Like clockwork, when my kids hit the door after school, you should take cover.
They take over the kitchen and begin raiding the cabinets, pantry and fridge like they’ve never eaten a day in their life. Working fast to find nourishment, they go in search of whatever they can find quickly…and unfortunately, it’s normally not good for them or a good way to lead up to dinner.
To prepare for the “hostile takeover,” I’m loading up on healthy after school snacks for quick ways to meet their immediate hunger needs and my want to fill them with vitamins, protein and the good stuff to make them stronger.
Shamrock Farms aims to inspire busy moms and dads by creating Roxie’s Midday Menu with fun snack ideas that pair perfectly with Roxie’s Midday Menu like:
A great way to give them what they need in a way they will love it is with Shamrock Farms protein-packed mmmmilks now available at select Walmarts in the dairy aisle nationwide for only $1. Shamrock Farms milks are pure, fresh and nutritious with no added hormones AND come in 12-oz 2% chocolate, chocolate milk, 2% strawberry, whole regular milk varieties.
What’s your favorite after school snack?
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My boys come off the bus starving, so I always need a snack ready for them.
Those are such great snack ideas! My husband always comes home from work starving. He’s a man-child so this works! LOL
This is a great giveaway. I’ve never heard of Shamrock Farms before. I’ll have to keep my eyes open at the store!
My son comes home each day asking what can he eat. I know I did the same thing when I was a kid. These look like great hunger busters!
What adorable ideas. We are all about healthy snacks since right after school we tend to run to sports activities and the kids need as much protein as possible. Thanks so much for sharing.
Those are great options for snacks. Plus, what a fantastic giveaway!
Love these ideas and I was looking for new after school snacks too! Those apples are a must – maybe even tomorrow!
bananas are a favorite after school snack
These look so yummy. Thank you for the good share.
they usually grab some fruit snacks or a bowl of cereal.
Oh my kids would absolutely love those after school snacks. They love a good chocolate milk and fruit based snack.
These look like delicious snacks. I would love to win this giveaway. I will have to try making these apple slice sandwiches.
These look like delicious snacks. I will have to try making the Banana Rolls. I am sure they will be a big hit.
I am always looking for protein packed snacks. The Apple sandwiches are a favorite of my kids.
My son loves apples and bananas so he will get the apple slicer tool right out and tell me he wants an apple so I at least have a few apples in the fridge or basket on the table..
So many great choices! I am loving the combo of the milk and banana rolls. Fun to make too right?
My kids love to eat fruits. They will love these yummy snack ideas.
These snacks look awesome. Reminding me that I skipped breakfast! Thanks for the opportunity to win.
apples
My son’s favorite snack is yogurt
Our favorite back to school snack is our peanut butter, banana, jam roll up sandwiches. We just love them!
My kids love when I creative with their snacks! I try to also make sure this is nutrition packed in without them knowing.
Sliced apples and seedless grapes along with goldfish crackers.
apple slices
Cheese and crackers or jerky. These snacks all look great!
My son always likes cheese and crackers or pretzels.
I always give my kids fresh fruit for a snack. They love it.
One of my favorite protein packed after school snacks are my PB&J jello bars. I think they would like the banana rolls you made!
Hummus and pita wedges make for a great snack!
Sliced apples with peanut butter are a good snack.
The kids love ants on a log.
That’s peanut butter on top of celery stalks with raisins.
thank you
They like fruit, yogurt, cheese and crackers.
Favorite snack is bananas.
Our favorite back to school snack is a meat/cheese tray.
School has started and it is very hot in Arizona so our snacks are cold fresh fruits!
My kids love Goldfish
They love cheese sticks.
They love to eat Pop-Tarts.
Our favorite back to school snacks are bananas & apple with peanut butter. Thanks!
My daughters love the many different varieties of trail mix I make up.
Bananas with peanut butter!:)
One of favorite snacks is fruit and cheese. Apples and chedddar, grapes and chedddar and sometimes adding in a few crackers.
My kids love yogurt as a snack.
Apples and peanut butter are my favorite.
Apples or pretzels with cheese.
