Healthy Snacks for Back to School
School is back in session! Let’s talk about some tips to keep your kids feeling full and eating healthy snacks. Preparing meals saves you time in your day. This can be as simple as chopping up fruits and vegetables on the days you have free time.
Kids concentrate better in school when they eat a well-balanced breakfast. Eating whole grains, enriched grains, or fruit are great ways to get good carbohydrates to help them stay concentrated. Other nutrients that help kids develop are omega-3 fatty acids. These help maintain a healthy heart, brain function, and eye health. You can get omega 3 from fish like salmon and tuna.
Watch that sugar! Many kids snacks include a lot of added sugars. To improve your kid’s health, try keeping snacks on hand that don’t include as much sugar. Try this Apple Wrap snack recipe that you can easily make at home and even store in the fridge. With just apples, bananas, peanut butter, and a tortillas these wraps taste delicious and will fill you right up.
Recipe By
Cooking Matters Apple Wraps
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: None
Servings: 4
Ingredients
· 1 apple
· 2 ripe bananas
· 2 tablespoons peanut butter
· 2 (8-inch) whole wheat tortillas
Cooking
1. Rinse and cut apple in half, lengthwise. Remove any stems. Cut out the center core that contains the seeds.
2. Lay apple halves flat side down. Cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Cut slices into small cubes.
3. Peel bananas. In a medium bowl, use your fingers to break bananas into pieces. Use your fingers or a fork to mash pieces until creamy and smooth.
4. Add peanut butter to mashed banana. Stir well to blend.
5. Spread peanut butter mixture over one side of each tortilla.
6. Sprinkle diced apple over peanut butter. Tightly roll each tortilla. Cut each wrap in half.
7. Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve, up to 24 hours.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size ½ wrap DV%
Calories 190
Total fat 5g 8%
Saturated fat 1g 5%
Trans fats 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 210mg 9%
Total Carbohydrate 35g 12%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugars 15g
Protein 5g