Blueberries make it easy to grab a healthy snack, and add a big boost to all your kids’ meals.  Sprinkle them on their morning oatmeal, yogurt or a bagel for breakfast or serve them alone as the perfect lunch snack. High in antioxidants, fiber, and low in calories, make this fat-free snack part of your child’s daily diet.

Power Snacks That Make the Grade

Below are some delicious snack ideas that will fuel your child’s performance. Any pre-game snack should be served two to three hours before game time. Following the game, a snack or meal can be eaten immediately, to speed muscle recovery.

strawberries

Blueberries

  • Blueberries and raw almonds, walnuts or peanuts in a baggy for on the go kids ·
  • Blueberry smoothie with yogurt, frozen blueberries, banana and cran-raspberry juice
  • Blueberry burrito using a tortilla, cream cheese, honey and blueberries
raspberries

Raspberries
strawberries

Blackberries

  • Celery sticks filled with a mixture of low fat cream cheese and mashed blackberries
  • Honey, almond butter, banana and blackberries on a toasted whole wheat pita
mixed berries

Mixed Berries
mixed berries

Other Snacks

  • Frozen banana with chocolate milk
  • Trail mix made with almonds, raisins, dried pineapple, dates and granola cereal
  • Dried fruit including apples, raisins, cranberries, cherries, figs and apricots