Preschooler Food, Meals & Snacks

Tired of your current food routine? Ready for new ideas for nutritious meals and snacks for your preschooler? Get inspiration from browsing complete menus, preschool snack lists, tips for making your standard meals a little more healthy, and preschooler food ideas you may not have thought of before. Plus look for food reviews to find out the facts about ingredients and nutrition.

Featured Preschooler Food Articles

Winter Preschool Snacks
Greet your preschooler from the cold with these warm and seasonal preschool winter snacks. Make the most of healthy winter ingredients with these snack ideas for winter produce, nuts, soup, muffins and warm sandwiches.

Drink Calorie Comparison - Juice, Soda, Milk
Drinks can sneak extra calories into your preschooler's diet. Use this list to find out the calories and sugar in common preschooler beverages like juice, milk, soda, fruit punch and sports drinks. And learn what the experts say about how these drinks fit into your preschooler's everyday diet.

Healthy Snacks List for Preschool
Snacks at preschool should be healthy and add variety to your preschooler's diet. This list of fruits, vegetables, grains and protein foods will give you ideas for making snack time during school healthy.

Preschool Healthy Snacks Menu
Here is a two-week menu of healthy snacks you can serve at preschool or at home. Mix and match similar foods and add favorite foods to create healthy snacks your preschoolers will love.

More Featured Food and Snack Articles

Healthy Food Picture Menu

Healthy Food at Preschool or Daycare

Choosing a Breakfast Cereal for Your Preschooler

Healthy Snacks for Preschoolers

Preschooler Power Foods - Ten Nutrient Dense Foods for Your Preschooler

Peanut Butter - The Good News About This Preschooler Favorite

Pomegranates - Add Variety and Fun to Your Preschooler's Diet

Yogurt - A Review of Kids' Yogurt

Featured Preschool Book

Pancakes, Pancakes! (Stories to Go!), by Eric Carle
Teaching little ones about where meals come from in a culture of convenience foods isn't easy. Eric Carle's Pancakes, Pancakes! is a wonderful story of the origins of a simple food. Young Jack learns about working for his food after declaring, "I'd like to have a big pancake for breakfast!" He cuts and grinds grain for wheat, churns milk from a cow for butter, and visits the chickens for an egg. And only after all that, does he get to enjoy the big pancake. 

 

Featured Guest Writer - Chef Ann Cooper

Lunch Lessons: Changing the Way We Feed Our Children
What does a school meal look like in America? Fast foods and processed foods, a frenzied cafeteria, little time to appreciate food. These all need to change, according to Chef Ann Cooper. Putting a priority on creating a healthy eating experience at school is key to healthier children and a healthier nation.

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Decorating With Nature
Summer is a great time to take advantage of Mother Nature's bounty. Find interesting decorating items for your preschoolers bedroom in the woods, at the beach, or even in your own backyard. Collect river rocks or sea shells to display in your preschooler's bedroom or make a collage of leaves for a unique wall hanging.

Potato Plants - How to Grow a Sweet Potato Plant
Start off simple preschool gardening with this wonderful kids' science activity. You and your preschooler can learn how to grow a entire sweet potato plant with a sweet potato and some water. Let your preschooler learn all about roots, stems and leaves with this fun science experiment.

Back to School Backpack Craft
Is your preschooler ready for the upcoming school year? Along with crayons, markers, glue, and scissors, your preschooler will need something to carry them in. This special backpack is not only a necessary addition to your preschooler’s supply list, but makes a great craft that both you and your preschooler can work on together.