Christmas is here with all the sweets and desserts. This festival offers you different delicacies which are unavoidable. Kids simply love sweet treats. It is hard to keep them away from sweets. Consumption of too much sugar is not good for your kid's health. It can negatively affect dental health and may lead to digestive issues. This Christmas you can prepare some healthy treats for your kids. You can combine different fruits and make some healthy snacks for the Christmas party. Here are some healthy ideas which you can try for your kids and enjoy the festival to the fullest.
Christmas 2019: Healthy snacks for children
1. Christmas trees with fruits
You can prepare a healthy Christmas tree on the plate. Take various fruits and show some creativity and design a tree. This will appear interesting to the kids and different colourful shape will make them eat it. You can also add some cream or chocolate syrup on the fruits. You can also cut fruits into different shapes. Not just Christmas tree you can also prepare a snowman with fruits.
Cut fruits into different shapes for your kids
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2. Healthy chocolate balls
Every kid loves chocolate. You can mix some healthy ingredients with chocolate to prepare nutritious chocolate balls. Take some nuts and cut them into small pieces. Combine nuts, seeds and berries and mix them with chocolate to prepare chocolate balls. It will be healthy as well as a delicious delight for your kids. Do not add too much sugar to the mixture.
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3. Carrot cake
Cakes are an important part of Christmas celebration. You can prepare a healthy cake with carrots. It is a healthy alternative for those sugar-loaded cakes. It will also satisfy your sweet tooth more healthily. It will also be low in calories which you can enjoy guilt-free if you are on a diet.
Christmas 2019: You can prepare carrot cake for your kids
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4. Edible Santas with strawberries and bananas
Kids love Santa. You can prepare an edible Santa with red and white fruits. You can use bananas and strawberries to prepare small Santas. You can use chocolate or different sauces to design the Santas. This will make them more interesting for the kids. You can also prepare shapes of different animals.
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