Balance out all of the sweet treats this holiday season with these healthy Christmas snacks! They’re so fun and festive that your kids will gobble them up! Perfect for Christmas parties, class treats, or just a little holiday fun.
We all know that the holidays are filled with lots of delicious food but, unfortunately, most of it’s also loaded with sugar and fat. My kids have inherited my sweet tooth and would fill up on cookies and chocolates all day long if they could. I’ve found, however, that they’re much more willing to eat the good stuff {and even try new things!} when I make it a little more fun for them to eat.
Healthy Christmas Snacks
If you’re wanting your kiddos to take a little break from the sweets but still let them in on that Christmas festivity, here are some fabulous healthy Christmas food ideas for kids. {Of course, adults can still enjoy them too!} Most of them are really simple and can be prepared in no time. Use them for Christmas parties or just some fun at home while watching a Christmas movie or two. These healthy Christmas snacks would also be perfect for class treats since many schools are encouraging more healthy food options for their class parties.
String Cheese Snowmen from No Biggie.
Healthy Christmas Snacks – Fruit Ideas
There are so many cute Christmas fruit snack ideas! They still may have some sugar, but at least they’re loaded with nutrients! If you’re using bananas or apples and are concerned with the browning, you can always dip them in a little lemon juice or orange juice to help prevent that.
Santa Fruit Skewers from Clean and Scentsible
Banana Snowmen from One Handed Cooks
Grinch fruit kabobs {and other Grinch party food ideas} from Clean and Scentsible
Apple Christmas Tree from Clean and Scentsible. You could use kiwis too!
Fruit Christmas Tree from Iowa Girl Eats. Use any combination of fruit that you would like.
Grinch Fruit Snack from Clean and Scentsible.
Watermelon Christmas trees from One Handed Cooks.
Apple slice and nut butter “sandwiches” from Healthy Little Foodies.
Healthy Christmas Food Platter Video
Put a few of your favorite ideas together for a Christmas party food platter!
Healthy Christmas Snacks – Vegetables
It can sometimes be hard to get all of the recommended vegetable servings in each day, but these ideas are sure to get your kids a little more interested!
Christmas Tree Vegetable Platter from Betty Crocker.
Cucumber Christmas Tree from Kiddie Foodies.
Celery reindeer peanut butter snacks from Fork and Beans.
Christmas Sandwiches
There are lots of fun Christmas sandwiches that you can make that are quick and easy to whip up! Any Christmas cookie cutter can quickly transform a plain old sandwich into a Christmas treat! Fill them with your kids favorite healthy foods for a great after school snack or lunch time surprise!
Pita Tree Snacks from Betty Crocker.
Reindeer Sandwiches from CBC.
Snowman bagel from Spoonful.
Star cut-out sandwiches from In the Playroom.
Cucumber Christmas tree sandwiches from Melt.
Snowman Sandwiches on a Stick {originally found on Good Housekeeping but link no longer working}.
Christmas tree roll-ups from Betty Crocker.
Healthy Christmas Cracker and Cheese Ideas
Crackers and cheese are always a hit with the little ones and work great for Christmas parties too. Here are some cute ways to dress them up!
Babybel Santa Cheese from Cute Food for Kids.
Santa Crackers from Martha Stewart
Babybel Santa’s Belly. These ones would be super quick and easy to make if you had to do a larger batch.
Christmas tree cheese platter from Kevin and Amanda. Fun for an adult party too or make it on a smaller scale for a group snack.
Healthy Christmas Drinks
Don’t forget a drink to wash it all down! These can be enjoyed with a meal or snack, or for a fun little Christmas treat all on their own. Stay away from the soda with these healthier Christmas drink ideas…
Frozen Cranberry Orange Smoothie {Dairy-free} from Cotter Crunch
Snowman milk bottles from Live, Laugh, Rowe
Chocolate Peppermint Green Smoothie from Healthy Delicious.
Snowmen drink boxes from Pigskins and Pigtails
Slow cooker cranberry apple cider from The Recipe Rebel.
Aren’t they all awesome! I hope you and your family have some fun with them this holiday season Get the kids in on the creating too – you might be surprised by all of the great ideas that they come up with! Happy Holidays!
For more fun Christmas ideas for kids, check out these posts…
Easy Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
Great ideas! I love the Grinch Fruit Kabobs. These are such great alternatives to sweet treats! I will Pin this so I don’t forget. Thanks. Rhonda (http://feetgroundedontheearth.blogspot.com)
Thanks Rhonda! It is definitely nice to have a few alternatives to all of the sweets!!
Such great ideas! I’m always looking for healthier snacks for me and the kids – and these are so fun! I really love your grinch ideas too!
Such cute ideas- these would be perfect for a kid’s Christmas party!!
You were totes reading my mind! I’m 24 and a single dad to my baby carrots. Thank you this is such a great idea
What an awesome collection! I love every one of these ideas … pinning and sharing 🙂
Thanks Ann! Hope you get to try some of them!
Love your ideas, pinning!
Would you like to come and share it at Foodies & Crafties Soirée at http://www.kiddiefoodies.com? There is one each Thursday. Would love to see you there!
Gosia | Kiddie Foodies
Thanks Gosia! And thanks for the invite – I’ll try to come by!
Those babybel are just too cute! I love the fruit kebabs and the fruit Christmas tree is literally making my mouth water – lovely ideas.
I loved those Babybel ideas too – my youngest’s favorite snack!!
These are fabulous ideas!! I especially love the Grinch kabobs and the reindeer granola!
The grinch Kabobs are so cute!
What a fun collection of healthy recipes. Thanks for compiling all of these great ideas. Pinned.
These are fantastic! So many cute ideas. Thanks for sharing. I will be reposting 🙂
Seriously, these are such awesome ideas!!
Thanks Ellen! Hope you create something fun! 🙂
So many fun ideas!! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a wonderful week!
This is a fantastic collection of healthy Christmas Food Ideas! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Toy daughter gave the grinch grape design last year for her kids xmas party treats. Same design. The kids loved it. The teacher was happy to have cute healthy snack