{"id":785244,"date":"2011-12-30T01:26:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T01:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/?p=785244"},"modified":"2011-12-30T01:26:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T01:26:01","slug":"the-never-ending-food-bin-no-prep-snack-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/2011\/12\/30\/the-never-ending-food-bin-no-prep-snack-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Never Ending Food Bin &#8211; No Prep Snack List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have two boys that are simultaneously going through a growth spurt. \u00a0I am constantly hearing, \u201cMom, can I have something to eat?\u201d \u00a0This is causing a facial tic\u2026To avoid mom\u2019s nervous breakdown, hubby and I have decided that the boys can have a food bin that they can go to any time\u00a0<em><strong>without asking<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>(now, I know some of you are developing a little facial tic of your own\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/organizedbygrace\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" \/>\u00a0)\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I asked some friends from my mom\u2019s group for ideas of healthy options to place in a pantry bin and a refrigerator bin. \u00a0Here were some of the excellent ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>toasted pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>air popped corn<\/li>\n<li>trail mix<\/li>\n<li>pre measured bags of nuts<\/li>\n<li>Fruit \u2013 berries, apples, caracaras, kiwi,\u00a0bananas,\u00a0blueberries,\u00a0grapes,\u00a0oranges,\u00a0strawberries<\/li>\n<li>no sugar apple sauce<\/li>\n<li>Natures Valley crunchy bars<\/li>\n<li>wheat thins<\/li>\n<li>plain, cinnamon \u00a0or chocolate graham crackers<\/li>\n<li>boars head lunch meats<\/li>\n<li>sliced cheese, cheese cubes, string cheese<\/li>\n<li>simply yogurt tubes, yogurt<\/li>\n<li>carrot sticks<\/li>\n<li>celery sticks<\/li>\n<li>cherry tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>fruit cups ( in natural juice)<\/li>\n<li>V8<\/li>\n<li>Annies bunny crackers<\/li>\n<li>Annies fruit snacks<\/li>\n<li>cereal<\/li>\n<li>fig newtons<\/li>\n<li>veggie stix<\/li>\n<li>homemade oatmeal raisin cookies<\/li>\n<li>raisins<\/li>\n<li>rice cakes (edible with peanut butter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here is what we ended up doing:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Pantry Bin:<\/strong>\u00a0Raisins, Fig Newtons, Graham Crackers, Rice Cakes, Air Popped Popcorn, Cereal, Trail Mix<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547781403_52e21b63d4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-785245\" title=\"IMG_3246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547781403_52e21b63d4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547781403_52e21b63d4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547781403_52e21b63d4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Refrigerator Bin:\u00a0<\/strong>Low Fat String, Cheese, Fruit Cups, Apple Juice, Carrot Sticks, Celery Sticks, Yogurt, Grapes<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5548365346_c723627aec.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-785247\" title=\"IMG_3249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5548365346_c723627aec-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5548365346_c723627aec-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5548365346_c723627aec.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fresh Fruit:<\/strong>Apples, Bananas<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547782419_80c8fede2a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-785246\" title=\"IMG_3248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547782419_80c8fede2a-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547782419_80c8fede2a-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.centerdeep2.com\/riverbendprep\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/5547782419_80c8fede2a.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have two boys that are simultaneously going through a growth spurt. \u00a0I am constantly hearing, \u201cMom, can I have something to eat?\u201d \u00a0This is causing a facial tic\u2026To avoid mom\u2019s nervous breakdown, hubby and I have decided that the boys can have a food bin that they can go to any time\u00a0without asking,\u00a0(now, I 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