Healthy snacks for almost teenager

[EDmummy]

What to leave to eat after school for my almost 13 year old when he comes home from school in September? He's a growing boy and is conscious about eating right but it's so much easier for him to raid the biscuit tin whilst he waits for me to get home to cook tea.

[laney1]

Houmous and oatcakes/crudites, nuts and dried fruit, air popped popcorn, vegetable crisps, fruit salad.x

[RenF]

Hoummus and carrots sticks/celery sticks?

Fruit and yogurt

Homemade (if you've the inclination) muesli/cereal bars with plenty of healthy seeds/nuts etc but also honey for sweetness?

Nuts and dried fruit

Things to make a smoothie with ( we do banana, natural yogurt, milk and oats)

Edited to add: cross posted with above!

[laney1]

Haha - RenF - you and I must be psychic food sisters!

[womanofdulwich]

Malt loaf.

[RenF]

@laney1 indeed! Great minds etc...

[cmacnew]

When I was a kid I would always have a bowl of cereal when I got in, usually weetabix! Not sure if that counts as healthy but it does for breakfast so I guess it is!

[fl0wer]

Home-made WW bread [can have extra protein in it, eg nuts/seeds/soya flour]

+ honey and tahini together as a spread

+ bit of fresh fruit

+ glass of milk

Important for my son to have this high calorie event, as throughout school life he'd return home with low blood sugar & a short temper. Then he usually had a sit down rest not thinking about homework.

[tomskip]

A slice of toast and marmite.