Reposting following a (be still, my heart) cafeteria committee meeting at my child’s school today. Foodie mom heaven.

One topic that came up was healthy snack ideas. While we don’t lots of good single-serving, grab-and-go options here in Senegal, there are many healthy treats available – although they may take a bit more planning and effort… and $$.

Here are a few ideas from our kitchen. As you’ll see, I rely heavily on Marie’s Kitchen, Veronique’s peanuts and Club Kossam yogurts.

1. Tortilla + peanut butter
2. Tortilla + Laughing Cow cheese
3. Tortilla + hummus
4. Tortilla + labneh yogurt cheese
5. Tortilla + shredded Gouda or mozzarella, heated to make a quesadilla
6. English muffin + peanut butter + honey
7. English muffin + Faux-tella (peanut butter + honey + cocoa powder)
8. English muffin + labneh yogurt cheese + cucumber slices
9. English muffin + tomato sauce + mozzarella
10. English muffin + Laughing Cow cheese + jam
11. English muffin + salami or ham + cheese
12. Peanut butter & jelly on sandwich bread
13. Cheese sticks (made by cutting mozzarella or other mild cheese)
14. Wedges of Laughing Cow cheese
15. Babybel cheese
16. Cucumber slices + Laughing Cow cheese
17. Pear slices + Gouda cheese slices
18. Apple slices + Mimolette cheese slices
19. Apple slices + peanut butter
20. Banana + peanut butter
21. Carrot sticks + hummus
22. Carrot sticks + Ranch or labneh yogurt cheese
23. Bell pepper slices + hummus
24. Bell pepper slices + Ranch or labneh yogurt cheese
25. Pita triangles + hummus
26. Pita + labneh yogurt cheese rolled up with fresh herbs
27. Pita + guacamole
28. Dried apricots
29. Dried prunes
30. Dried prunes + a dollop of peanut butter
31. Dried mango
32. Dried banana chips
33. Dried coconut pieces
34. Fresh coconut pieces
35. Raisins (or Craisins from the American Food Store)
36. Dates (have pits)
37. Tamarind pods (have seeds)
38. Pitted olives
39. Cornichons
40. Hard-boiled egg
41. Plain popcorn
42. Popcorn sprinkled with mbouraké (slightly sweetened ground peanuts)
43. Lait caillé nature or yaourt nature
44. Plain yogurt with chopped fruit
45. Plain yogurt with Marie’s Kitchen granola
46. Plain yogurt with mbouraké (lightly sweetened ground peanuts)
47. Plain yogurt with honey + moringa powder (add just before eating, not in advance)
48. Pretzel sticks
49. Rice cakes
50. Plain crackers or aperitif sticks
51. Digestive biscuits, plain
52. Pink Lady or Gala apple chunks tossed with with lime juice, cinnamon and honey
53. Bananas
54. Grapes (seedless available)
55. Clementines or mandarins
56. Pink grapefruit wedges
57. Plums
58. Pineapple chunks
59. Papaya chunks with lime
60. Melon slices
61. Mango slices
62. Strawberries
63. Cherry tomatoes
64. Fresh green beans (well washed and ends snapped)
65. Roasted butternut squash cubes
66. Baked sweet potato fries, lightly salted
67. Baked ripe plantain slices, lightly salted or with cinnamon
68. Chickpeas, canned but rinsed
69. Frozen peas, thawed (I know. But my kids love them.)
70. Rolled slice of salami or ham
71. Rolled slice of salami or ham around a cheese stick
72. Rolled slice of salami or ham around cheese with mustard and cornichons
73. Crêpes, plain
74. Crêpes with fruit jam
75. Crêpes with ham and cheese
76. Leftover pizza margarita (order an extra just for this reason!)
77. All-fruit applesauce cups (Hypermarché or Auchan). Check that they don’t have artificial sweeteners.
78. Plain Cheerios or plain puff cereals
79. Trail mix: peanuts, raisins, dried coconut pieces, cereal…
80. Veronique’s peanut brittle
81. Veronique’s roasted peanuts
82. Roasted cashews
83. Whole wheat pancake strips + Casamance honey
84. Granola bars (ingredients easily available)
85. Rolled energy bites (oats, peanut butter, dried coconut, honey, cocoa…) 

Snack tips for Dakar

Ziploc baggies are available at the American Food Store, as are a variety of US snacks such as Goldfish, raisin boxes, etc…

Marie’s Kitchen makes and delivers THE BEST tortillas, Casamance honey, granola and English muffins. She can also make whole wheat banana bread or apple bread. 

Veronique’s peanut butter and brittle are amazing. And she delivers too. (Following recommendations of Senegalese friends and based on a few experiences, we don’t give our kids peanuts or cashews sold on the street. But we love Veronique’s peanut goodies!)

Shady Shack hummus freezes great. Order in bulk and stock up. 

Club Kossam weekly yogurt deliveries are 👍🏼.

Use the plastic ‘bissap baggies’ from your local buutik to freeze single servings of fruit.