During the school year it is difficult finding children the food they want fast while still giving them the nutrition they need.  There are easy ways to make sure your kids don’t have to settle for fast food. Here are a few ideas for a better choice. 

Morning: 
- Skim milk oatmeal with raisins. 
- Frozen waffles with walnuts and berries. 
- Wheat crackers with string cheese and fruit.
- Scrambled eggs in a tortilla with light cheese.
- Hummus, wheat pita and celery sticks.
- English muffin with cheese and tomato sauce.
- Smoothie with either tofu or plain yogurt, frozen fruit and 1 Tbsp. ground flax.

Afternoon:
- Fresh Fruit.
- Light string cheese.
- Fruit cups.
- Trail mix made with nuts, dried up fruit, chocolate chips, or little marshmallows.
- Either carrots, celery or jicama sticks with some low fat ranch dressing.
- Oatmeal- raisin cookie.

Evening Snacks:
- Small bowl of milk and cereal.
- Plain yogurt with honey and sunflower seeds.
- Cottage cheese and pineapple.
- Hot chocolate with skim milk
-  Wheat bread with nut butter.
- 1 cup of light, low fat popcorn or air pooped popcorn with a little bit of parmesan cheese.