12 After-School Snack Ideas [推荐！12个营养又健康的零食创意]

By Lena Gidwani

When kids arrive home from school, one of the first activities is eating a snack. Snacks should be as nutritious as meals and include fruits and vegetables. Of course, use your wise mama judgement and decide when to serve what, as many are also good breakfast dishes! Soothe after-school hunger with these 12 nutritious, easy and delicious snacks your scholarly tykes are sure to enjoy.

1. Mini Fruit Pizzas

Take graham cookies, digestives or small pre-made pancakes. Top with cream cheese or peanut butter. Then add cut fruit, nuts or other toppings and serve immediately. 

2. Banana Sushi

Coat bananas with jam or peanut butter, then slice and roll them into tasty toppings like sprinkles, cereal and/or shredded coconut.

3. Apple Sandwiches

Cut an apple (core removed) into thick slices. Spread apple slice with peanut butter and top with granola and raisins. Place another apple slice on top and gently press together. Repeat with remaining apple slices.

4. Tropical Chia Pudding

Pour coconut milk into a bowl and sweeten with 2 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey to taste. Add chia seeds and whisk. Set aside. Peel and chop kiwis and mangoes. Layer chopped fruit and chia pudding in small containers. Repeat this process. Put lids on containers and refrigerate for at least four hours for the chia to transform the coconut milk into pudding. Sprinkle desiccated coconut over it and serve.

5. Celery Snails and Caterpillars:

Pizzas: make snails, fill celery stalks with peanut butter or cream cheese, top with aslice of kiwi, cucumber, apple, tomato or orange, then add a cashew head. To make caterpillars, fill celery stalks with peanut butter or cream cheese, top with grapes, blueberries or grape tomatoes for both the body and head.

6. Pencil Waffles

Take some pre-made waffles, decorate (see picture) using bread, bananas, raisins, fruit like berries and even pretzels. Yum and so nice to look at!

7. Sweet Potato Chips

Can they really be good for you? Yes, they can! Slice and put on baking sheet, bake for about 90 minutes or so until dehydrated, curled at the edges and crispy. Serve when cool or store in an airtight container. 

8. Gourmet Platter

Cut up cheese with some whole grain crackers or pretzels, throw in some dried fruit or fresh grapes to up the gourmet factor and serve with avocado or anything that takes your fancy. The idea is to make it look good and appetizing!

9. Banana and Almond Protein Smoothie

Mix bananas, almond milk, chocolate milk and a bit of peanut butter together for a great snack.

10. Frozen Yogurt Popsicles

Take two cups of low-fat vanilla yogurt, lots of assorted berries and some pretzel rods. Put into ice-pop molds and cover with foil. When semi-frozen, remove and insert the pretzel rod in. Serve when frozen.

11. No Bake Chewy Coconut Granola Bars

Take brown rice cereal, rolled oats, shredded coconut, sunflower seeds, flaxseeds, cocoa powder and mix together. Coat all with honey, partially melted butter and a teaspoon of vanilla extract. Lay it out on a baking tray and refrigerate until hard. Cut and wrap individually to serve. 

12. Very Berry Bites

Take rasberries, cut a slit in the top of each and stuff with unsalted almonds or with yogurt and crushed granola for an easy-to-eat finger snack that is ready in a few seconds.

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孩子放学回家后，第一件事就是吃些小点心补充能量。点心也应该像正餐一样有营养，要有蔬菜、水果。当然，什么时候给孩子吃什么，身为妈妈的你要拿出明智判断。以下这12种营养点心又好做又好吃，最适合给刚放学的孩子解饿！很多食物作早餐也很不错。

1. 迷你水果披萨

以全麦曲奇或提前烤好的薄饼做底，上面浇淋一层奶油奶酪或花生酱，再放上小块水果、坚果以及其它孩子喜欢的配料，一个迷你的水果披萨就做好啦。

2. 香蕉寿司

先将香蕉蘸上一层果酱或花生酱，切段，并在外面裹上各式各样的配料，比如巧克力渣、谷粒、椰丝。

3. 苹果三明治

将苹果去核切横片。在第一个苹果片上涂上花生酱，顶部放上即食麦片和葡萄干，再堆叠第二个苹果片，将两层苹果片微微压紧。重复以上步骤就可以做出一个好吃好看的苹果三明治啦。

4. 热带风情奇亚布丁

将椰奶倒入碗中，加入2汤匙枫糖浆或蜂蜜调味。放入奇亚籽并搅拌，然后静置一会儿。趁这段时间将猕猴桃和芒果去皮切块。把静置后的布丁倒入小容器中并放入水果。重复以上过程，直至所有布丁分杯装好。然后盖上盖子，放入冰箱冷藏至少四个小时，从而让椰奶发酵成布丁。最后一步，洒上干椰仁，这款布丁就大功告成啦。

5. 芹菜蜗牛、芹菜毛毛虫

如果想要制作蜗牛，要先把花生酱或奶油乳酪挤在芹菜茎上，顶部用猕猴桃、黄瓜、苹果、番茄、橙子中任意一种做蜗牛的背壳，用一粒腰果作为蜗牛的小脑袋。

如果想要制作毛毛虫，同样要先把花生酱或奶油乳酪挤在芹菜茎上，上面的配料换成葡萄，蓝莓或圣女果任意一种来充当毛毛虫一节一节的身体就可以啦。

6. 铅笔华夫饼

用面包、香蕉、葡萄干、浆果等按照图片样式装饰一下华夫饼，是不是看起来更好吃了呢？

7. 红薯薯片

这个世界上有健康的薯片吗？是的，还真有！红薯切片并放在烤盘上，烘烤约90分钟左右，直到脱水，边缘酥脆卷曲，冷却后就可以食用啦！这样烤制的薯片也可以在密封容器中储存很长时间。

8. 美食拼盘

将碎奶酪加入全麦饼干或蝴蝶脆饼里，再撒上一些干果或新鲜的葡萄粒，配上牛油果或任何食材，发挥你的想象力！只要让它变得更美观、更诱人就好！

9. 香蕉杏仁蛋白奶昔

香蕉、杏仁露、可可牛奶和些许花生酱搅拌在一起，就诞生了一款全新的美食！

10. 酸奶冰棒

取两杯低脂的香草酸奶，各种干果和一些饼干条。把这些食材一起放入冰激凌模具中，并用箔纸覆盖。酸奶似冻非冻之时，插入椒盐卷饼棒。待完全冷冻后，酸奶冰棒就成型啦！

11. 非烤制椰果麦饼

取糙米、燕麦、碎椰果、葵花籽、亚麻籽、可可粉若干，混合搅拌。加入蜂蜜，半融的黄油及一茶匙香草精。将其放在烤盘上，冷藏定型。冷藏后只需切块分装即可食用。

12. 特制覆盆子

将每个覆盆子顶部切口，塞入无盐杏仁或酸奶麦片碎即可。几秒钟就可制作一枚可口的手抓小零食！

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