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9 Healthy Ideas For Valentine's Day Classroom Parties

Looking for Valentine’s Day party treats for your child’s classroom can be a heart-stopping experience. Think outside the heart-shaped box and use classroom parties as a time to learn about healthy snacking.

Try these Valentine’s Day party treats that feature dairy, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, many of which can even be assembled in the classroom.

  1. Send a Message: Using a felt-tipped marker, write fun messages on the peels of clementines (“Hi, Cutie!“) or bananas (“I’m bananas for you!“).
  2. Strawberries on Cloud Nine: Strawberries, a naturally healthy treat, provide dietary fiber and are rich in vitamin C. Serve them with a small dollop of whipped cream or yogurt.
  3. Red Salsa: Set up a “dip bar” and let kids make their own snack plates with cut up vegetables, whole-grain pita chips or crackers and low-fat cheese cubes to dip into tomato salsa.
  4. Banana Split Love Boats: Split a peeled banana down the middle and top with low-fat vanilla Greek yogurt and sliced heart-shaped fruit.
  5. Pink Milk: Blend strawberries and low-fat milk for a delicious protein-packed, naturally sweet drink.
  6. Heart-Shaped Sandwiches: Use a cookie cutter to turn a nut butter and jelly sandwich on whole-wheat bread into a heart-shaped Valentine.
  7. Red Fruit and Yogurt Dip: Celebrate with fruits that are red, the unofficial color of Valentine’s Day: apples, blood oranges, grape tomatoes, red grapes and red peppers. For a sweet dip, mix cinnamon and low-fat vanilla yogurt.
  8. Cupid’s Smoothie: Before the party starts, blend cranberry or pomegranate juice with low-fat milk, bananas and canned pineapple to make a naturally sweet and pink colored beverage.
  9. XOXO Trail Mix: Mix together O-shaped cereal (the Os) and pretzel sticks (the Xs) along with bright red dried cranberries and dried strawberries.

Source: Brandi Thompson, RD, LDN, Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

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