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Finger Food Suggestions

Using the Food Guide Pyramid:

Bread, Cereal, Rice Pasta (6 Servings)

·  bread/toast, as sandwiches (cut into fingers)

·   hot dog roll (fill with just about anything)

·  muffin

·   breakfast bar

·   quick bread (banana, zucchini, cranberry)

·   biscuits

·  coffee cake

·  * frozen soft pretzel (reheat in microwave)

·  graham crackers

·  oatmeal cookies

·  rolls (sweet, crescent, cheese)

·  coffee cake

·  cake doughnuts

·  corn bread

Fruit (2 Servings)

·  peach, pineapple, pear slices etc. (canned or fresh)

·  • mandarin orange sections

·  • dried fruit (apple, raisins, apricots, etc.

·  seedless grapes ( cut in half)

·  strawberries or melon (bite sized)

·  banana slices

·  fruit leather (roll-ups)

Vegetables (2-3 Servings)

·  • steamed peapods (serve cold with dip) * carrot sticks (cooked, served hot or cold)

·  • whole green or lima beans (drained) * tater tots, french fries

·  * cherry tomatoes (halved), tomato wedges * pickles

·  * stuffed mushrooms * zucchini, broccoli (steamed or sautéed)

·  * baked potato (cut in wedges) * potato cakes

·  * roasted red peppers (slices, served cold)

Meat, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, Nuts (2 Servings)

·  meatballs, hamburgers

·  peanut butter

·  chicken fingers, nuggets

·  meat-filled ravioli

·  roasted meat (sliced, room temp.)

·  rolled, sliced ham or assorted cold cuts

·  meat or fish sandwiches (use hot dog roll)

·  bean soup (served in a mug)

·  fish sticks nuggets (with dipping sauce)

Milk, Yogurt, Cheese (2-3 Servings)

·   pudding, yogurt, ice cream (served in a flat bottomed cone)

·  tortellini stuffed with cheese

·  cheese raviolis

·  cheese sticks, cubes or slices

 


 

Southwest Kansas Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
P. O. Box 1636 • Dodge CityKansas 67801


620-225-8230 • Older Kansan's Hotline 800-742-9531 • Fax: 620-225-8240 • SWKAAA@hotmail.com

PSY 5/24/2007