HEALTHFUL FOOD OPTIONS FOR CLASSROOMS:

  • Make your own pizza party using chopped vegetables, fruits and low-fat cheeses. Make your own fruit sundae bar with fresh fruit and low-fat yogurt or sorbet.
  • Host a culture club-ask students to find and prepare healthy recipes from different cultures. Host an agriculture day-ask a local farmer to bring in produce and have a tasting party.

HEALTHY FOOD IDEAS

  • Beverages:
    • Low-fat or non-fat plain or flavored milk
    • 100% juice
    • Water
    • Flavored/sparkling water (without added sugars or sweeteners)
    • Sparkling punch (seltzer and 100% fruit juice)
  • Fruit smoothies (blend berries, bananas and pineapple)
  • Fresh fruit assortment
  • Fruit and cheese kabobs
  • Fruit salad
  • Fruit with low-fat whipped topping
  • Fresh apple wedges and caramel dip
  • Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots, banana chips)
  • Vegetable trays with low-fat dip
  • Fresh cut vegetables and reduced fat ranch dip or salsa
  • Celery and carrots with peanut butter and raisins
  • Whole-grain crackers with cheese cubes, string cheese or hummus
  • Baked chips & salsa
  • Baked chips and reduced-fat dip
  • Low-fat tortilla chips with salsa or bean dip
  • Pretzels
  • Air-popped popcorn
  • Rice cakes
  • Bread sticks
  • Graham crackers
  • Animal crackers
  • Angel food cake, plain or topped with fruit
  • Snack cake squares without icing or topped with fruit and reduced-fat whipped topping
  • Oatmeal raisin cookies and low fat milk
  • Fig bars
  • Waffles or pancakes topped with fruit
  • Bagel slices with peanut butter or jam
  • Fruit or grain muffin (low-fat)
  • Whole wheat English muffin
  • Low-fat breakfast or granola bars
  • Warm soft pretzels
  • Pizza with low-fat toppings (vegetables, lean ham, Canandian bacon)
  • Pizza dippers with marinara sauce
  • Ham, cheese or turkey sandwiches or wraps (with low-fat condiments)
  • Quesadillas or bean burrito with salsa
  • Low-fat pudding; sugar-free pudding
  • Low-fat yogurt
  • Squeezable yogurt
  • Yogurt smoothies
  • Yogurt parfaits or banana splits (yogurt and fruit topped with cereal, granola or crushed graham crackers)
  • Trail/cereal mix (whole-grain, low-sugar cereals mixed with dried fruit, pretzels)
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Crackers and peanut butter
  • Fresh fruit topped with peanut butter

*check for food allergies before serving