summertime snacks!

here is a compilation of ALL the comments that you left me this weekend.
i am so happy.

i am very excited to make so many of these things!

YOU SAVED MY SUMMER!

we will have a section all summer of our yummy snacks we try and how they taste!
 

peanut butter on bananas rolled in granola

peanut butter & apples

French toast

yogurt parfaits with fruit and granola

hummus with crackers

tortillas with cheese with guac or sour cream

nachos

chicken Caesar salads

rice cakes & almond butter & craisins

smoothies

fruit kabobs

chocalate covered strawberries

cheese & apples

pretzels in cream cheese

fried egg andwiches

pizza pockets

frozen gogurts

string cheese

graham crackers with nutella

popcorn

muffins

grilled cheese

turkey dogs

quesadillas

roasted potatoes

celery & peanut butter & raisins

carrots in hummus

wraps

cous cous with sundried tomatoes and chicken

BLTs

nuts

homemade chicken nuggets

crunchy roasted chickpeas

bbq pulled pork

cereal bars

GORP

waffles

egg in a nest

dried fruit

thai spring rolls

frozen grapes

pigs in a blanket

chicken tacos

breakfast burritos

frozen juice and fruit

cucumber cream cheese sandwiches

homemade pizza

rotisserie chicken with rice

English muffin pizza

turkey roll ups

bagels

pancakes

tuna salad

chicken noodle soup

frozen pizza

shredded chicken sandwishes

taco soup

corn on the cob

deviled eggs

sweet potato fries

fruit salad

grands biscuit pizzas

spaghetti

cake mix/pumpkin muffins

granola bars

pb & marshmallow fluff sammies

babybel cheese

goldfish

bbq chicken/pork on baked potato

muffin tin full of snacks

little sausages in cresent rolls

pizza on the grill

celery with laughing cow cheese s

oyster crackers

chicken salad w/ mashed avacado

bagel pizzas

cheese tortellini

triscuits w/ cream cheese

carrots & dip

pasta w/ parm. cheese & olive oil

beef jerky

taco salad

pumpkin bread

stromboli

chili mac

beanie weenies

chips & salsa

oatmeal

peanut sauce over rice & peas

green beans in sweet & sour dip

grilled cheese with apples on it

smoothies with spinach hidden

bean burritos

egg salad

applesauce

breadsticks with cheese or with cinnamon sugar

PB on tortilla with granola & honey

zucchini brownies

meatball Monday

taco Tuesday

pepperoni

fruit with cr. cheese marshmallow dip

ham &cheese in crescent rolls

summer salsa

frozen banana in melted chocolate

avocado smoothie

chipotle

pretzel chips

fruit skewers

edamame

grilled cheese with tomato

rice crispy squares

baked oatmeal

chex mix

strawberry shortcakes

greek yogurt with fruit

fiber one bars

roasted vegetables

soup

sugar cones fill with fruit & yogurt

biscuits & gravy

watermelon with whipped cream

homemade granola bars

slushies

zucchini muffins

PB pretzels

banana boats…PB, choc. chips, fruit

sloppy joes

spaghetti pie

French bread with pesto

fried tomatoes

bologna & cheese rolled up

PB &banana &honey smoothie

zucchini fries

burrito bowls

pasta salad

Mcmuffins

banan bread

meatball sandwiches

frozen watermelon on popsicle sticks

buffalo chicken

banana ice cream from only a banana

wings on the grill

lettuce wraps

feed them with toothpicks instead of a spoon

flatbread pizza on the grill

scrambled eggs with add ins
toast with pinapple, cheese and coconut "volcanoes" 

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that is a big list isn't it??
 
thank you again.
You ROCK! 


 
this was the first of the list to try.
excited to try more.

 

Comments

[Holly]

I would have never thoguht to put peanut butter in a smoothie! Hmmmmm.....

[Shari]

I want the credits for the banner you made on this post! Such fun colors & elements!!!

I'm definitely going to try some of these snacks myself. Thanks for sharing!!

[Jes]

I look forward to reading your blog every day, you and your family inspire me so much! I love all of your ideas, and have to admit I've copied them many times..for Father's day..I've gotten daddy an old fashioned ice cream maker..such a good idea!! Thank you for making me a better mother/wife!

[anna]

yay! this looks like an awesome list! can't wait to read it up!

[shelly]

that is pretty much our breakfast everyday!!! a banana, ice to the line (we use a bullet blender thingy), spoonful of pb and chocolate almond milk! Let the kids make their own concoctions too....you'll get some pretty interesting combos, but mine LOVE it! Even the 7yr old knows how to toss in some frozen berries, a blop of yogurt, some honey and almond milk..shoosh it up and there ya have it :)

[Jenna]

yum! this is a saver :) I have a theory that you can combine any of the following ingredients and nothing can go wrong: bananas, peanut butter, chocolate, honey and cheerios!

Jenna

[Kori]

As I scanned the ginormous list you wrote (phew!) I thought of another cous cous idea that I really like: cous cous with avacado, garbanzo beans and tomato (fresh or canned, although fresh is a bit tastier). It's very filling and yummy!

[Meredith Salmon]

It is my favorite. My husband throws in Vanilla Whey (protein). Love them.

[alicia @ la famille]

wow! what a great list! i think we can all use it as a reference list when we're needing a little help in the food department :)

[karen]

alright!! now i have some great ideas. thanks!
I love the 'summer snacks' header!

