This month’s Eat Well, Spend Less theme is the embracing the transition from winter to spring in your kitchen!
For better or worse, snacktime is a big deal in our house, and our girls look forward to their mid-morning and post-quiet time snack every. single. day.
Since we’re already preparing three meals a day, delicious homemade snacks are more of a special treat than an everyday occurrence, and we rely on fresh fruit and veggies most of the time instead. (Which often means simply grabbing an apple from the produce drawer.)
That said, I love the idea of making a variety of yummy fruit salads, dips and frozen pops to expand the variety of fruits and veggies they’re eating on a daily basis, and below is a list of 46 delicious snack ideas as we head into spring and summer. Think Super Bowl snacks! Some are pure fruit while a few have added sugar; some can be tossed together in a minute or two and others take a little more time but can be made ahead of time. Whichever ones you choose, you’re sure to find a few to add to your snack rotation!
Fruit Salad
- Monkey Salad
- Tropical Fruit Salad
- Juicy Fruit Salad
- Couscous & Fruit Salad
- Rainbow Fruit Kabobs
- Fruit and Cheese Kabobs
- Fruity Waffle Cups
Dried Fruit & Veggies
- Dried Strawberries
- Apple Chips
- Salt and Pepper Zucchini Chips
- Crispy Baked Sweet Potatoes
- Baked Spinach Chips
- Krispy Kale Chips
Fruit Dips
- Cream Cheese Apple Dip
- Fruit Kabobs with Cupid’s Fruit Dip
- Honey-Yogurt Fruit Salad Dressing
- Sweet Sour Cream Sauce
- Coconut Fruit Dip
- Peanut Butter Dip
- Raw, Chocolate ‘Caramel’ Dip
- Maple Whipped Cream
Veggie Dips
- Dill Veggie Dip
- Avocado Dip
- Garlic Lime Hummus
- Edamame Hummus
- Easy Maryland Crab Dip
Salsas
- Strawberry-Mango Salsa
- Fruit Salsa
- Cucumber Salsa
- Chunky Salsa
- Chili’s Copycat Salsa
- Fresh Mango Salsa
Frozen Treats
- One-Ingredient Banana Ice Cream
- Frozen Grape Pops
- Frozen Nutty Banana Treats
- Chocolate Banana Pops
- Frozen Smoothie Pops
- Mango-Cilantro Popsicles
- Tropical Fruit Punch Popsicles
- Creamy Strawberry Lemonade Popsicles
- Pomegranate, Raspberry, and Nectarine Popsicles
Smoothies
- Mix & Match Fruit Smoothies
- Peach Freezer Smoothies
- Avocado-Banana Smoothie
- Strawberry-Limemade Slush
- Fruit & Yogurt Smoothie
- Cran-Raspberry Smoothie
Eat Well, Spend Less
For more spring food tips, be sure to visit the other Eat Well, Spend Less bloggers:
- Aimee from Simple Bites
- Amy from Kingdom First Mom
- Carrie from Denver Bargains
- Jessica from Life as Mom
- Katie from Kitchen Stewardship
- Shaina from Food for My Family
What’s your favorite way to serve fruits or veggies for snacktime?
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