tips for healthy eating

Healthy snacking

The best snacks are often the ones you prepare yourself. Snacks made at home can be tasty, low-cost, healthy and easy to prepare.

• Be prepared! Have a variety of healthy snacks on hand that are tempting to eat.
• A bowl of wheat biscuits and milk makes a fast after-school snack.
• Chopped raw vegetables such as carrots, broccoli, celery, cauliflower, tomato or cucumber pieces can be tasty and fun for kids to eat.
• Freeze portions of soup and defrost for a quick, hearty snack.
• Grab and go snack ideas - glass of milk, piece of fruit, cherry tomatoes, home-made popcorn, hard-boiled egg, leftover cooked taro or kumara

Download an A5 flyer of yummy, healthy snacks to stick on your fridge (PDF, 501KB)

For more low-cost, fast snacks check out the eating on the run section.