Stocking your Fridge for Success: Part 3- Five Healthy Snacks your Kids will Actually Eat

The last couple months I have been living in my kitchen creating new recipes and truly enjoying making new healthy meals for me and my family. Getting my new Samsung Family Hub fridge kicked off this new inspiration for me! It’s been so much fun having so many amazing features on this fridge and I’ve actually been able to get my kids involved more than ever in the kitchen.

Whether they are helping me prepare their healthy snacks, drawing dinosaurs on the Samsung Family Hub “Whiteboard” while I cook, or playing some music through the fridge and having a dance party. My new Samsung Family Hub fridge has really made our kitchen the center for our family.

My Samsung Family Hub has made this busy Mama’s life so much easier and kept me way more organized! I love the pull out freezer drawer, I can actually find stuff in there and now I have room to sort my freezer items. The wide drawer inside of my fridge holds so many items and it’s a perfect snack drawer for my kids. There are so many cool features to this fridge, with the obvious built in technology that keeps us all connected, and equipped with so many helpful apps like Recipe finders and daily reminders. Speaking of recipes, I wanted to share 5 QUICK, EASY + HEALTHY snacks your kids will actually eat, and let’s be honest…

YOU will probably eat them too. 🙂

Fruit Salad

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I’ve found that pre-making a bowl of fresh fruit for my kids to snack on is way more appealing to them (and me) rather than telling them to just eat an apple. Cutting the fruit and storing it in the fridge actually allows the fruit juices to combine and it makes a super sweet and satisfying snack. My favorite fruit salad combo is strawberries, watermelon, grapes, kiwis, and blueberries.

Ants on a Log

Celery, Nut butter ( I use Peanut Butter), and raisins. SO SIMPLE.

Aka: The snack I grew up on!

Strawberry Protein Popsicles

Strawberry Protein Popsicles

This is literally the easiest snack with only TWO ingredients!

2 cups Vanilla Greek Yogurt + 1 cup of fresh strawberries

Blend the strawberries in a blender or food processor until smooth, combine with the yogurt, add the mixture into popsicle molds until completely frozen. ENJOY!O

On the Go Protein Box

PPopular coffee shops have made these grab and snack boxes so convenient and somewhat healthy, but they can cost you a pretty penny! The contents can be adjusted to your preference, but I love having something like this to give my kids in between meals. I suggest including a well rounded amount of macronutrients to keep them full. It’s up to you on what to include, but just having something prepared for an easy grab and go is the best part about this snack.

Berry Chia Oatmeal Cups

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 CUPS OLD FASHIONED ROLLED OATS
• 1 TSP BAKING POWDER
• 1 TSP CINNAMON
• 1TBSP CHIA SEEDS
• 1 CUP ALMOND MILK
• 2 EGGS
• 1 TSP VANILLA
• 1.5 CUPS MIXED FROZEN BERRIES
• 1/2 CUP HONEY OR MAPLE SYRUP

DIRECTIONS:

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin tray with liners or spray with a non-stick spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine Oats, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, and Chia seeds.
3. In a separate bowl, add Milk, Eggs, Honey OR Maple Syrup, and Vanilla. Whisk together. Add liquid mixtures to oats. Stir until all of the oats are completely coated in the liquid.
4. Fill each liner to the top with mixture, continue to mix ingredients in between scooping to get the liquids even with each muffin.
5. Bake for about 20 minutes or until muffins are cooked all the way through.

Muffins can be served warm or cold.

Store in the fridge. Pop in the microwave or toaster oven to re-heat.

I hope you enjoyed these snack ideas and this blog series!

It’s been a really fun way to get back to creating in my kitchen and doing what I love! Thanks for reading and sharing friends!

XX, Naomi

That Healthy Blonde

*Disclosure: I was not financially compensated for this blog post. I did receive Samsung product for my honest feedback/review for promotion.