Use your handy appliances to make healthy and fun after school snacks that deliver on both flavor and nutrition. Black & Decker makes it easy to prepare kid-pleasing—and mom-pleasing—snacks that fills them up and tides the hunger until dinnertime. Just follow these tips to make great after school snacks in no time.
#1 Skip the sodas
When your kids come home, one of the first things they usually do after dropping down their backpack is to grab a can or cup of soda from the fridge. Stocking your fridge with soda for the kid’s after school sugar craving isn’t necessary if you prepare easy smoothies and non-alcoholic mixed drinks.
Pick fresh fruit like strawberries, blueberries, pineapple and bananas to make smoothies that the kids can customize. With a powerful blender that can easily crush and mix ice and fruit, like the Black & Decker Cyclone® 12-Speed, nutritional after school drinks can be made in a snap.
#2 Toast fresh foods
It’s not unusual for the kids to be hungry and looking forward to dinner after school. After a long day out, they want something to tide them over, but don’t let them grab just chips and junk food as snacks. Instead, heat up small finger foods, like baked chicken strips in your countertop oven. Or toast pita bread until crispy, cut up into triangles and serve with their favorite dips.
#3 Make homemade snacks
If your kid requires a little bit more of a snack, and more like a meal when they get home (teenagers, anyone?), make them a quick and fresh sandwich with home-prepared ingredients made with the help of Black & Decker appliances.
Bake off fresh bread in your bread maker on the weekend when you have more time, then pre-slice it and store in the fridge. Pre-chop and slice ingredients like vegetables and cheese in your food processor, and store in the fridge as well. Once your kids are home, all that’s left to do for a nutritious after school snack is to toast the bread slices in your toaster and layer prepped ingredients.
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