Snack Foods for Church Groups

Church groups are a way to interact with others in your community, and a way to bring people together in a church group is through food. There are lots of snack food ideas for a church group. In general, make finger foods for church group snack foods because they don't make a huge mess when you eat them.

Cheese is a common snack food for church groups because it's a finger food that many people enjoy. A snack food idea using cheese is to serve cubes of cheese on a plate. Stick tooth picks in each of the cheese cubes to make eating the cheese less messy. Pick common types of cheese like cheddar, American, Swiss and mozzarella.

Fruits and vegetables are a healthy snack food choice for a church group. Cut up apples, bananas, pears or oranges. There are many varieties of fruits and veggies to choose from. Berries like strawberries, raspberries and blueberries are also snack options for church groups. Pick easy-to-eat vegetables that you can chop into bite size portions, such as carrots, celery, peppers or cucumbers. Make or buy a yogurt dip for the fruit and ranch dip for the veggies.

Nuts are also possible foods for church groups because they don't require any work to prepare. Nuts also have the added benefit of containing heart healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Serve nuts like peanuts, almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts and pistachios.

Chips are another snack food idea for church groups that don't require any preparation. Pick up a bag of chips from the store, and they're ready to serve. Anything from potato chips, to trail mix, to popcorn, to pretzels are viable snack food options for church groups. Prepare individual servings of these snacks foods by adding some chips to a small plastic cup. Or, serve chips with your favorite dip.

Sweet snacks are another snack food choice you can serve at a church group. Bring candy or bake a tasty dessert. Or, combine a couple different snack ideas and add a sweet twist. For example, you can bring chocolate covered pretzels or chocolate covered strawberries to a church group. Cookies are another sweet snack food option.