Quick Snacks Bin

It always seems like we never have anything easy to eat around the house. I don't usually buy crackers, pretzels, chips, etc (for the very reason that if I buy them, then that's what we eat.) And sometimes I don't get around to making fun snacks like muffins. We end up snacking on bread instead of fruits or vegetables, because they aren't *quite* as convenient (ya know, you have to bend over, open the drawer, remove item, shut drawer, wash or cut the fruit/veggies....) So I came up with a good idea. I got a plastic shoe box container, labeled it "Quick Snacks" and put it in the fridge. In this bin, I put in ready-to-eat snacks that the kids can get to when they are hungry. Every few days I will refill as needed. Even my husband was excited to see this!

Things I put in the bin yesterday:
(I put cut up stuff and veggies in lunch-size ziploc baggies, so they can open the bag and take out the amount they want.)

Clementine oranges
Washed apples (small ones)
baby carrots
peas in the pod
sliced, washed celery
oranges
cheesesticks (the kids know there is a limit of 1 per day.)

Other things to put in the Quick Snacks bin:
cinnamon apples
peanut butter balls
trail mix / nuts /dried fruits
in season fruits/veggies
a card that says "1 Muffin" or any other baked good I have on hand
And check out this post of snack ideas too.

I thought about making a Quick Snacks bin for non-refrigerated foods too, but I figure that is easy to get anyway. And then everyone would go for that bin instead of the good stuff in the fridge!