Having a snack is both beneficial and joyful. It’s the opportunity to replenish energy, while enjoying a little tasteful treat.
Fruits to fulfill vitamin needs
Providing a large selection and full of vitamins, fruits are the ideal snack for the middle of the afternoon. Apple is the favorite one, mainly due to their convenience. No dripping juice, no stains on tee-shirts nor sticky hands.
To give it a little sprinkle and add it healthy fats and vegetable proteins, you can turn it into a Peanut butter apple sandwich.
Peanut butter apple sandwich.
- 1 apple
- 1 TBSP of peanut butter
- Cut thick slices of apple on its width. You need at least 2 slices to make a sandwich.
- Remove the cores from your slices..
- Spread peanut butter onto one slice, then sandwich it with the second one.
Your peanut butter apple sandwich is now ready to be enjoyed. You also have a snack that is quicker to make than to eat.
For a more classical but even more fruity and delicious option, chocolate-covered fruits will be perfect. They will combine taste enjoyment with essential nutrients to give back energy to kids.
Chocolate-covered pear
- 1 pear
- 100g of dark chocolate
- Wooden sticks (optional) or a fork
- Rinse the pear and cut it in quarters, and insert wooden sticks (or fork) on it.
- Melt the chocolate and dip each piece of pear into it, one by one, fully or to your desired height.
- Let cool in the fridge for a few minutes, or enjoy them while they’re still warm.
This treat is foolproof and adaptable to different seasons and kids' individual preferences!
At Mômji, our favorites are : strawberries with milk chocolate, apricot or pear with dark chocolate, and orange or ananas with white chocolate. Tell us what’s yours!
Cereals to satisfy a big hunger
Cereals are known for their nutrient intakes. While moderation is key, they provide essential nutrients, like fibers, for kids. Disregarding them for snacks would be detrimental, especially considering children love them!
Thanks to their substantial cereal content, Mômji’s Granola Bar is perfect to give back a good dose of energy. Another advantage is that they could be easily packed and taken along to be enjoyed during an afternoon in the park.
Granola bar
- 250g of whole oats
- 2 TBSP of coconut butter or nut paste.
- 2 TBSP of honey or agave
- Free garnish (fruits, chocolat chips, etc)
- Melt your coconut butter or warm up your nut paste.
- In a bowl, combine the dry ingredients, then add the honey and coconut butter.
- Pour the mixture into a cake pan or onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and press it down firmly.
- Let cool, then cut it into bars.
You can also make it as a bowl, similar to morning cereals but with a heartier texture.
Bowl
- 1 yogurt
- 50g fruits
- 50g whole oats (or other complete cereals)
- Your chosen toppings (chocolate chips, nuts, etc)
- Cut your fruits in cubes.
- Fill a bowl with the yogurt, cutted fruits, oats and your toppings.
- Mix it all together. It’s ready!
Kids will enjoy yogurt’s proteins, sweet taste of fruits and all the advantages of other garnitures.
Blend it all!
If the family owns a blender, you can test some brand new recipes. And there’s nothing better than a good milkshake to give a gourmand and fulfilling snack to kids.
Even if Mômji offers you only one recipe, you mainly need a blender and some good ideas to create delicious milkshakes.
Chocolate - banana Milkshake
- 20cl of cold milk
- 1 banana
- 1 TSP of sugar free cocoa powder
- Ice (optional)
- Peel the banana and blend it.
- Add milk, cocoa powder and ice, then blend again
- Pour it in a large glass, and enjoy the American pace!
The recipe can be adapted to lactose-intolerant children. You just have to replace dairy milk with non-dairy or plant-based milk.
Mômji’s favorites are : hazelnut or rice milk for chocolatey recipes or the most gourmand ones, and almond or coconut milk for refreshing and fruity recipes.
With all those recipes, you will never ever fail kids’ snacks !