[georgia]

I just want to say thank you!
I used ur blog as a bribe to do my 30 day shred dvd, and I did it, read the posts today, and feel inspired to make a yummy dinner and to crack out my smoothie maker! Woo

[Cindy]

Wow! Great list...thanks for compiling it! You just made our summer easier...and more yummy! Cheers! ;)

[Leigh]

I wish I had this list when I was still a full time nanny! I am printing it off for when I have kids :):)

[Daniela]

Thank you, Meg for sharing all the wonderful ideas - I'm always at a loss when it comes to feeding everyone in the family! :)

[amber]

Yum & holy cow....that's a lot of food! Wow...

[Nikki in Austin]

super rad! thanks for compiling to a succinct list. i'll be using it with my starving summer kiddos.

[Regina]

Holy Neptune, that's a REALLY big list! This post must have taken you FOREVER to put together. Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us!

[sara @ it's good to be queen]

holy cow that made me hungry...this is super helpful...thank you.

[Dianne]

Great list! Will you be sharing recipes as well???? Thanks for sharing.

[kim]

When I have bananas that are on the riper side, I peel them & stick them in the freezer (in a ziploc container). Then I use them direct from freezer frozen to make a banana, milk & peanut butter smoothy. No ice needed! Very yummy! ~kim

[Kerry]

what a vrikkin AWESOME list!!!! I love the fonts you've used too. Off to read the 'minutes' again and click over and take a looksie at all the fabulousness. Kerry xx

[Kara]

yay! thanks for sharing... that is one crazy long list!!

[Annie]

What a generous blogging community!! Ask and ye shall receive. This list is great and I don't even have kids! But I get just as bored trying to figure out what to bring for lunch. Oh, to be blessed to have this kind of problem. I'm thankful for food period. Thanks so much for sharing.

[happygirl]

That was a wonderful list. I bookmarked it.

[kristen]

thank you so much for this!!

[Shairee]

Meg you are fantastic!! Thanks for putting this together - what great ideas! Just going to post them by my summer list! Hooray! Thanks!

[Elizabeth]

We call those smoothies Funky Monkeys at our house :>)

[Staci]

WOW!!! That is SOME list!!!! You just saved MY Summer too!!!! Yay for your blog!!!!!!! I need to be soooo much better at making my kids try new things! Wooohoooo!! I'm inspired! Thanks sooo much!

[Kacey]

That is one impressive list! Can't wait to use some of these ideas. Now, can you do this with dinner? My kids won't eat anything I fix them for dinner! It's a battle every single night and I am desperate for new ideas. ;)

[Randi]

Yay - you're trying our smoothie! It's a big family favorite at our house!

[Katherine @ Grass Stains]

Meg, I meant to comment on the first post, but I got so hung up on READING all the comments that I forgot to leave my own!

Apple/peanut butter sandwiches (no bread) are a go-to snack at our house. I wrote a post on it a year ago tomorrow ... if you can believe that coincidence! Katie, we LOVE pb on apples, and I make apple/pb sandwiches for the boys. I did a post on it last year, I think. I slice an apple up into eight slices (whole slices, not wedges), then slather pb between two of them. It makes the cutest little sandwiches! The boys love them.

I just found it! I posted it a year ago tomorrow, if you can believe that coincidence:

http://katandgray.blogspot.com/2010/06/two-summer-sandwich-staples-are-here.html .

Enjoy!

[s]

love the list and ideas! some of them you can combine too - chicken caeser salad works well in a pita pocket or a wrap. also, this sounds weird, but to shake it up, try adding cheese ravioli to your chicken caeser salad - totally mixes it up and its really good (but sounds weird).

for goldfish, my kids like when we buy the pretzel rods (sticks if you have nothing else), a little dollop each of fluff, and then a bowl of baby goldfish (the smaller size works best) and they "go fishing" as a snack. package this with a fish story and a fish craft (rainbow fish anyone?) and you've got a theme with no work! bubbles in the yard and you've got a whole fun day!

[Talysa]

My bagels made the cut! ;-) Do you mind me asking how you made the "snacks" header for this? And what you use to put text on your pics? Do you just use photoshop?

[Danielle]

Here's another snack/lunch that my kids loved when they were little:
cream cheese on raisin bread (toasted or plain, doesn't matter)

[jennibell]

thank you so much for listing these!!! When I was reading through your comments I thought. . ."if only I had time to list them all out". . .ha! You're amazing :) Happy summer eating to you!!!

[sarah]

another super fun snack idea for around the camp fire is tortilla smores. you put peanut butter on a tortilla shell, mini choco chips, and mini marshellows. then roll it up like a burrito and wrap it in tin foil and let it warm up/get melty in the fire. soooooo yummie!

[Rita]

One more for breakfast, lunch, or dinner...

Mini Chicken Biscuits made w/chicken nuggets & mini frozen biscuits. I usually start baking the biscuits & then add the nuggets to the same pan, so they finish at the same time.

[תנור מעבדה]

Thanks for sharing such nice and healthy list. I like it. I never found such a great and amazing informative list. Great job done by you.

[surf camp]

Pretty tasty food!!!! I like it very much a good breakfast for the people who wants to control their diet, a great idea nice work dude thank u very much keep posting these wonderful blogs....thanku

[עבודה לצעירים]

Healthy list shared by you. I like bananas most. Bread and peanut butter is very healthy in early morning breakfast.

[Joseph Carr]

Hahaha! A peanut butter banana smoothie sounds kinda different, but I bet it's delicious. I usually put peanut butter on my bananas, and I love the taste! So this might work as well. Your list of summertime snacks looks good for a party.