Snack time can be fun time
Kids, here are some fun and easy snacks you can make yourself.

"Volcano" apple: Hollow out an apple and overfill it with cereal, snack mix or a mixture of air-popped popcorn, dried fruit pieces and nuts.

Yogurt swirl: In a bowl, swirl together two different colored (and flavored) yogurts. Add a favorite fruit.

Fruit-n-cheese picks: Slide two grapes and a cube of part-skim mozzarella cheese on a toothpick.

Waldorf Salad
Serves 4

Ingredients:
2 apples, cored and diced
1 cup seedless grapes, halved
1 cup plain or vanilla nonfat yogurt
1 celery stalk, diced
¼ cup walnuts, chopped
2 Tbsp. raisins
1 ½ tsp. fresh lemon juice
Ground cinnamon

In a medium bowl, combine apples, grapes, yogurt, celery, walnuts, raisins and lemon juice. Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve. 154 calories per serving.

 Winter Crisp
Serves 6

Ingredients
Filling
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. lemon peel, grated
3/4 tsp. lemon juice
5 cup apples, unpeeled, sliced
1 cup cranberries

Topping
2/3 cup rolled oats
1/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 Tbsp. soft margarine, melted 

Directions
Filling: in a medium bowl combine sugar, flour, and lemon peel; mix well. Add lemon juice, apples and cranberries; stir to mix. Spoon into a 6-cup baking dish.

Topping: in a small bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Add melted margarine; stir to mix. Sprinkle topping over filling. Bake in a 375º F oven for approximately 40-50 minutes or until filling is bubbly and top is brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. 


Cinnamon Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) grapefruit sections, drained
2 cans (15 1/2 ounces each) pineapple chunks, drained
1 can (4 ounces) mandarin oranges, drained
Cinnamon to taste

Toss everything together and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Makes 8 servings.

Aloha Pizza
Ingredients:
4 (4-inch) pitas
2 tablespoons olive oil or 1/2 cup pizza sauce
1 can (8 ounces) pineapple tidbits in juice, drained
1 can (6 1/2 ounces) extra lean ham, drained and flaked
1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preheat the oven to 425°F. Arrange pitas on a baking sheet. Divide olive oil OR pizza sauce, spreading evenly over pitas. Top with pineapple, ham, green pepper and cheese. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until cheese melts. (Note: Adult supervision is necessary with younger children for this recipe.) Serves 4. 


Mini Pizzas
Ingredients:
1 whole wheat English muffin
1 – 2 oz. Shredded cheese
¼ cup tomato sauce
Optional: chopped veggies, diced chicken breast, ground beef

Place tomato sauce, cheese and other toppings on English muffin. Bake in oven or toaster oven on low heat for 8 to 10 minutes. 


Soft Nachos
Ingredients:
Whole-wheat flour tortilla
Mozzarella cheese
Salsa
Low-fat refried beans
Low-fat sour cream

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut tortillas into four wedges. Bake tortilla wedges on cookie sheet or pizza pan for 7 – 9 minutes or until slightly brown. Sprinkle cheese on tortilla and return to oven for 2 minutes, or until cheese melts. Take from oven and top with salsa, sour cream and heated refried beans as desired. (Note: Adult supervision is necessary with younger children for this recipe.) 
 

Apple-wiches
Ingredients:
1 apple
Peanut Butter
Cheese slices

Core the apple and slice into rings. Using the apple rings as “bread,” make sandwiches using cheese slices or peanut butter.