If you’re looking for a quick and easy healthy snack recipe for kids – Then you’ll just LOVE these veggie stick and dip pots, they’re quick, healthy and delicious!
Getting kids to eat healthy snacks can be super hard work – I find these veggie stick and dip pots really appeal to the kids and help them get a portion of vegetables into their diet easily.
I think the kids love that these are just ready in the fridge to grab and go so they’re easy and low effort and for kids that’s often half the battle! I fill them with a mix of bright veggies so they’re appealing to look at and eat.
The veggie stick and dip pots are a brilliant healthy snack for kids to take to school!
How to make veggie stick and dip pots
You can make up a whole batch of these in literally 10-15 minutes so it’s easy to squeeze in time to throw them together.
All you need to do is choose veggies the kids like or some you’d like them to at least try… chop them into batons, add a spoonful of dip to the bottom of the snack boxes – top up with veggie batons and pop them in the fridge.
I like to have these ready to grab and go because they help me to snack healthy too!
How to make veggie stick and dip pots
Veggie Stick and Dip Pots
Ingredients
- 1/2 Red Pepper
- 1/2 Green Pepper
- 1/2 Yellow Pepper
- 1 Large Carrot
- 1/4 Cucumber
- 3 tsp Peanut Butter
- 3 tsp Tomato Salsa
Instructions
- Chop all the vegetables into batons
- Add a spoonful of peanut butter or salsa to the bottom of the snack pots
- Fill each pot with batons so they're stood in the dip
- Pop the lids on and store in the fridge for upto 2 days
What vegetables are good for crudités?
- cucumber
- celery
- peppers
- carrots
- sliced broccoli florets
What can I dip vegetable sticks into?
Some delicious ideas for dips to include in your veggie stick and dip pots
- Peanut butter
- Tomato salsa
- Hummus (including flavoured hummus)
- Ranch dip
- Herby yogurt
- Tahini dip
- Cream cheese
Healthy snack ideas for kids
We’ve got more delicious healthy snack ideas for you to try…
- Fruit salad pots
- Owl toast
- Breadsticks with hummus
- Peanut butter on wholegrain toast
- Sliced apple and cheese cubes
- Yogurt and oatcakes
My tips for getting kids to eat healthy snacks
The best thing you can do to encourage kids to eat healthy snacks is to eat them yourself… if kids see you doing it then it encourages them to do it, naturally.
Make the healthy snacks appealing rather than a chore to eat and don’t create too much of a fuss around whether or not they eat them – food should be enjoyable not used as a bargaining tool or bribe.
Get kids involved in the kitchen, helping to choose and prep healthy snacks then they’re more likely to want to eat them.
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