Snack Ideas from the My Pyramid Food Groups
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Grains
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dry cereal, whole grain crackers, mini rice cakes, sliced bread, mini bagels, graham crackers, whole wheat tortillas
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Vegetables
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veggie “matchsticks” (thin sticks) made from carrots* or zucchini,* bell pepper rings, cherry tomatoes*, steamed broccoli, green beans, sugar peas, avocadoes
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Fruits
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apple slices*, tangerine sections, strawberry halves, bananas, pineapple, kiwi, peach, mango, nectarine, or melon, grapes*, berries, dried apricots*
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Milk
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low-fat cheese slices or string cheese, mini yogurt cups, fat-free or low-fat milk, low-fat cottage cheese
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Meat and Beans
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egg slices or wedges, peanut butter*, bean dip, hummus, slices of lean turkey* or chicken*, shelled pumpkin seeds
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More snack ideas that combine two or more of the food groups:
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yogurt topped with diced peaches or berries
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whole grain bread spread with peanut butter and sliced bananas
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graham crackers to dip in yogurt
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a small portion of last night’s leftovers (Make sure leftovers are safe to eat.)
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