Nutrition Tips

Drinks

❑ Water (add fresh fruit for flavor)

❑ Seltzer water (add fresh fruit for flavor)

❑ 100% fruit juice with no added sugar

❑ Fruit smoothies (with no added sugar)

❑ 100% fruit juice slushes (with no added sugar)

Snacks

❑ Fresh fruit—trays, salads or kabobs

❑ Fresh vegetables—trays, salads or kabobs

❑ Yogurt (alone or as dip for fruits or vegetables)

❑ Yogurt parfaits (fruit and whole-grain cereal or granola as topping)

❑ Frozen fruit or fruit cups (in water, 100% fruit juice)

❑ Frosty fruits—freeze your own fruit (frozen grapes and berries make a great treat!)

❑ Dried fruit with no added sugar

❑ Beef Jerky, Turkey Jerky

❑ Nut or seed butter (serve with fruit or whole-grain crackers)

❑ Nuts or seeds

❑ Trail mix made of nuts or seeds and dried fruit with no added sugar

❑ Whole-grain crackers

❑ Cheese (serve with fruit or whole-grain crackers)

❑ Hummus (serve with vegetables or whole-grain crackers)

❑ Small whole-grain waffles or pancakes topped with fruit or nut or seed butter

❑ Whole-grain pretzels (soft or crunchy)

❑ Graham crackers

❑ Plantain Chips

❑ Vegetable (veggie) chips

❑ Nut or seed butter and jelly sandwiches on whole-grain bread

❑ Small whole-grain bagels or English muffins with nut or seed butter or jelly

❑ Pizza (on whole-grain crust with low-fat cheese and lean protein or vegetable toppings)

❑ Roll-ups on whole-grain tortillas (fill with a lean protein such as ham or turkey, low-fat cheese, hummus, nut or seed butter and jelly or vegetables)

❑ Fat-free or low-fat pudding

❑ Bean quesadillas or burritos made with whole-grain tortillas with salsa

❑ Whole-grain cereal bars

❑ Baked whole-grain tortilla chips with salsa or bean dip

❑ Popcorn

*Check ingredient statements and nutrition information to ensure items meet the USDA Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards. If sharing snacks with others, ensure food allergies are known before serving any food item.