Kids Cooking
Kids, you can try these healthy snack recipes at home, with the help of an adult.
Yogurt Crunch
Prep time: about 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 Cup plain or vanilla-flavored nonfat yogurt
- 1 packet of Splenda
- 1 cup of fruit (any kind you like)
- ¼ cup of granola cereal (watch out for the sugar in your granola - read your labels)
Directions:
- Slice the fruit into small pieces and place 1 cup into a bowl
- Mix yogurt and Splenda together. Pour over the bowl.
Top with ¼ cup of granola cereal
Monkey Milkshake
Prep time: about 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
- 1 banana
- 1 cup nonfat (skim) milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3 ice cubes
Utensils:
Directions:
- Combine all ingredients in a blender container. Blend until smooth.
Serves: 2-3
Serving size: 8 oz
Per serving: 117 calories, 5.2 Protein, 24.6 carbs, 0.8 fat
Smoothies
Prep time: about 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Low-fat yogurt
- 100% juice or milk
- Frozen fruit
Utensils:
Directions:
- Measure out 1 cup of Yogurt (you can use fat-free vanilla flavored)
- Measure ½ cup of 100 percent juice (you can use any kind of juice you like, or milk).
- Measure ½ cup of your favorite fruit (you can use a mixed bag of frozen fruit).
- You can add a few pieces of ice if you like.
- Pour into the blender (have an adult help you). Blend for 10 seconds, pour into your favorite cup with a straw and enjoy.
Serves: 1
Serving size: 8 ounces
*If you would like to have your smoothie as a dessert instead of a snack, you can substitute the yogurt for your favorite flavor of frozen low-fat ice cream, low-fat milk instead of juice, and a serving (read your label) of your favorite cookie.*
Pineapple Cloud
Prep time: about 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- Angel food cake (you can buy one already made or buy the cake mix)
- Crushed pineapple
- Fat-free Cool Whip
- Walnuts
Utensils:
- Large bowl
- Spoon
- Measuring cup
Directions:
- Tear your piece of cake into tiny pieces and place into a bowl.
- Add ¼ cup of crushed pineapples (remember to read your labels. Canned fruits can be loaded with corn syrup).
- Measure 1 cup of fat-free Cool Whip
- Add 1/8 cup of walnuts
- Stir all together in your bowl, mix until it is all blended and enjoy.
