Healthy Snacks and Beverages

Best Choices

• Water (plain)
• Skim or 2% milk
• Soy milk and other soy products
• Fruit juice (100% juice)
• Vegetable juice (100% juice)
  
• Frozen fruit juice bars (no sugar or high fructose corn syrup)
• Granola bars
• Whole-grain fruit bars
• Fruit bars
• Nuts and seeds (plain or with spices)
  
• Dry roasted peanuts, tree nuts, and soy nuts
• Trail mix (plain)
• Fresh fruit (oranges, apple slices, bananas, grapes, etc.)
• Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots, etc.)
• Fresh vegatables (carrot sticks, celery sticks, veggie combos, etc.)
• Salads with low-fat or fat-free dressings
• Beef or buffalo jerky
• Yogurt (low-fat, no sugars added)
• String cheese, cheese sticks, or cheese cubes
• Rice cakes

Good Choices

• Nuts (light sugar covering or honey-roasted
• Popcorn (low-fat, without hydrogenated fats)
• Corn nuts
• Whole grain bagels
• Whole grain breads
• Pita bread
• Deli sandwiches (whole grain bread)
• Veggie burgers
• Individualy packaged fruit (in natural juices only)
• Fruit leather
• Animal crackers
• Graham crackers
• Pretzels
• Peanut butter and crackers
• Pudding (low-fat)
• Soup and stew (low sodium)
• Ready-to-eat cereal (low sugar, whole grain)

Items to Avoid

• Pop/soda
• Candy bars
• Candy
• Cookies
• Chips
• Carbonated water
• Juice (not 100% fruit juice)
• Snackables
• Fruit snacks (roll-ups, chews, etc.)
• Ice cream and yogurt (high fat)
• Pudding (high fat)
• Pop tarts
• Snack mixes
• Chocolate-covered snacks (pretzels, raisins, etc.)
• Fruit cups with syrup

Recommended Snack Ideas for School/Classroom Parties

• Water (plain/flavored: calorie free)
• Skim or 2% milk (regular or flavored)
• 100% juice
• Fresh fruit assortment
• Fruit and cheese kabobs
• Fruit w/ whipped topping
• 100% fruit snacks
• Vegetable trays
• Chesse (cubes, string)
• Pretzels
• Low-fat popcorn
• Graham crackers
• Fig newtons
• Animal crackers
• Angel food cake (plain or topped with fruit)
• Pizza with low fat toppings (vegetables, lean ham, canadian bacon, etc.)
• Pizza dippers (pizza toppings and bread on skewer with marinara dip)
• Ham, cheese, turkey sandwiches (with low fat condiments)
• Low-fat pudding
• Low-fat yogurt (ex. Great Value Light, Dannon Light'n Fit, Trix and Yumsters by Yoplait)
• Yogurt smoothies
• Yogurt parfaits/banana splits
• Quesadillas with salsa
• Low-fat breakfast or granola bars
• Trail/Cereal Mixes
• Nuts, seeds