What are the Best Types of Snacks to Send to School?
So, tomorrow is your child’s snack day and you just aren’t sure of what types of snacks to send to school. There are plenty of choices available in snack foods, but it’s a bit more difficult to choose one that is appropriate for the classroom. Not only should snacks be easy to eat with little mess or fuss, but they should also be reasonably healthy.
Messy snacks can cause delay in getting children back to their studies. There is also the issue of needing paper plates or utensils for particularly messy or hard to eat snacks. Consider including napkins with all snacks, but be sure to include other elements as well, if needed. If providing drinks along with snacks to send to school, it’s probably best to provide cups too, since the classroom may not be stocked with them. On the other hand, you may choose to send individually packaged drinks such as juice boxes.
Food allergies are also an important consideration when choosing snacks to send to school. It is best to avoid items with peanut butter or other nut products, unless such snack foods have been pre-approved. You may want to inquire about other allergies as well since wheat, milk, chocolate, and several other ingredients can be of concern.
The best types of snacks to send to school are those that leave you with little worry. They include items not prone to food allergies and those that do not contain high levels of ingredients that are less than healthful. Instead of fat, sugar, or salt laden junk food, snacks that are healthy and satisfying are a better choice. Fruit or snacks made with real fruit are good choices.
When choosing snacks to send to school, you may want to offer a bit of a treat, especially if it is a special occasion. You can still do so. Once in a while is fine, but for regular snacks to send to school consider items like graham crackers as opposed to cookies containing lots of butter, shortening, or sugar.
If you are looking for something with crunch when selecting snacks to send to school, consider pretzels instead of high fat potato chips, corn chips, or cheese puffs. There are also several varieties of tasty baked chips and crackers from which to choose. One good method for finding snacks to send to school is to bring home snack foods for your family to try first. Chances are if your kids like the snacks, other children will too.
Written by Sherry Holetzky
