School Time Snack Attack from Forest Feast 

~ Tips on Kid-Friendly School Lunch Box Snacks from Forest Feast ~

Back to school is the perfect time to start filling children’s lunchboxes with healthier snacksthat will help fuel active young minds and bodies all day long. Forest Feast, the premium quality dried fruit and nut snack company, is encouraging parents to fill their children’s lunch boxes with healthier kid-friendly snacks this school term.
Children often look forward to their ‘small break’ all morning as it is a break from the morning’s lessons and snack time is an important chance for young minds to refuel for the rest of the day.

“Snacks can play a significant role in the diet of children as, due to their small size, they may only be able to eat a small amount of food at a time. However, it is important to choose the right snacks so that children are getting the nutrients they need to keep them going through the busy school day right through to their afterschool activities,” said Ann Woods, Product Development Manager of Kestrel Foods Ltd, owners of the Forest Feast brand.

“Parents want to pack snacks for their children that are both nutritious and energising but also delicious enough that kids will eat it.  Forest Feast has created a premium range of dried fruit and nuts snacks that are made to enjoy on-the-go so our products are the perfect healthier snack option for busy parents.”

Forest Feast has rounded up some tasty dried fruit snacks that offer a healthier alternative to crisps and biscuits and make the perfect school lunchbox snack for kids. Keep young minds energised throughout the day with the healthier option of dried fruit – a healthier, energising and delicious snack that is high in fibre and full of goodness.

• Snack Pot Berries & Raisins – A wonderful berry mix, which provides one of their five-a- day, this lunchbox friendly snack pot format is an easy way to serve children raisins, cranberries, physalis, cherries and blueberries with a sprinkling of yummy yogurt coated raisins.  With their sweet flavour and bite-sized pieces, Snack Pot Berries & Raisins are perfect for little hands. Available in 60g format, RRP £1.29

• Exotic Dried Mango – A little taste of summer, Forest Feast Exotic Dried Mango is a PREDA Fairtrade product that makes a deliciously refreshing snack that is fat-free and free from artificial additives and preservatives. This sweet, tangy treat is the perfect way to sneak in one of their five-a-day into your child’s lunch! Available in five 25g single portions RRP £2.99 which is perfect for lunchboxes or the 130g share pack which can be easily decanted into lunchboxes or shared amongst the family on the way to afterschool activities, RRP £2.75.

• Whole Snack Yogurt Cranberries – These juicy dried ruby red cranberries are covered in a delicious creamy yogurt coating which will have kids loving this tempting sweet treat. Available in 60g snack pack format, RRP £1, this mouth-watering snack is the perfect reward after a hard sports session or at the end of the busy school week.

All Forest Feast products are available online and from leading retailers nationwide.  For more information and recipe suggestions, visit www.forestfeast.com or find Forest Feast on Facebook and Twitter.