10 Healthy Snacks for your Toddler

It actually doesn't take a whole lot to fill up a Toddler. Here are some easy, quick ideas for healthful snacks and small meals for children from Elizabeth Ward, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Feeding Your Baby and Toddler. These are Toddler-Sized portions (see photo here with adult sized vs. toddler sized portions). Start with this amount, and if the child is still hungry, then offer more.

1 - Half a whole-grain mini bagel spread with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, almond butter or soy nut butter and 4 ounces milk

2 - Half a slice of leftover pizza and 4 ounces 100% calcium-added orange juice

3 - 4 ounces low-fat fruit yogurt and half a slice of whole-grain toast

4 - Fruit and yogurt smoothie made with 4 ounces plain, low-fat yogurt and half a banana or one-half cup berries

5 - One chopped hard-cooked egg and four medium whole-grain crackers

6 - Waffle sandwich: 1 whole-grain toasted waffle spread with almond, peanut or soy butters, folded in half and cut up; 4 ounces of milk

7 - 2 tablespoons hummus or peanut butter and four whole-grain crackers

8 - Small bowl whole-grain cereal (one-half cup) and one-half cup low-fat milk

9 - Cut-up cooked vegetables (one-fourth cup) and 2 tablespoons low-fat dip

10 - One-fourth cup low-fat cottage cheese and four whole-grain crackers

- LT