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Snacks For Kids

What do you pack for your kids for school. For me, it was always bread and jam, spread the night before until my kids got so sick of it. I'm on a really tight budget and fancy snacks from the supermarket are kind of pricey. On top of that, those sugar laden, fat filled snacks are so fattening and when the kids are overweight, what's a mom to do?

I came upon this by accident. The other day, the loaf of bread I bought for our family was faulty. The top pieces were whole but the lower slices were broken in halves. They didn't look appealing, so I toasted them, let them cool and put them on an air tight box. What I had were akin to crispy biscuit bases minus the butter and sugar. My kids actually loved them when we spread over each piece. They were just like fancy jam biscuits. I was pleased as they contained none of the fat and a fraction of the sugar.

Why buy jam biscuits when you can make your own fancy biscuits with jam and toast?

Cut a slice of bread into four and toast it until crispy. Let it cool, keep it in an air tight container so the kids can have their home made, fat free, healthy jam biscuits. Better yet, use wholemeal bread for the toast so kids get the fiber they need as well.

Fancy a cheese cracker? Put a quarter of a slice of cheese on each quarter of bread and toast it in a toaster oven. Instant cheese snacks that are healthier than supermarket versions.

For the school lunch box, make fancy toasts like mickey mouse toasts or whatever might be trendy for the kids. Or just cut the bread into biscuit sizes. Include a tiny container of jam for them to dip their toasts into.

You would need a toaster for these home made, healthy, fancy biscuits so if you haven't already got one, buy one of these.

Toaster Set
KidKraft. (kk-63024)Toaster Set Features: Fun and imagination at breakfast come together with KidKraft’s Toaster Set. Crafted from wood, the set includes: 2 bagel slices 2 bread slices 1 stick of butter held together with Velcro slices 1 plate 1 butter knife Finished in a combination of natural wood and pastel lacquer finish, the toaster pops up (or down) just like a real toaster.

Eurodib Pop-Up Toaster

Four Slice Pop-Up Toaster
Anvil?s Pop-Up Toaster will toast your breads and bagels consistently to perfection! Perfect for breakfast buffets, cafes, restaurants and many other food service applications. Stainless steel construction. Fitted crumb tray for easy cleaning with heat resistant handle. Thermostatically controlled up to 570 F. 110 Volt. NSF approved.