When making snacks, provide foods from 2 or 3 different food groups. Include a vegetable or fruit and a source of protein.

Great snack ideas:

1. •tuna, wheat crackers, cucumber sticks
   

2. •hard-boiled egg, wheat crackers, carrot sticks
   

3. •raisins, dry cereal and yogurt
   

4. •cottage cheese and fruit with graham crackers
   

5. •hummus and pita chips, cucumber slices
   

6. •refried beans and grated cheese on a whole wheat flour tortilla, cherry tomatoes
   

7. •1/2 whole wheat bagel, low fat cream cheese, pepper rings
   

8. •Fig Newtons, milk, grapes
   

9. •whole grain cereal with milk and fruit
   

10. •1/2 cheese sandwich on wheat bread, celery sticks
    

11. •milk, apple slices, oatmeal cookie
    

12. •1/2 peanut butter sandwich on wheat bread, carrot sticks
    

13. •cheese and crackers, orange wedges