The Greenville City School district is committed to providing a school environment that promotes and protects children’s health, well being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating/physical activity.

 

 

Healthy Snack Ideas:

DAIRY
• Frozen yogurt
• Low fat chocolate milk
• Fat-free or low-fat flavored yogurt & fruit parfaits
• Fat-free or low-fat pudding cups
• Fat-free or low-fat milk and milk products (string cheese, single-serving cottage cheese, cheese cubes) • Flavored soy milk fortified with calcium

FRUIT
• Fruit Kabobs (apples, oranges, bananas, strawberries, blueberries, etc.)
• Dole or Delmonte Fruit Cups
• Applesauce –single serving
• Dried fruit such as raisins, apricots, apples, cranberries, pineapple, papaya, and others with little or no added sugars
• Frozen fruit bars
• Frozen Fruit – try freezing grapes or buy frozen blueberries, strawberries, peaches, mangoes, and melon.
• Fresh fruit wedges – cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon, pineapple, oranges, tangelos, etc. • Sliced fruit – nectarines, peaches, kiwi, star fruit, plums, pears, mangos, & apples
• Fruit salad
• 100% fruit or vegetable juice artificially fortified with calcium
• Canned fruit in juice
• Fruit smoothies made with fat-free or low-fat milk
• Fruit Juice – try to buy 100% fruit juice and avoid the added sugars of juice drinks, punches, fruit cocktail drinks, or lemonade
• Popsicles – most so-called “fruit” popsicles have added sugars and should be reserved for an occasional treat. Look for popsicles made from 100% fruit juice with no added caloric sweeteners, such as Breyers or Dole “No Sugar Added” fruit bars; fruit juice or fruit is the first ingredient.

NUTS/MEATS
• Peanut butter with apple wedges or celery sticks
• Dry roasted peanuts, tree nuts and soy nuts (not coconut or palm nuts)
• Lean meats and reduced fat cheese sandwiches (use light or reduced fat mayonnaise in chicken/tuna salads

GRAINS
• Snack mixes made with dried cereals (add fruit and nuts)
• Pretzels or reduced fat crackers
• Mini Flavored rice cakes (caramel, apple cinnamon, buttered popcorn)
• Light Popcorn
• Whole grain crackers
• Vanilla wafers
• Graham crackers
• Animal crackers
• Granola bars and cereal bars
• Cereal and low-fat milk
• Trail mix (dried fruits and nuts)
• Party mix (variety of cereals, nuts, pretzels, etc.)
• Baked chips with salsa or low-fat dips (Ranch, onion, bean, etc.)
• Low-fat muffins (small or mini), granola bars and cookies (graham crackers, fig bars)
• Muffins – pumpkin, try for whole wheat with added fruit and/or nuts
• Mini bagels with whipped light or fat-free cream cheese • Bagel chips (slice up bagels thinly, bake 350?F oven, flip half-way, when toasted on each side, cool completely before bagging.
• Pasta salad
• Bread sticks with marinara
• Low fat cookies and baked goods (oatmeal raisin, gingersnaps)
• Low fat chips, pretzels, crackers, granola bars
• Baked Tortilla Chips with salsa and/or bean dip

AND: • Bottled water naturally fortified with calcium

VEGGIES
• Raw vegetable sticks with low-fat dressing or yogurt dip • Veggies with hummus
• Vegetables - broccoli, carrot sticks, cauliflower, celery sticks, cucumber, peppers, snap peas, snow peas, string beans, tomato slices or grape or cherry tomatoes