Earth Day Snacks for Kids
The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. Daycare centers and schools use this day to teach children how to help with environmental causes and how to tread lightly on the earth as they grow and live their lives. As a parent, you may also use this day to teach your children how to care for the earth. Does this Spark an idea?
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Fruit Platter
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Fresh fruits such as kiwi and apple slices, grown organically and locally, make impressive snacks for children when combined with strawberries. Organizing a variety of fruits on a platter takes little time and will provide you with a snack for the children that will show them what grows in their area. This platter will also help them to see how good locally grown produce tastes. Provide them with a dip of organic yogurt, explaining to them where the yogurt comes from and why it is considered organic. These types of food lessons are tied in with explaining that organic growing methods are better for the earth than commercially grown alternatives.
Vegetable Platter
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Arrange vegetables on serving platters for snacking. Again, use fresh and organically grown produce from within your area. Locally grown foods use less fossil fuels for delivery, which is better for the planet. Place the vegetables in rows on a platter, and serve them with organically made peanut butter used for dipping. A homemade salsa is another option for use as a dip.
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Trail Mix
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Trail mix makes a desirable snack for children. Use as many ingredients as possible that have been grown or made organically and locally. For instance, use home-baked mini crackers and pretzels made with organic ingredients as the base of the mix. Add home-dried fruit bits from local gardens, as well as some sort of treat such as candy bits made within the state where you reside.
Beverages
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Children will want something to drink with their snacks. Beverages that you or a local farmer make are good choices. Milk from a local organic dairy farm will work well, or apple cider from a local orchard. Make juices from fruits such as organically grown apples or oranges, with no added sweetener needed. Smoothies made by combining these fruits with yogurt are another option. Vegetables, like carrots and tomatoes, will also produce juices, and combine well with a variety of fresh fruits.
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