--- title: Ideas for a Preschooler-Approved, Healthy & Fun Snack Time description: At ISTP's Early Year's Center, we have quite a lot of experience with snack time. Healthy snacks are essential for fueling developing young minds as they learn and grow throughout the school day. image: https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/DSC_0440.jpg --- [![Silicon Valley International School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Logos/INTL_Logo_RGB_2024.png)](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/) ![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/search.png) [![](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/hamb.png)](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/creating-a-preschooler-approved-healthy-fun-snack-time#sidr-main) - [admissionstour and variable tuition](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/admissions) - [early yearspreschool and pre k](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/early-years) - [elementary school kindergarten–5th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/elementary) - [middle school 6–8th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/middle-school) - [high school9–12th grade](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/page/education/high-school) **Locations** [Palo Alto and Menlo Park, CA](https://www.siliconvalleyinternational.org/about/contact-us) **Email** [admissions@svintl.org](mailto:%20admissions@svintl.org) **Social** - [![facebook](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417421_134652.png)](http://www.facebook.com/svintlschool) - [![Instagram](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417426_134654.png)](http://www.instagram.com/svintlschool) - [![Twitter](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417432_134655.png)](http://www.twitter.com/svintlschool) - [![LinkedIn](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417433_134656.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/svintlschool) - [![YouTube](https://dto-sf-media.myschoolcdn.com/ftpimages/403/link/large_link2417434_134657.png)](https://www.youtube.com/user/istpnet) [All](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog) Bilingual Education Early Years Program Elementary School [Middle School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/topic/middle-school) [High School](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/old-blog/topic/high-school) Design Thinking ![german_french_chinese_INTL](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hubfs/Untitled%20design-1.png "german_french_chinese_INTL") ##### [merger](https://blog.istp.org/topic/merger)   [international baccalaureate](https://blog.istp.org/topic/international-baccalaureate) # [Together: INTL and Alto Announce Merger](https://blog.istp.org/together-silicon-valley-international-school-alto-announce-full-merger) ###### AUG 17, 2020 The Board of Directors for Silicon Valley International School (INTL) of Palo Alto, CA and the Board of Trustees of Alto International School (Alto) of Menlo Park, CA are excited to announce a full merger of our two schools, to be known as [**Silicon Valley International School.**](https://www.istp.org/about/istp-changes-its-name) # Ideas for a Preschooler-Approved, Healthy & Fun Snack Time Jun 18, 2018 At our school's [Early Year's Center](https://www.istp.org/page/international-education/early-years-center-nursery--preschool), we have quite a lot of experience with snack time. Healthy snacks are essential for fueling developing young minds as they learn and grow throughout the school day. Offering a variety of snacks is important for complete nutrition and to be sure snack time stays interesting and fun. Here are a few [INTL\* Preschool](https://www.istp.org/page/international-education/early-years-center-nursery--preschool)-tested snacking tips that you can adapt for your own child at home. ##### **Offer Preschooler-Approved Healthy Foods ** Young children are often picky eaters, so here is a list of foods that we know from experience will appeal to a vast majority preschool-aged children. - ![IMG_0363](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/IMG_0363.jpg?width=275&name=IMG_0363.jpg)Cheese (gouda, cheddar, string cheese) - Plain yogurt with a small amount of jam or honey mixed in - Mini bagel with cream cheese - Whole wheat sliced bread with all-fruit spread - Whole grain low-sugar cereals - Crackers (whole wheat/salt-free pretzels, whole grain crackers, rice cakes) with cheese - Fruits (banana, orange, apple, grapes, clementines, fruit salad, dried fruits/raisins) - Dried seaweed snacks - Lightly salted popcorn - Veggie sticks with hummus ##### **Make Snack Time Fun!** - **Make fun shapes with cookie cutters.** A boring piece of bread becomes a fun snack when cut into the shape of a flower. Smaller cutters transform fruit or vegetable slices into appealing but healthy treats.In addition to choosing the right foods, adding a small touch of whimsy and novelty to snack time can go a long way towards stimulating a young child's appetite for healthy foods. - **![120811littlesandwiches2](https://blog.siliconvalleyinternational.org/hs-fs/hubfs/120811littlesandwiches2.jpg?width=300&name=120811littlesandwiches2.jpg)Offer a variety of snacks in an ice cube tray** for a visually appealing treat. Kids love having the agency to make their own pick among an assortment of healthy choices. - **Let kids play with "designing" their food**. Have them add raisins to a celery stick with peanut butter and it becomes a fun "ants on a log." Help them stick a green pepper stick onto a clementine with a toothpick and it becomes a "pumpkin." "Playing" with food engages kids' imaginations as well as appetites. - **Bake healthy treats together**. There are many recipes online for healthy baked treats (such as muffins). If you have the time, whip up a batch with your child. Baking together will help your child learn about measurement, learn to follow directions, and refine their fine motor skills. - **Chat with fellow parents about what snacks their kids enjoy.** You might even conspire to introduce each others' kids to new healthy foods, because a new taste can be much more appealing when tried with a friend. 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