Want to avoid all the pre-boxed snacks? Try these recipes from the Nutrition Council of Greater Cincinnati for kid-friendly healthy snacks you can make at home:

Moonbeams

1 cup smooth peanut butter

1 cup crispy rice cereal (like Rice Krispies)

1/2 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup nonfat dry milk powder

1/2 cup honey

Combine all ingredients except for 1/2 cup of the cereal in a medium bowl and mix well.

Roll into one-inch balls, then roll in the remaining cereal.

Makes 3 dozen cookies. Per cookie: 67 calories, 2 grams protein, 7 grams carbohydrate, 4 grams of fat.

Bagel faces

1 carrot, sliced into rounds

4 cherry tomatoes, whole or sliced in half

1 black olive, sliced

1 bell pepper (red, yellow or green), thinly sliced

1 cucumber, sliced into thin rounds

2 bagels cut in half

4 ounces light cream cheese

Arrange the vegetables in small bowls on the table.

Spread bagel halves with cream cheese.

Use the veggies to create "faces" on the bagels.

Makes 4 bagel faces. Per bagel half: 170 calories, 7 grams of protein, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 5 grams of fat

Rainbow roll-up

1 slice whole wheat bread

1 or 2 spinach leaves

1 thin slice mozzarella cheese

1 thin slice ham

1/2 hard-cooked egg, sliced

mayonnaise

Flatten bread slice with a rolling pin, then spread mayonnaise on the bread.

Place spinach leaves on bread.

Layer spinach, cheese, ham and three or four slices of egg.

Roll bread like a jelly roll.

Makes 1 serving. Per serving: 87 calories, 1 gram protein, 22 grams carbohydrate, less than 1 gram fat

Nutrition Council of Greater Cincinnati