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After-School Snack Attack

Help your kids stay happy through dinner with tasty, healthy snacks

Good-For-You Snacking

Kids need to be well-fueled through the afternoon to help them perform at their best and help you sidestep those hungry tummy meltdowns.

If you're wondering what to feed the little chowhounds to hold them over, go for nutritious homemade snacks--you'll save a lot of money and have more control over the amount of sugar, fat, salt, and preservatives your kids consume.

On-the-Go Snacks

It's not unusual for students to be fully booked for several hours after school.

Be sure their backpacks are well-supplied with snacks that travel well and don’t have to be refrigerated.

Hint: keep nuts and dried fruit in your cupboard for a quick and easy trail mix.

Refrigerator Snacks

Sometimes kids need more substantial mini meals. Keep these simple salads in the fridge and let the kids help themselves.

Quick Picks

These yummy after-school pick-me-ups can be ready in an instant.

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kathy

Aug. 18, 2009 9:25 pm

i enjoy your recpies.i need some quick easy ones for kids

Mrs.Mac

Oct. 27, 2009 2:00 pm

Anything to make afterschool easier!! These sound great. Especially the cinnamon raisin spread and the hummus.

misty

May 4, 2010 11:42 am

I sure came to the right place for great ideas for after school snacks for all the kiddos at our house!!Thanks soo much for your time sharing theese awesome recipies with all us mommies on the go!

Christine

Jun. 27, 2010 11:59 am

tats cool

SmartChef

Jun. 29, 2010 11:01 am

These recipies are great! would be a lot better if there were more quick and easy ones too.

cookingcutie

Mar. 17, 2011 7:48 pm

These are great! Truth is I'm not a mom but like A seconD one 2 my sisters and brother. We are all VERY busy and these recipes are so easy............thank you so much

LovingMom07

Dec. 4, 2011 3:58 pm

My Son Can Be Picky At Times About What He Eats I Want To Make A Good After School Snack He Will Enjoy Thanks

Kooky108

Feb. 17, 2012 1:22 pm

awsome recipes

Bessiek16

Mar. 20, 2012 4:43 pm

you know this is a good recipie for me and my family... and my aunt loves it. I love this website cause it helps my family have healthy after work snacks (and after school snacks) yay allrecipies!! Bessiek16

jrbaker

Apr. 22, 2012 3:33 pm

My daughter is going through an 'always hungry' phase and I appreciate the recipes and ideas in this article. I plan on sharing it with her so we can choose some of these options together. Thanks!

Rita

May 14, 2012 11:52 am

My kiddos are usually starved by the time they get off the bus, so having something fast and yummy will help to tie them over till dinner time.:-) ty for nice ideas.

chef-faith-13

May 20, 2012 11:38 pm

make a freakin good snack all them make it sound like i don't even want to view those recipes

nicole

Feb. 4, 2013 11:51 am

people this is a school project if yu have any ideas for a healthy cool safe snack for kids let me kno plz

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