10 Super Snacks

My kids are big fans of snack time, in fact we have it at least twice a day when we aren't at school so I'm always on the look out for easy prep (preferably no cook) snack ideas. One thing we really love to use both in and out of the house is this snakeez.

I'm going to be truthful I didn't want to love it quite as much as I do, because lets face it with an rrp of £9.99 its a fairly expensive piece of kid kit. But I really do think its awesome and the kids fight over who gets to use it ( obviously I now have to buy another 2!) here's our vlog review...

OK so here are our 10 favourite go to snacks

1. Cheereos with raisins - honestly I think the kids spend as much time inserting each raisin into a cheerio than they do eating but hey 30 minutes of quiet is not to be sniffed at, right?
2. Apple, cheese grapes (cut lengthways to stop choking risk!) and ritz cakers
3. Geo Bars from traidcraft 
   
   These are a new discovery for us, we were sent 3 boxes, one apricot, one berries and one chocolate. I love the ethics behind the bars, with responsibly sourced fair trade ingredients but I also loved that they are full of delicious mix of wholesome natural ingredients with  lots of fruit and seeds, taste awesome and my Termite can have the fruity ones as they are dairy and soya free you can read more about them here. But i promise they are really tasty a great breakfast quick fix if you are in a rush (ALWAYS) and they went down a storm here at Monkeyfeet HQ
4. Flap Jacks - we make these in no time at all by mixing, oats, mixed dried fruit, a mashed banana, a dollop of peanut butter and a glug of choc shot a big squeeze of honey and some olive oil. I never measure but you just need a stiff sticky mixture, then spread it in a lined baking tray about 2 cm thick and bake on moderate for 15 minutes, allow to cool then chop and enjoy.
5. Cheerio Tray Bake - I love this recipe from My Fussy Eater its so easy and tasty, although as I'm not a fan of sprinkles I leave them off for us (selfish mama) 
6. Bread Sticks and Hummus or soft cheese for my dairy eaters
7. Crustless Quiche- mix up 3 eggs some ham, cottage cheese , cheese and sweetcorn then bake in oiled muffin trays until cooked through. Totally gorgeous as a cold quick snack
8. Hummus Snails - we spread humus on tortilla wraps, roll tightly then chop about 1cm thick slices so they look like swirl snails
9. Strawberries and Apricots
10. Soreen Squidgy Cakes
    
    We discovered the banana bar version of these lunch box friendly snacks a little while ago as we found out they were dairy and soya free for Termite so I was eager to try out the new Toffee and Chocolate flavours with the big kids (sadly these are not dairy free0 the kids liked them a lot but declared they were too small! I love that they are under 100 calories so I don't feel guilty snacking on them 

So tell me your favourite snack ideas, I'm always keen to try new ideas

Nib Nibs Review and Giveaway

We love snack time in Monkeyfeet HQ but I must admit I sometimes struggle to think of something new and exciting everyday. I worry my poor kids might get sick of the sight of cheese,apple and raisins! So we jumped at the chance of reviewing Nib Nibs,a new baked in Britain snack.

What They Say
We are passionate about nibbling and love creating moreish quality snacks that are full of the very best of everything. We personally source our ingredients and always ensure they are the finest quality and wherever possible most definitely British.

We also produce all of our snacks at our bakery in North Yorkshire. We are reassuringly local and a true artisan producer.

What We Say

We received Roasted Salt and Pepper Jumbo Peanuts, Exceptional Cheddar Cheese Straws, exceptional Cheddar Cheese and Cheeky Onion Straws and Exeptional Cheddar and Spicy Chilli Straws.

 

Never shy of trying new stuff my lot were straight into them, and I was honestly lucky to even sniff the carton! I like that the packaging has a top that easily pops back on saving the snacks from going stale, although I'm really kidding myself by thinking we would ever use this in our house, seriously once those little pots were open my kids were like a plague of locusts! Termite especially was a huge fan of the Mini Cheese and Onion Straws and the big two loved the Cheddar Cheese.

 

 

They are like weeny bread sticks but with less air (if you follow me) so the are more dense have more substance. The flavours are lovely the chilli ones especially have quite a kick, or 'afterburn' as we have now termed it! The Exceptional Cheddar flavour is in fact exceptional and a pure cheesefest, totally yummy. Really tasty with home made salsa or barbecue dip as well.

 

Priced around £1.79 they are in the middle of the of snacking price range for us but I do like the idea of buyingproducts made in Britian and they are made by 'artisan bakers' so are a bit of a posh treat! We would have liked to see more nuts in the packet but felt there was a good amount of everything else and plenty to share around so they'll be on our shopping list from now on. I can't wait to see what other flavours they launch and I'm hoping there'll be some Christmas style ones, am I the only one who loves all the flavours of Christmas? I mean how lovely would a Sage and Onion Flavour be?

 

You can visit the Nib Nibs website here, and connect with them on Facebook and Twitter and if you'd like to be in with a chance of winning some Nib Nibs goodies be sure to fill out the Rafflecopter below.

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