Snack question! 10 points!?!
give me the recipe for a fun, creative kids' snack i've never heard before and i'll give you ten points!
the kids' ages are 4, 6, 8 and 9 and already are sick of the classic snack stuff like sandwiches and fruit salad and smoothies and ants on a log!. new ideas would be great!Www@FoodAQ@Com
the kids' ages are 4, 6, 8 and 9 and already are sick of the classic snack stuff like sandwiches and fruit salad and smoothies and ants on a log!. new ideas would be great!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Fishing for snacks:
1) fill bowl with goldfish snack crackers
2) dip pretzel sticks into peanut butter
3) use the pretzel stick to fish for the gold fish and eat!.
Fun for kids and good to eat!.
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1) fill bowl with goldfish snack crackers
2) dip pretzel sticks into peanut butter
3) use the pretzel stick to fish for the gold fish and eat!.
Fun for kids and good to eat!.
Www@FoodAQ@Com
Banana Caterpillar
Slice a banana for each kid!. Spread each slice with peanut butter and attach to the next slice, to make the caterpillar!. Attach raisins and/or chocolate chips to form eyes, nose, and mouth!. Use toothpicks to resemble antennae and to use for eating!. Fun to eat and healthy!
Potato Cakes
With leftover mashed potatoes, mix shredded cheese and a little ranch dressing!. For small patties and cook on stove top at a medium temperature!. When firm and golden brown, top with cheese, salsa, or yogurt with dill!. Or, make it a meal and top with roast or ground beef, shredded or diced chicken, or pulled pork, along with gravy, cheese sauce, or any other topping!. The options or nearly unlimited!. I like to top it with black beans, corn salsa, and sour cream! Or ground beef and tomato sauce with garlic powder!. Diced ham and peas is also good!. It's basically just a cute way of serving a snack or meal!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Slice a banana for each kid!. Spread each slice with peanut butter and attach to the next slice, to make the caterpillar!. Attach raisins and/or chocolate chips to form eyes, nose, and mouth!. Use toothpicks to resemble antennae and to use for eating!. Fun to eat and healthy!
Potato Cakes
With leftover mashed potatoes, mix shredded cheese and a little ranch dressing!. For small patties and cook on stove top at a medium temperature!. When firm and golden brown, top with cheese, salsa, or yogurt with dill!. Or, make it a meal and top with roast or ground beef, shredded or diced chicken, or pulled pork, along with gravy, cheese sauce, or any other topping!. The options or nearly unlimited!. I like to top it with black beans, corn salsa, and sour cream! Or ground beef and tomato sauce with garlic powder!. Diced ham and peas is also good!. It's basically just a cute way of serving a snack or meal!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Consider making a homemade version of a name brand item at the grocery store that they like to eat!.
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*Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
1!. Cooking chocolate from the baking aisle
2!. Powdered Sugar
3!. Peanut Butter (Reese's makes this as well)
4!. Vegetable or Canola Oil
5!. A small muffin tray, or tray with small round indentions!.
Mix powdered sugar into the peanut butter until you are satsified with the textural results (similar to that of the original product!.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave by itself in times sections of NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS each to prevent burning!. Once melted, taste for grittiness!. If it seems mildly gritty, add some oil to the mix (about 8-9% only)!.
Place the chocolate into the small indentions and bring some of the chocolate up to the side for the walls using anything from a fork to wooden spoon!. Place in your freezer for 5 minutes!.
Bring out and add the peanut butter mix until it reaches a bit below the surface level of the tray!.
Re-melt the chocolate mix in 30 second increments, then cover until you reach tray level!.
Place in refrigerator for 9-10 minutes!.
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*Fruit Roll-ups (fruit leather)
http://www!.everythingkitchens!.com/fruitl!.!.!.
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Go-gurt (yogurt thinned with milk)
1!. Yogurt, various falvors for variety
2!. Milk (whole or skim, your choice)
Mix thoroughly!. Strain!.
Wash off the fruity remnants and use them, if you have enough of them, in a fruit smoothie recipe or something!.
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Snackables
1!. Ritz crackers, or Carr's Table Water crackers
2!. A pack of meat slices (whichever you choose!. I say turkey!.)
3!. Cheese slices
4!. Cream cheese or mayonaise
5!. Milk (if you use cream cheese)
6!. Small round cookie cutter, near the same size as the cracker!.
Cut as many of the meat and cheese slices as you deem necessary for your snackables!.
(If you are going to use cream cheese) Place the entire cream cheese chunk into a bowl and pour about 3/4 cup of milk over it!. You can cut up the cream cheese into squares or leave whole!.
Place in the microwave and heat for 50-60 seconds!. Remove!.
Mix until thoroughly mixed with the milk!. You won't be able to tell how thick it will be until after it cools down!. If it seems thick before cooling down, add about 1/3 cup more milk to the mix!. Let cool!.
