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As part of trying to stay home and be safe, we are making fewer trips to the grocery store and may be finding less of a variety of foods than we are used to seeing when we get there. This can feel overwhelming as we are also preparing more meals at home—including snacks—both for ourselves and for children who would normally be at school during the day. Here are some grocery shopping tips for making healthy snacks from your pantry a breeze, and some snack ideas to keep you satisfied until your next trip to the store!
Shopping tips:
- Check the pantry, freezer, and refrigerator to see what you already have
- Make a list of the items you need
- Eat a variety of fruits and vegetables: fresh, frozen, and canned
- Use fresh food first, then use frozen and canned foods next
The pantry/refrigerator/freezer items below are foods that are still regularly available in supermarkets and grocery stores. Again, buying a mix of fresh, frozen, and canned will allow you to still have a mix of healthy foods for snacks until you are able to go to the store again.
Let’s make some snacks!
Make some snacks with these foods from your pantry:
- Cottage cheese and frozen spinach
Dilly Spinach Dip. Serve with raw carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, or cherry/grape tomatoes; whole wheat crackers, or pretzels.
- Canned chickpeas
Crunchy Roasted chickpeas
Homemade Hummus. Serve with raw carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, or cherry/grape tomatoes; whole wheat crackers, rice cakes, or pretzels.
- Kale
Kale Chips
- Yogurt, fresh/frozen/canned fruit, whole grain cereal, nuts
Yogurt Parfait. Feel free to change this recipe a bit by using your favorite fruit, cereal, and nuts. - Dried fruit, nuts/seeds, whole grain cereal, popcorn, pretzels
Trail Mix. Mix one cup of whole grain cereal and one cup of popcorn or pretzels with ¼ cup dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries, cut dried apricots) and ¼ cup nuts or seeds. - Popcorn kernels
Homemade Popcorn. Use in Trail Mix (above) - Fresh/dried/canned fruit, cheese, and crackers
Make a cheese plate! Serve cut up fresh fruit or dried fruit with string cheese and whole grain crackers.
- Fruit and nut or seed butter
Serve fresh cut apples, pears, or bananas with a tablespoon of your favorite nut or seed butter. - Jarred salsa
Serve with baked tortilla chips or fresh cut vegetables.
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