Snacks for the wee ones

Okay Megan this ones for you :) If you take a look at some of these pic there is an example of snack/lunch plates.  We eat lots of mixed plates or as my boys call them "snacky lunches".  

Heres a quick list and I will post some recipes when I have a min.

So how I think of it is how can I powerhouse any meal trying to add calories and nutrients..Paying attention to try not to incorrectly food combine..which I end up doing all the time. :/

Snack Ideas:

1. Nuts-macadamia, almond, cashew, pecan, walnut, pistachio and hazelnut(soaked and dehydrated in our house)
2. fruit and veggies-Apple, banana, grape, pear, kiwi, lots of berries (frozen and fresh), a little dried fruit(mostly in our BALLS). 
3. rice crackers or flax crackers
4. lara bars(store bought and homemade)
5. smoothies (mostly always with greens)
6. homemade granola
7. homemade trail mixes
8. blue corn chips
9. oatmeal bread with hemp protein powder
10. fruit leathers
11. almond butter and celery with goji berries or raisons
12. raw peanut butter cookies (only raisons for sweetener :)
13. sunflower seed brownies
14. Olives and cheese
15. bananas with almond butter inside (like a sandwich)
16. Dirt balls-nut butter w/avocado, craisons, nuts, chocolate chips and sweetner of your choice I use honey or maple.then refrigerate.
17. I make sooo many different kinds of BALLS in my food processor, I never get complaints.  The bottom pic is almonds dried blueberries, dried apricots a date,vanilla and coconut oil.  So simple and easy
18. Also in pics G.F. english muffins with almond butter, honey and berries (simple)
19. Chia seed pudding

Lunch Ideas:

1. Oatmeal with nuts, maple syrup, flax seeds, raisins and butter or coconut oil
2. eggs with tortillas or eggs with spinach, cheese and olives
3. Snacky plates with lunch meat nuts, a veggie and chips (any combo really)
4. bean burritos
5. nachos W/ beans
6. sandwiches
7. peanut butter and jelly tortillas
8. GF tortilla wraps with turkey and avocado or whatever
9. Gf english muffins with almond butter, honey and banana
10. buttery noodles with veggies (garbanzos,broccoli, miso, spices and olives)

* We do green smoothies every day with a variety of greens (kale, chard, dandelion, spinach, celery)  So this just an example of the things we do feel free to share your Ideas too :)