Place a portion of the cream cheese in a thick plastic sandwich bag and cut a small opening on one of the corners to use as an applicator!.
Arrange the "snackables" any way you like, or let the kids do it!.
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Homemade pizza rolls/ hamburger rolls
1!. Pack of eggroll wraps
2!. Pizza sauce, or marinara sauce
3!. Shredded mozzarella cheese
4!. Pepperoni chunks
5!. Cooked hamburger meat, drained and ground very thinly
6!. Shredded cheddar cheese
7!. Diced tomatoes
8!. Oil for frying
Get your oilpan warming up with the oil in it!. BE CAREFUL HERE and keep a lid nearby just in case! Not too hot! And don't keep anything around it that could burn easily!.
Mix all portions together of the type of snack you want to make!. Beef pizza or pepperoni pizza!? Use the mozzarella!. Cheeseburger!? Use the cheddar!.
Place small portions of each mixture into the middle of the eggroll wraps!. Then fold:
http://www!.ehow!.com/how_2082898_roll-egg!.!.!.
Fry and serve!. Never walk away from the frying pan!.
This site shows you how to bake them:
http://www!.ehow!.com/how_2214296_make-hea!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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*Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
1!. Cooking chocolate from the baking aisle
2!. Powdered Sugar
3!. Peanut Butter (Reese's makes this as well)
4!. Vegetable or Canola Oil
5!. A small muffin tray, or tray with small round indentions!.
Mix powdered sugar into the peanut butter until you are satsified with the textural results (similar to that of the original product!.
Melt the chocolate in the microwave by itself in times sections of NO MORE THAN 30 SECONDS each to prevent burning!. Once melted, taste for grittiness!. If it seems mildly gritty, add some oil to the mix (about 8-9% only)!.
Place the chocolate into the small indentions and bring some of the chocolate up to the side for the walls using anything from a fork to wooden spoon!. Place in your freezer for 5 minutes!.
Bring out and add the peanut butter mix until it reaches a bit below the surface level of the tray!.
Re-melt the chocolate mix in 30 second increments, then cover until you reach tray level!.
Place in refrigerator for 9-10 minutes!.
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*Fruit Roll-ups (fruit leather)
http://www!.everythingkitchens!.com/fruitl!.!.!.
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Go-gurt (yogurt thinned with milk)
1!. Yogurt, various falvors for variety
2!. Milk (whole or skim, your choice)
Mix thoroughly!. Strain!.
Wash off the fruity remnants and use them, if you have enough of them, in a fruit smoothie recipe or something!.
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Snackables
1!. Ritz crackers, or Carr's Table Water crackers
2!. A pack of meat slices (whichever you choose!. I say turkey!.)
3!. Cheese slices
4!. Cream cheese or mayonaise
5!. Milk (if you use cream cheese)
6!. Small round cookie cutter, near the same size as the cracker!.
Cut as many of the meat and cheese slices as you deem necessary for your snackables!.
(If you are going to use cream cheese) Place the entire cream cheese chunk into a bowl and pour about 3/4 cup of milk over it!. You can cut up the cream cheese into squares or leave whole!.
Place in the microwave and heat for 50-60 seconds!. Remove!.
Mix until thoroughly mixed with the milk!. You won't be able to tell how thick it will be until after it cools down!. If it seems thick before cooling down, add about 1/3 cup more milk to the mix!. Let cool!.
Place a portion of the cream cheese in a thick plastic sandwich bag and cut a small opening on one of the corners to use as an applicator!.
Arrange the "snackables" any way you like, or let the kids do it!.
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Homemade pizza rolls/ hamburger rolls
1!. Pack of eggroll wraps
2!. Pizza sauce, or marinara sauce
3!. Shredded mozzarella cheese
4!. Pepperoni chunks
5!. Cooked hamburger meat, drained and ground very thinly
6!. Shredded cheddar cheese
7!. Diced tomatoes
8!. Oil for frying
Get your oilpan warming up with the oil in it!. BE CAREFUL HERE and keep a lid nearby just in case! Not too hot! And don't keep anything around it that could burn easily!.
Mix all portions together of the type of snack you want to make!. Beef pizza or pepperoni pizza!? Use the mozzarella!. Cheeseburger!? Use the cheddar!.
Place small portions of each mixture into the middle of the eggroll wraps!. Then fold:
http://www!.ehow!.com/how_2082898_roll-egg!.!.!.
Fry and serve!. Never walk away from the frying pan!.
