fruits, veggies, nuts, cheese, sandwiches, yoghurt & muesli, vegetable muffins, zucchini fritters

I was going to suggest cheese, but I note this was posted a couple of years ago, so I hope you were able to find a solution.

Cheese and biscuits, carrot sticks, fruit – you could have portions of these in the fridge. Try mini quiches to get her to eat eggs (you can make these in bulk). Vegetable slices or frittatAs, again left in small portions for her to help herself to.

I use to give fruit & cheese kabobs, peanut butter toast, microwave popcorn or bread sandwich

If she’s not allergic to nuts, you could try some recipes bulked up with nuts or even avocado. They are full of good fats and nutrients.

I can’t think of any thing that has not already been mentioned as our wonderful moms have shone once again but oats, lentils, fruits and veggies can be added to a whole lot of healthy snack items. Oat pikelets , chickpea brownies, zucchini slice, healthy banana berry bread to name a few.
All the very best to you and your little one.

My 3yr old loves yoghurt/fruit, hommus & crackers/carrot, zucchini slice but in patty cases, mini quiches, pancakes or pikelets & popcorn cooked in coconut oil

I have a child who is a bottomless pit when eating too. I opt for nutrient dense food to fill her up – I love most of the I Quit Sugar kids cookbook recipes as they have the usual/common snacks or meals kids like but have included tons of veg and other superfoods in there. I find if she eats these recipes, she’s less likely to want to continuously snack. Her favourites are toad in the hole, no-banana bread (made with parsnips – crazy right but she gobbles that down) and cauliflower crust pizzas. Google I Quit Sugar for some free recipes or log onto their website to find out more info on their books / programs.

healthy muffins, make a fruit platter, cheese (try kabana, you never know) ham and salad mixes. nuts. dried fruit.

My children are always hungry as well. I make mini muffins, healthy fruit and nut balls (I call them chocolate balls, but it is cocoa), fruit kebabs, rice cakes, homemade dips and biscuits. I also add veges to every meal possible to ensure vitamins.

Don’t worry , it is not your fault as it is the childs taste buds. When my kids were toddlers they loved a lot of snack foods too so I gave them a variety of things. They loved sultanas so they can pick with their fingers , diced fruits such as bananas, strawberries, oranges , soft pears, apples etc… Don’t give them anything hard such as nuts as I always worry they might choke. Have you tried Googling healthy snacks for kids as well >?

Do a cook-up for your freezer: Mini savoury muffins, sultana and banana muffins, cheese scones, banana and coconut pikelets. Easy to grab and go.

I make frozen yogurt by blending banana’s and plain yogurt together and freezing them in individual containers. You can do it with almost any fruit

Your not a terrible mum. She’s probably going through growth spurt. I suggest cutting up whole heap of fruit and veggies and leaving it at arms reach so she can snack away.

I make and freeze mini banana and oat muffins and portioned zucchini slice so I can quickly defrost these for a snack.

Try some cucumber sticks that you can cut up in bulk so she can help herself, yoghurt, crackers, rice cakes or custard.

My three year old loves to nibble and crackers and french onion or cheese dip. He also love fruit skewers its the same as a fruit salad just on a stick. When we are out and about instead of buying him some hot chips, i usually buy him one or two chicken or beef skewers from the food court. ( having it served on a stick makes him eat . (he will not eat it any other way). If he is teething i also use some bonjella just before eating as he is more willing to eat things then.

Why don’t you try with nuts? A great source of protein. You could make a big bowl with different types of nuts, maybe some dried cranberries, raisins and apricots too. You could add some coconut chips too, that are healthy and delicious.

What about Fruit salad ( now it reminds me of that Wiggles song Yummy Yummy fruit salad ! ). When my kids were small I didn’t really like giving them hard fruits like apples as I remembered once my daughter actually choked on the peel and frightened the hell out of me . There are so many nice fruits you can use such as strawberries, soft pears , kiwi fruits , bananas etc and put them in a bowl so they can either use a fork or fingers. Being summer she would love it in the hot weather .

Children of this age eat heaps. Lots of healthy small snacks throughout the day are necessary. You could try a fruit bowl, or make up some grazing plates with things like dried fruits, crackers, home made pop corn (pop a pot full and then pack into snack sized zip lock bags), a few sugar snap peas etc.

Mine didn’t eat egg at this age either – try making pikelets with double or triple the amount of eggs as usual and add only a little milk. Adding vanilla and some quick oats also helps reduce the sugar load in the recipe and helps make them a healthier and more filling snack. I make a batch and freeze then pop a few on a plate as needed.