Information for Parents

March Snack Ideas

Favorite Salsa Dip

6 chopped tomatoes
1/2 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons canned, diced mild chile peppers or 1 small jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilanto
Juice of one lime.

Mix all the ingredients together and serve with baked tortilla chips.

Serves six.

Pretzel Stick Kabobs

Chunks of apples, grapes, pineapple, or other favorite fruit.
1 1/2 ounces of nonfat cheese, cut into chunks.
Long pretzel sticks.

Use a wooden skewer or large toothpick to make holes in fruit and cheese.

Thread pretzels through the holes.

Alternate the fruit and cheese, putting them on the pretzel sticks to make kabobs.

Serves four.

Pineapple Sandwiches

1/2 cup cream cheese (4 oz.)
1/2 cup canned pineapple
1/2 loaf of whole wheat bread

Drain pineapple juice into a separate bowl. Mix cream cheese and pineapple
together with a spoon or hand mixer. Use left over pineapple juice to thin the cream
cheese, if you wish (should be thin enough to spread on bread). Spread on bread
and top with another slice. Remove crust of bread and cut each sandwich into four
triangles. Spice this snack up by adding strawberries and/or bananas for dipping in
leftover mix. Serves 20.

Yogurt Delight

Yogurt and fruit make a tasty snack. In each child's bowl, place a half a cup of plain yogurt and add a half cup of 2-3 different fruit choices. Strawberries, bananas, and oranges slices are always yummy. You may add plain cereal for a crunchy twist.

Broccoli Salad

1 lb fresh broccoli (2-3 florets)
2 Tbsp. vinegar
1/2 cup mayonnaise or miracle whip
2 Tbsp. sugar
3/4 cup shredded cheese

Chop broccoli into bite size pieces and place in a large bowl. Add vinegar,
mayonnaise or miracle whip, sugar, and cheese. Mix ingredients and chill in
refrigerator for 2-3 hours. Serve in small snack bowls - serves 15-20.

Shamrock Gelatin

1 package lime gelatin (3 oz)
1-1/2 cups hot water
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Mix gelatin with hot water. Stir in vanilla ice cream. Set in refrigerator until solid.
Serves 4.

Shamrock Shake

Using a blender, mix 1 banana, 2 cups of lime sherbert, and 2 cups of milk. Pour into small cups and enjoy! Serves 3-4 children.