Themes for Healthy Sensory Snacks

• Crunchy and chewy foods help make kids more alert by engaging their senses.
• Sipping or sucking can help organize and calm children.
• And of course fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and calcium rich foods make them healthy overall.

Try These Sensory Smart Snacks:

1. Carrot Sticks

2. Celery Sticks

3. Cucumbers

4. Grapes

5. Apples

6. Pears

7. Dried Fruit (cherries, apricots, mangos)

8. Orange Wedges

9. Whole wheat pretzels

10. Rice Cakes

11. Raisins

12. Granola Bars

13. Graham Crackers

14. Fruit Leather

15. Low Fat Yogurt with straw

16. Apple Sauce with straw

17. Chunks of cheese

18. Cheese Sticks

19. Whole grain cereal

20. Whole Grain Cracker (Triscuits)

21. Cereal Bar

22. Popcorn

23. Chewy whole grain mini bagels

24. 7 grain chips

25. Baked pita or bagel chips

Maybe you can get your class or school to institute a healthy sensory snack plan. For more healthy snack ideas check out the book Healthy Snacks for Healthy Kids by B.J. Witz.

This post originally published in October 2007.