My kids love Shamrock Farms! We have only had their vanilla milk though and going to be trying the chocolate next. My eldest is the only one in school and she usually grabs a banana, a glass of milk and something else like animal crackers.
My favorite back-to-school snack for my son is jello with fruits and cheese!
Thank You for the chance
Sliced apples with almond butter definitely tops the list!
Fruits and cheese.
I like to balance out the snacks with a cookie, fruit, and protein….like cheese or turkey.
My favorite back to school snack is string cheese
String cheese, sliced fruit and yogurt! 🙂
They love fruit, cheese and pretzels.
My grandkids like apples dipped in caramel or bananas with Nutella for their after school snacks.
Love to make sliced apples and caramel dip for my family’s snack.
I like to have apple slices and grapes and watermelon for my daughter when she comes home 🙂 She just eats it like crazy!
apples with almond butter are a favorite back to school snack.
Nuts and dried fruits!
My kiddos loves veggies!
My kids love raisins and popcorn.
Bananas & Peanut butter
My girls liked fruits and veggies with dips
Bananas with almond butter
I always try to have some kind of fruit and a glass of milk for the kids for an after school snack for the kids.
No kids, but I like cheese & crackers for a snack.
Thanks for the contest.
I love your great ideas for snacks! I like to give my kids veggies with dips. Their favorite is celery and peanut butter.
I like crackers & cheese and fruit cut up. Can’t forget cookies.
Apples with Peanut Butter.
My kids love apples and string cheese.
I like to have yogurt & cheese sticks on hand.
Goldfish is our go-to snack for our munchkins.
Was there a winner?
My daughter is 17, who knows what she eats????
My favorite is a classic peanut butter and jelly.
carrots and peanut butter are a great snack!
Strawberries and crackers are a favorite in my household.
I admit I use a lot of prepackaged snacks like crackers, Teddy Grahams and chips. I also try to do fresh fruit like grapes or apples.
This looks like a great snack idea. I’m always starving after work!!
Apples & almond butter
My daughter’s favorite is string cheese!
peanut butter and celery
Oh goodness, I need to be more creative! Such fun ideas! We normally do celery and peanut butter, or apples in caramel!
The kids love to snack on Granola Bars.
We love yogurt!
My favorite back to school snack is trail mix.
With my first grader in lots of after school activities she usually has to have a quick meal after school, we’ve peanut butter and banana sandwiches but this just gave me great ideas thank you
Fruits cheese or something else that is healthy.
Our family favorite snack is pretzels and cheese cubes!
We love popcorn for snacking!
My son loves cuties.
Celery with sunbutter and raisins. An allergy-friendly version of a childhood classic 🙂
They just love Oatmeal pies and nutty bars
My favorite snack is fresh fruit and cheese.
My kiddo’s favorite after school snack is a good old peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a glass of milk! Since my kids go to a peanut free school, they can’t have it for lunch, so they are happy to have it after school!
My son is super into protein shakes these days.
My kids like cheese quesadillas or yogurt.
Anything healthy. Veggies with ranch dip, apples, grapes, celery with peanut butter! All yummy and good for you! Thank you!
Our favorite snack is cheese and crackers.
My kids love when I core out an apple and stuff it full of peanut butter!
Organic baby carrots are a great snack.
my kids like to eat ham and cheese on crackers the most
Ants on a log is always a hit!
Banana and peanut butter
Dried fruit
Our favorite after school snack is grapes and almonds.
Peanut butter on graham crackers
Cheese and crackers with apple slices
my grandaughter is always ready for a snack when she comes home so i knowshe would love this.
We enjoy fruit.
We like yogurt or applesauce.
Gummy bears as a little treat
Apples, pretzels and granola bars are my favorite.
healthy “cookies” – no bake energy bars!
granola bars
Fruits always a hit with the kids and popcorn too.
My grandson loves to eat peanut butter crackers for snack at school When he gets home, he requests apple slices and peanut butter.
Cheese sticks with apple slices are one of our favorite snacks
My daughter loves cut up apples with peanut butter! She eats them daily!
We have homemade goldfish and apples. 🙂
We like peanut butter on crackers.
PB on crackers
Cheese sticks and fruits . Your ideas look great!