28 Mar, 2024
OVERVIEW Getting your kids to eat healthy can be a challenge. Toss in trying to manage school schedules, sports and everything in between and you may find yourself grabbing the first thing that is edible for both you and your kids! We get it! This is why we created the CrossFit Indiana Kids Snack List that includes easy to grab snacks along with our go to whole foods that will help to save time while still eating healthy! Check it out! PACKAGED SNACKS Mary’s Gone crackers and cheese or salami - From the Ground Up, or Hu Kitchen brand are great too! Applegate Naturals mini breakfast sausages - cut into skinny sticks Chicharrones/pork rinds - Epic , or 4505 brands Barnana plantain chips (they use coconut oil) with hummus, guac, or in a taco bowl Siete chips or tortillas Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs - they make small kids bags too Purely Elizabeth products with some yogurt and Bub’s collagen powder Sprouted oats ( One Degree brand is sprouted - helps with easier digestion and absorption) mix in a cooked egg or egg white, seeds, nut/seed butter, collagen, yogurt, or small portion of fruit - always make sure there is some protein with it. You can pack these in glass jars or Tupperware if she has access to hot water to pour on top of quick oats and can let them sit for 10 minutes. If you can't find One Degree brand, at least look for organic, and try using a crockpot overnight to cook the oats for longer. My Serenity puffs - made for babies and toddlers, but they are good for all ages! Serenity Kids Pouches - if you are starting with your baby, start with the animal protein rich ones (beef, salmon, chicken, turkey), get them used to those! Serenity Kids Pouches - if you are starting with your baby, start with the animal protein rich ones (beef, salmon, chicken, turkey), get them used to those! WHOLE FOOD SNACKS Salami and/or cheese Yogurt, unsweetened (full fat and grass fed, sheep milk, OR coconut - I like Forager, Cocojune or Harmless Harvest brand) with seeds and/or nut/seed butter - add a protein powder (Bub’s Collagen or Amy Myer’s Paleo Protein) Jerky - brands: Chomps Beef Sticks (Costco, Thrive Market , and Sprouts), PaleoValley (online), Epic (at most stores), Lorissa's (at Costco) Sliced organic turkey or chicken rolled up with cheese or hummus OR, made into a “sandwich with Siete tortillas Bacon (can pre-cook and saved for a snack) - get one with the least amount of ingredients and sugar! Costco “Paleo Chicken Sausages” or “100% Grass Fed Beef Sausages” cut into sticks or small chunks Soft boiled eggs with salt and/or their favorite seasoning or dip Grass fed or raw (if possible) cheese - if tolerated well Snacking veggies and hummus or nut/seed butter (bell peppers, celery, sugar snap peas, carrots) Coconut butter (they make in travel packs) - good fats and a sweeter snack - can put on bacon, sweet potatoes, or oatmeal, or have on its own. Dates with or without nut/seed butter Homemade popsicles using fruit, yogurt of choice, collagen/protein powder, LMNT flavor of choice, water and ice. SWEET SNACKS Three Wishes, One Degree , or Lovebird brand “o’s” cereal are all great cereal/snack options - always pair with a protein when you can (yogurt, milk, protein powder, meat, eggs, etc)! RxBars , GoMacro Bars - cut in half as a treat Smart Sweet or Yum Earth Lollipops Hint Juice Boxes (or LMNT electrolytes if making at home) “Hot Chocolate” -Chocolate LMNT with water and choice of milk - add collagen for protein! Cookies - Simple Mills and Toto Foods brand Smores - Simple Mills grahams or GF graham crackers with dark chocolate Justin’s Almond Butter cups and your choice of marshmallows or homemade paleo marshmallows Want to learn more about CrossFit Indiana and what we do? Click HERE! Want the full EBook? Email cj@crossfitindiana.com