READ AfterSchool | Healthy Snacks

Healthy Snacks
You are what you eat! READ AfterSchool believes nutrition is an important cornerstone to a student’s success, and we have adopted the following guidelines for our snack program:

- On a daily basis, snack includes a fresh fruit or vegetable
- Water is always available as a beverage. Other beverages such as natural fruit juice or milk may be served, but we don’t serve beverages with added sweeteners
- Alternates are available for those children with food allergies
- We don’t serve foods made with trans fat or high fructose corn syrup
Here is a sample of snacks served in the program:

- WEEK 1
- Monday
  Grapes and pretzel sticks
- Tuesday
  Apple slices and peanut butter | Alternate for nut allergies: Cheese cubes
- Wednesday
  Green pepper slices, saltines and ranch dip
- Thursday
  Trail mix (nuts, sunflower seeds and dried fruit) | Alternate for nut allergies: Cheerios and dried fruit
- Fun Friday
  Whole grain Goldfish crackers and raisins
- WEEK 2
- Monday
  Air-popped popcorn and applesauce
- Tuesday
  Carrots and hummus
- Wednesday
  Clementines and whole wheat crackers
- Thursday
  Cheese squares (or string cheese) and raisins | Alternate for milk allergies: Pretzels with raisins
- Fun Friday
  Baked potato chips and ½ banana

Refueled and recharged, READ AfterSchool students then transition to homework time.

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