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Group Snack Suggestions

Our Toddler, Preschool, and PreK classrooms participate in group snack each day. Families sign up to bring in snack for their classroom twice per month. Here are a few of our favorite things:

edamame: steamed at home in the shell, the children will devour this!

fresh veggies and hummus

fresh fruit and plain yogurt

granola and plain yogurt

any type of homemade breads: banana, zucchini, blueberry, etc.

smoothies: yogurt and frozen fruit

rice cakes with peanut butter

cottage cheese

New suggestions as of January 2018:
  • Muffins
  • Hard boiled eggs
  • Pretzels and peanut butter
  • Cheese sticks
  • Yogurt and granola (maple yogurt, plain yogurt, strawberry yogurt, banana yogurt, vanilla yogurt, greek yogurt...)
  • Cheese and crackers
  • Hummus or dip with crackers/pretzels/veggie sticks
  • Homemade smoothie or smoothie ingredients (we have a blender at school)
  • Clementines
  • Applesauce
  • Baked goods
  • Quiche
  • Fruit of all kinds; they love trying different things like kiwi, berries, or mango
  • Cottage cheese and fruit
  • Rice cakes
  • Chex mix
  • Peanut butter and apples
  • Bananas with peanut butter or yogurt
  • Waffles, English muffins, or bagels with jam, peanut butter or cream cheese (usually the PreK class can toast these but their toaster oven is not working at the moment)
Thank you, families, for your continued support of group snack! And thank you for being mindful of any dietary restrictions or allergies in your child's class–check with their teacher if you're not sure.

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