Snacking

Fruit is a perfect, pre-packaged snack. Make a fruit salad to snack on during the day, keeping it in an airtight container in the fridge.  A bowl of fresh fruit at home and at work also makes a convenient, readily-available snack.

Salad - as with fruit, make a salad to snack on during the day. This can be anything from lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes to cold, cooked pasta or potato, tossed in low fat yoghurt or vinaigrette.

Vegetable sticks - cut sticks of vegetables such as carrot, celery and cucumber.  Try adding some tomato salsa, tzatziki, low fat cottage cheese or hummus on the side.

Yoghurt, dairyfood and custard are great sources of calcium. Eat a pottle on it’s own or topped with fresh or canned fruit

Fruit smoothies - simply blend a glass of trim milk, 1-2 tablespoons of yoghurt and a handful of fruit together for a quick, filling snack. Bananas and fresh or frozen berries are delicious flavours.

Low fat milk - a glass of milk makes an instant alternative to a fruit smoothie when time is short.

Popcorn is a quick, cheap snack kids will love and can make at home themselves.  Add only small amounts of fat, salt or sugar, and if buying ready-made popcorn, choose the plain varieties. 

Sandwiches can be a convenient snack for work, school and at home. Use different types of bread, such as rolls and wraps for added variety.  Visit our lunchbox webpage for more sandwich ideas.

Bread or toast - choose wholegrain bread topped with a little margarine and spread e.g. jam, vegemite, honey. For a change, try low-fat cream cheese, hummus or avocado in place of margarine, topped with sliced tomato for added flavour.

Rice crackers with tomato salsa, hummus, cottage cheese or tzatziki.

Nuts and seeds are a delicious, satisfying snack. Try raw nuts such as almonds or cashews and mix with sesame, pumpkin or sunflower seeds.  Add some dried fruit for extra variety. Nuts are full of ‘good’ oils, but this makes them high in energy (calories/kilojoules), so limit the amount you eat to a small handful or two a day.

Frozen pineapple slices are a handy snack for a hot day.