Most days my kids get a freshly made snack (of course neatly laid out in the "snack shack" as they call it - future blog post coming on that!). But it happens all the time where I need a go-to healthy snack that may not be something I don't currently have on hand. So, I like to batch freeze snacks too so that we always have plenty of options. These also come in handy during the week when we have early/late soccer practices and it messes with our dinner schedule.
Most of my ideas are simple - ham and cheese cubes in a snack-sized ziplock bag, frozen, then thawed in the fridge the night before and I put them on frilly toothpicks to turn them into mini kid-kabobs (yeah, bonus points for fancy snack presentation). Another idea - I take a piece of string cheese and slice it down the middle length wise - I wrap 2 pieces of deli turkey around each piece and freeze in a ziplock bag (same idea, thaw it in the fridge the night before) and then right before the kids get off the bus I slice them up (like a pinwheel) and put them on whole wheat crackers. The kids loves these, and it's perfect for when I don't have fresh deli meat lying around. I also love pizza pockets with crescent rolls - just a little pizza sauce, quartered string cheese, and bake - these freeze well and once they're thawed, all you need to do is microwave them for about 20 seconds and serve!
Here's a new one I tried yesterday, this is a pretty simple one! Here are the ingredients: