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I have a first grader and he comes home from school STARVING.  He will usually eat anything he can get his hands on.  I am trying to work on giving him  easy after school snacks that are healthy and will help him through his homework.  I have found a few things my kids love, and are healthy.  I thought I’d share my top easy after school snacks with all you moms out there struggling with the same situation.  Enjoy!!

Peanut Butter & Celery or Apples 

This is a huge hit at our house, my kids both love it.  Peanut better is a healthy fat that is one of our all time favorites in our house. I like to think of it as a great brain food.  I buy the Kirkland Organic peanut butter, or I also love the PB2 powder you just add water and its delicious.  Its quick, easy, healthy,  yummy and makes an easy after school snack!

Dried Fruit 

Dried fruit is a huge hit at our house, we were recently given 2 buckets full of apples.  So I decided to get out my dehydrator and dry a bunch of apples.  These make the best afters school snacks they are packed with nutrients, super easy to grab and go.  These are a big hit, and definitely an easy after school snack.   I added cinnamon to them and they are delicious.

Smoothies 

My kids also love smoothies, I don’t have any specific recipes I use.  I usually just add in a 1/2 a banana (you can cut up your over ripe bananas and freeze them in snack back, perfect for smoothies) cut up some strawberries, add some milk, ice and mix it in my bullet.  My daughter loves Shakeology as well, thats about the time of day I have my shake so she usually drinks half of it.  These are quick and easy after school snacks.  Plus there are so many possibilities.

Homemade Muffins 

I am a terrible baker but my kids do love it when we get to bake.  When we bake I try to make the recipes as clean as possible by substituting certain ingredients.  Muffins are a huge hit at our house.  This summer we had endless amounts of zucchini so I used most of it to bake with, the rest I shredded up and put in the freezer for more baking during the winter.  These zucchini muffins a huge hit at my house, they work perfect for an easy after school snack, my son could grab one or two and be good until dinner time.  Click the picture to get the recipe!

 

There you have it, my top easy after school snacks.  I am all about easy but I am also all about healthy for my family.  We have to have balance in our lives, and I am finding it through this amazing journey I took on.  It’s not only me that is benefiting from living a healthier lifestyle but my kids are learning that eating healthy is important.  I hope those kids are yours enjoy these easy snacks.

P.S They are all adult friends FYI

XO Kylee