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Home » Fun, Kid Friendly Snack Ideas for Picky Eaters!


Fun, Kid Friendly Snack Ideas for Picky Eaters!

By Mom 2 Comments Note: This Post May Contain Affiliate Links Which Means We Earn a Small Commision.

Kid Friendly Snack Ideas

School is out and play time is in!  My kids and I are having a great time finding creative and interesting things to do this summer.  We have been doing a lot of outdoor activities as well as indoor ones because we live in Indiana and you can never predict the weather.  Our creativeness doesn’t stop at crafts and activities, we also love getting creative in the kitchen.

I have a very reluctant eater.  If you have been following my family you know that my son has had many issues with eating.  We even had to bring him to a food therapist at one point.  While he is leaps and bounds better than he was, he still struggles with eating new foods.  One way that my husband and I have found that helps him eat his lunch is to make it fun and whimsical.  For instance we will cut his sandwiches up into shapes that he likes with cookie cutters.

Another way he is interested in food is when we mix things he likes with things we would like him to try.  I am the queen of snack mixes!

Snck Mix

I created this snack mix with the help of Horizon Snacks.  He loves Horizon grahams so I mixed some yogurt covered raisins (something he isn’t used to),  pretzels, and a handful of chocolate chips.  This easy snack mix is perfect for our mid-day snack or as a treat when we are out and about.  Once he realized that he liked it, I incorporated it into his kid-friendly lunch.

Toddler Lunch

My kids need to fuel up for all our summer fun and finding creative ways to serve lunch keeps all of us happy!  Here are 4 quick tips that I have learned to help with picky eaters.

1. Separate foods whenever possible.  I love divided plates like the one in the picture above.  My son doesn’t like it when his food is touching other food.

2. Hide your vegetables.  While my son is much better than he was he will still run away from the table if he notices anything green on his plate.  I have been pretty good at hiding his green vegetables in his tomato sauce or a smoothie.

3. Talk about your food and let them touch it.  You may question this tip but the food therapist taught my husband how to talk about each food with my son.  They talk about if it is hard or soft.  They think about if it is going to be crunchy or squishy.  Talking about the food makes it seem less scary for your little one.  Sometimes we even let him put it in his mouth and spit it right back out if it is the first time he has tried it.  Sounds strange but it has worked for us.

4.  Get creative with your food.  My kids love their bento meals because I cut things up into fun shapes and theme their meals.  Kids are kids and shouldn’t take their meals too seriously.  These Horizon cow shaped snacks make meal times a lot of fun!

Afternoon Snack

For more Kid-Friendly snack ideas be sure to follow Horizon on all of their social channels:

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How do you make lunch time fun for your kids?

This conversation is sponsored by Horizon. The opinions and text are all mine.

Filed Under: Kids, Recipes Tagged With: Kid-Friendly Food, Kids, Recipe

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Kat Hodson is the founder of A Mom's Impression, a wife to a handsome man, a mom to a beautiful girl, a sweet boy, and a first grade teacher. She loves to shop, cook, read, take photos, and hang out with her family. Her life may be hectic, but it is an exciting ride!

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  1. grandma maureen says

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    This is a great post, Kat! Very simple, creative and fun ideas!

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    • Mom says

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      Thank you! 🙂

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I am a Midwestern Mommy born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. I am married to my soul mate, and together we have begun the ride of our lives… Parenthood. Together we are figuring out how to make it work with two full-time jobs, a 6 year old and his four year old sister. READ MORE ABOUT KATHY
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