<p>Breads – pumpkin, banana, etc.</p>
<p>PUPPY CHOW! (Chex rice cereal, peanut butter, chocolate chips and powdered sugar…delish!!)</p>
<p><a href=“http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/puppy-chow/detail.aspx[/url]”>http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/puppy-chow/detail.aspx</a></p>
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<p>They would probably enjoy a fruit platter, but I think that a plate of fruit set out for 5-6 hours would look pretty tired.</p>
<p>Are they willing to cut anything? A large hard salami with crackers.
Is the fruit going to be in the sun?
Crackers already spread with peanut butter or some with almond butter. My D used to have a friend whose Mom made peanut butter on graham crackers sandwiches.
Bagels with the cream cheese inside a small lunch box sized cooler.
I wouldn’t serve bananas to a mixed crowd of HS kids.</p>
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<p>LOL, I take it that you’ve seen the Michelle Bachmann eating a corn dog photo.</p>
<p>Missypie:</p>
<p>You said the retreat is from 4-9pm. What are they doing for dinner and at what time? Do you really think they’ll be hungry for more food? Or are they not eating a dinner?</p>
<p>I guess I’m asking, are you providing snacks in place of dinner or in addition to? Are you looking for sweet/savory desserts? How many kids?</p>
<p>Missypie- haven’t seen the Michelle Bachman corndog video but I can imagine. I was informed a few years back that you can’t bring bananas for a snack unless it is all girls.
If they aren’t having dinner I would make sure to have some sort of protein. My girls get cranky if they don’t eat.</p>
<p>You can freeze yogarts and they will defrost enough so they become like a slushy.</p>
<p>hard-boiled eggs?</p>
<p>Grapes - fruit that doesn’t need to be cut or peeled. </p>
<p>Homemade oatmeal cookies/bars</p>
<p>If prior events are any indication, they will order a stack of cheese pizzas from the cheapest place and call it dinner.</p>
<p>In my experience with high school kids, they often will eat healthier foods, like part-skim mozzarella sticks and clementines, even if there is pizza. The kids I fed were quiz bowl competitors and theater participants; cast, crew and orchestra. Cookies disappear quickly too. I had time to make homemade, but any would do.</p>
<p>Doggychow…</p>
<p>And how the heck do you ost your own thread?? :(</p>
<p>If they will eat pizza first then I would send washed grapes and cherries and a sweet such as a bag of chocolate chips or a huge bag of M&M’s and a bag of skittles.</p>
<p>I’ve made the same recipe as leftrightleft (#13) using Oyster crackers…kids LOVE IT…</p>
<p>Side note pet peeve - when groups (especially group get togethers for kids) feel like they can just throw a bunch of pizzas on the table and everyone is happy - I’ve had my kids come home and say “ugh! I am SO sick of pizza!” - I know it’s cheap, but when that’s what everyone sets on the food table it gets OLD!!!</p>
<p>We like to bring a plastic bag of Joe’s O’s (the Trader Joe’s version of Cheerios) when we will need a snack.</p>
<p>If this is a group of girls and pizza is being served,then I would just add a few mostly healthier choices:</p>
<p>-a platter of carrot sticks and celery sticks (perhaps peanut butter too)
-a bowl of some type of chex mix, m&m’s, nuts(?), etc.
-a platter of apples & clementines
-a platter of homemade granola bars, cookies, brownies</p>
<p>Let us know what you decide!</p>
<p>Clementines get my vote as a yummy fruit that kids will peel. Chocolate covered mini pretzels are also simple and delicious and will be consumed in record time if you set them out!</p>
<p>If you slice tart apples (like the Granny Smith variety) into eighths and lay them cut side down on a platter, they will actually keep nicely and can be served with a caramel dip. I’ve done this for a healthy snack for school holiday parties and it was a big hit. When I included red apples (for a pretty red and green mix) or when I thought they would be sitting out for a while, I dipped them first in a lemon juice solution to avoid browning.</p>