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Healthy Snack Ideas

Snacks can be anything satisfying to you. They can generally be limited in calories, helping you control hunger between meals. Aim for snacks to be around an average of 150 calories each.

  • 1 String cheese
  • Tree nuts like walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts
  • Pumpkin seeds
  • Rye melba rounds (6) with 2-4 TBSP hummus
  • Handful of raisins and peanuts or cashews (about 1 mini-box of raisins and 1 oz. of the nuts)
  • Small portions of dried fruit
  • 1-2 TBSP Smuckers reduced fat natural peanut butter and 1 apple or 5 crackers
  • 1 fruit and 1 string cheese pr small serving of cheese (low-fat, if possible)
  • Trail mix: cheerios or low fat granola with nuts, seeds, and a little dried fruit
  • ½ cup of cottage cheese and 1 fruit (15 grapes, 12 cherries, 1 orange, ¾ cup canned pineapple (drained).
  • ¼ to ½ cup southern salsa (with beans) and 15 baked corn/tortilla chips
  • 1 cup/mug of non-sugary cereal like Cheerios, Mini-wheats or Kashi and low fat milk
  • Popcorn cakes or rice cakes
  • ½ English muffin pizza
  • 1 Bagel Bite and topping
  • 15 pretzel twists
  • 3 cups of microwave light popcorn
  • 1 Nutrigrain bar

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  • Baby
  • Become a patient
    • A Message to Our Parents and Adolescent Patients
    • Expecting?
    • Transferring to Andover Pediatrics
    • Your First Visit
  • Breastfeeding Guidelines: The first few days at home
    • Breast and Nipple Care
    • Breast Engorgement: Prevention & Treatment
    • Breastfeeding Resources
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  • Patient Education
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    • Child Safety Seat Tips
    • Common Cold
    • Conjunctivitis
    • Constipation
    • Croup
    • Diaper Rash
    • Down Syndrome
    • Ear Infections (Otitis Media)
    • Fevers
    • Fluoride
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    • Heart Abnormalities
    • Infants
      • Advancing Solid Foods
      • Infant Crying
      • Starting Solid Foods in Infancy
    • Influenza
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    • Minor Injuries
    • Mononucleosis
    • Nutrition
      • Feeding Your Picky Eaters
      • Good Eating on Milk/Soy Elimination Diet
      • Healthy Snack Ideas
      • High Calorie Ideas for Toddlers
    • Poison Ivy
    • Skin Rashes
    • Slivers and Splinters
    • Sore Throat
    • Sports Related Injury – Head Trauma
    • Sunburn Prevention
    • Tick Bites
    • Vomiting and Diarrhea
  • Patient Info
    • Adolescent Policy/Confidentiality
    • Andover Pediatrics Vaccine Schedule
    • Children’s Dosage Guide
      • Important Update: Dosing and Concentration Changes
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