Kids 'Eat Any Time' LIst

I like to have my ingredients handy when I make dinner. Sometimes a kid will eat something, not tell me, then when I make dinner I am missing a key ingredient! Argh! 

I am a big fan of lists, so of course I have a list that solves this problem. At the top of this list is a header that reads, "Eat Any Time". That is just what it is. If a kid, or whoever, is hungry between meals then they can have something from the list. I do not snack, but I let the kids choose that for themselves. I love giving the kids choices that aren't huge but make them feel like they have some control over themselves.

First I make sure that breakfast, lunch, and dinner are packed full of fruit, vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds. Then I don't have to feel bad about what they might have between meals. Everything on my list is not high end nutrition but moderation in all things is one of my motto's.

So, here it is.

Eat Any Time 

Lettuce

Potatoes (I keep baked ones in the fridge, individually wrapped in tin foil)

Carrots

Celery

Frozen Burritos

Canned Chili

Oatmeal 

Leftovers

1/4 cup nuts a day

Bread (My 14 year old son bakes this)

Bananas

1/4 cup raisins a day 

1 smoothie a day

Garden veggies

Apples

Canned Beans

Frozen Peas

Smoothie Ingredients available any time:

Strawberries

Frozen Mixed Fruit

Tablespoon flax

Almond milk (kid has to make it)

Tablespoon a day of honey

Apples

Protein Powder

Greens

Vanilla

Cinnamon

Sometimes I will have a tray of veggies on the counter with hummus to dip them in. Usually that is the first thing they go for when they get hungry. I like to have mushrooms, celery, green beans, snow peas, carrots, sliced peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, green onions, radishes, avocados, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. 

Happy Healthy,

Elisa