about checking the Childrens Food Trust for Ideas Mitchell?:

http://www.childrensfoodtrust.org.uk/pre-school/resources/ebsb-recipe-book
of course oui !
right i'm off to bed early start( calm down peas i'm going on my own lol ) xx
goodnight all
na'night bernie xx
Yoghurt rice risotto with baby pitta milk melon bits
Night boys x
Try cutting down on the sugar content.
Fruit.
Carrot sticks, likewise cucumber.
Halved Scotch eggs (Home made)
Lots of stuff can be cheaper made than bought.
Yoghurt small baguette with salad milk sliced pear
blimey minty, I was a girl last time I checked! lol

cottage cheese with carrot sticks, or pitta bread sticks,
lettuce 'cups' filled with a choice of fillings from a few bowls - so the kids can choose and be creative.
Yoghurt piece of crusty wholemeal topped with cream cheese milk sliced banana
Sorry peas xx

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