One of the most important topics that concerns mothers during the school year is the snack that their children will take to school.

The snack is very important as it maintains the right sugar levels, gives energy and keeps the children hungry until they get home and eat their lunch.

The quality of the snack is also another issue that concerns mothers, as children tend to consume unhealthy foods, with bad fats, unnecessary calories and almost no nutrients such as cheese pies, croissants, cookies, chips, soft drinks, etc.

Choosing a healthy snack that includes a good source of carbohydrates, proteins and good fats is very important, as in addition to the short-term and long-term benefits of this diet, it introduces children from an early age to good eating habits.

Below are some suggestions for healthy snacks* for school:

• 1 toast with: 2 slices of wholemeal bread with 2 kofta tsp. of sweet tahini with honey or peanut butter
• 1 toast with: 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1 thin slice of boiled turkey (not smoked), 1 thin slice of low-fat cheese and vegetables such as a few slices of tomato, some cucumber, lettuce or avocado.
• 1 toast with: 2 slices of wholemeal bread with tuna in water or salmon or chicken or 1 boiled egg and vegetables such as a few slices of tomato, some cucumber, lettuce or avocado.
• 1 Thessaloniki bun (preferably multi-grain!)
• 1 medium Arabic pita (whole wheat) + 1 thin slice of boiled turkey (not smoked), 1 thin slice of low-fat cheese and vegetables such as a few slices of tomato, some cucumber, lettuce or avocado.
• 1 medium Arabic pita (wholemeal)  with tuna in water or salmon or chicken or 1 boiled egg and vegetables such as a few slices of tomato, some cucumber, lettuce or avocado.
• 2 seasonal fruits
• 1 homemade bar
• 1 homemade pie, preferably with vegetables such as spinach pie, mushroom pie, garlic pie, etc.
• 1 honey cake
• 1 yogurt with a fruit
• Sugar-free dried fruit such as raisins, figs, prunes, etc. and 10 raw almonds or cashews
• 3 multi-seed breadsticks or whole-wheat crackers with 1 slice of low-fat cheese
• 1 raisin bread
• 1 small piece of homemade cake preferably with some fruit or vegetable such as carrot or banana or 1 apple.
• Vegetable sticks of carrot, cucumber, pepper, etc. and cherry tomatoes.

*The above snack suggestions assume that every parent adheres to the nutritional recommendations of the pediatrician, depending on the age of the child and the possible allergic reaction to the above foods has been checked.

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