This site shows you how to bake them:
http://www!.ehow!.com/how_2214296_make-hea!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
rocky road pizza sticks!.
make pizza dough using your fav recipe, then cut into smaller strips, about the size of a pizza stick you would get from Domino's or something!. Fill with tiny marshmallows, chocolate chips, and peanuts, and roll the dough to cover the fillings!. You can even do this by using two thinner pieces of dough and laying one on top of the other!. Crimp the edges, ensuring the ingredients won't leak out during cooking!. You can then cook them in the oven (a little tricky) or pan-fry them until crisp!. I prefer to pan fry them because it takes less time and the filling doesn't get too hot!. The only thing with these treats is they can cause your kids to bounce off the walls, so try to limit them to just one after dinner!.!.!.I also dust them with powdered sugar and have even drizzled a caramel sauce over the top of them!.
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
make pizza dough using your fav recipe, then cut into smaller strips, about the size of a pizza stick you would get from Domino's or something!. Fill with tiny marshmallows, chocolate chips, and peanuts, and roll the dough to cover the fillings!. You can even do this by using two thinner pieces of dough and laying one on top of the other!. Crimp the edges, ensuring the ingredients won't leak out during cooking!. You can then cook them in the oven (a little tricky) or pan-fry them until crisp!. I prefer to pan fry them because it takes less time and the filling doesn't get too hot!. The only thing with these treats is they can cause your kids to bounce off the walls, so try to limit them to just one after dinner!.!.!.I also dust them with powdered sugar and have even drizzled a caramel sauce over the top of them!.
Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here are some ideas:
http://kids!.lovetoknow!.com/wiki/Kids'_Re!.!.!.
http://www!.create-kids-crafts!.com/creati!.!.!.
http://parent-child-activities!.suite101!.!.!.!.
I like the edible art idea!
http://www!.kinderart!.com/kitchen/edible!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
http://kids!.lovetoknow!.com/wiki/Kids'_Re!.!.!.
http://www!.create-kids-crafts!.com/creati!.!.!.
http://parent-child-activities!.suite101!.!.!.!.
I like the edible art idea!
http://www!.kinderart!.com/kitchen/edible!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
~~~ PUPPY CHOW~~~
1 box of corn chex'
1 C peanut butter
2 C semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 C powdered sugar
In a double boiler, melt chips!. When melted, mix in peanut butter!. Pour chex into a large bowl!. (I usually use an unscented garbage bag!. Less mess and easier to mix up)!. Pour the melted chips over the chex and mix gently!. I then let cool about 5 minutes and shake the bag again!. Then add powdered sugar and shake it up again!. It's ready for nummy eating!.
~~~ SWEET POPCORN~~~
1/4 C unpopped corn
1/2 bag of vanilla almond bark discs
I pop the corn in an air popper and then pour into an unscented garbage bag and then I melt the almond bark in the double boiler and pour over popcorn!. Shake it up!. and open bag as much as possible for it to cool!. After cooling for 10 or so minutes, shake it again and break up the big chunks!. Serve and enjoy!. IT IS GOOD! If you like kettle corn, you will LOVE this! (So will the kids)>
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1 box of corn chex'
1 C peanut butter
2 C semi sweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 C powdered sugar
In a double boiler, melt chips!. When melted, mix in peanut butter!. Pour chex into a large bowl!. (I usually use an unscented garbage bag!. Less mess and easier to mix up)!. Pour the melted chips over the chex and mix gently!. I then let cool about 5 minutes and shake the bag again!. Then add powdered sugar and shake it up again!. It's ready for nummy eating!.
~~~ SWEET POPCORN~~~
1/4 C unpopped corn
1/2 bag of vanilla almond bark discs
I pop the corn in an air popper and then pour into an unscented garbage bag and then I melt the almond bark in the double boiler and pour over popcorn!. Shake it up!. and open bag as much as possible for it to cool!. After cooling for 10 or so minutes, shake it again and break up the big chunks!. Serve and enjoy!. IT IS GOOD! If you like kettle corn, you will LOVE this! (So will the kids)>
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here are a few sites that have some fun snacks, that you probebly havent seen b4 :
http://familyfun!.go!.com/recipes/kids/fea!.!.!.
http://familycrafts!.about!.com/od/creativ!.!.!.
http://allrecipes!.com/Recipe/Monkey-Brea!.!.!.
(the monkey bread is easy to make- and it made alot of memories for me as a kid!. my mom always called them monkey brains,,, which was especially fun around halloween!.)
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http://familyfun!.go!.com/recipes/kids/fea!.!.!.
http://familycrafts!.about!.com/od/creativ!.!.!.
http://allrecipes!.com/Recipe/Monkey-Brea!.!.!.
(the monkey bread is easy to make- and it made alot of memories for me as a kid!. my mom always called them monkey brains,,, which was especially fun around halloween!.)
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peanut butter and jelly quesadillas!.
spread pb&j on flour tortilla cover with another tortilla and brush out sides lightly with butter and grill!. Let cool a little, the jelly melts and can get hot!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
spread pb&j on flour tortilla cover with another tortilla and brush out sides lightly with butter and grill!. Let cool a little, the jelly melts and can get hot!.Www@FoodAQ@Com