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    Home » Family Friendly Recipes » Snacks

    75+ Healthy 'On The Go' Snacks for Kids

    Aug 21, 2017 · 6 Comments

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    Here you'll find over 75 quick, easy and healthy snack ideas for kids on the go, plus our recommendations for eco friendly snack containers.

    I don't know about you, but in the school holidays my kids are ALWAYS hungry! When we're out and about all day, bringing snacks with us is a must, but how do you keep snacks healthy and interesting?

    You'll find more than 75 healthy snack ideas for kids in today's post, all really quick and easy to pack and perfect for taking out with you when you're on the go!

    Over 75 healthy snack ideas for kids - easy quick and perfect for on the go - Eats Amazing UK

    I've divided all the snack ideas up into food groups to help make the list easier to read. I'd recommend trying to bring snacks from a couple of different food groups each time to keep things balanced and interesting - there should be more than enough different snack combinations here to keep you going all the year around!

    75 easy healthy snack ideas for kids - great for days out and after school snacks too - fresh fruit snacks packed in Nom Nom Kids Snack pouches

    Fresh Fruit Snack Ideas

    Fruit is always my kids first choice and there are loads of different fresh fruits that are great for snacking on. Whole fruits like apples and bananas are really handy to chuck in a bag but if you set aside a little time to prep a couple of times a week, you can also make up little tubs or pouches of cut fruit ready to grab and go whenever you're leaving the house.

    Grapes (halved for younger children)
    Apples, whole
    Apple slices (dipped in orange juice to prevent browning)
    Blueberries
    Strawberries
    Raspberries
    Blackberries
    Cherries (stoned and halved for younger children)
    Peach slices (fresh or tinned)
    Nectarine (whole or stoned and sliced)
    Apricot (fresh or tinned)
    Plums (whole or stoned and sliced)
    Kiwi slices
    Figs (whole or quartered)
    Chopped pineapple
    Chopped mango
    Melon chunks
    Watermelon slices
    Mandarin/clementine segments
    Orange wedges
    Banana

    Homemade fruity flapjack energy bites - nut free dairy free gluten free and vegan recipe - great healthy snack idea for kids from Eats Amazing UK

    Dried Fruit Snack Ideas

    Dried fruit is really handy to keep in your bag for emergency snacking - it can last for months so can be a real saviour if you've forgotten to bring anything fresh. To save money, buy larger bags of dried fruit and divide them into small snack bags, tubs or pouches - you could get the kids help you make up your own mix of fruits too.

    Raisins
    Sultanas
    Cranberries
    Apricots (chopped for younger children)
    Apple rings (chopped for younger children)
    Banana chips
    Yogurt covered raisins
    Mango
    Coconut flakes
    Freeze dried strawberries
    Dried Fruit Snacks (we love Organix gummies)
    Energy balls (try my fruity flapjack energy bites recipe)

    75 easy healthy snack ideas for kids - great for days out and after school snacks too - fresh vegetables you can grab and go

    Vegetable Snack Ideas

    Snacking is the ideal time to boost that all important 5 a day with some extra vegetables. I often find that my kids will eat veggies as a snack that they'd turn their noses up at dinner time - sometimes all it takes is a change of location to make healthy foods more attractive and exciting! Kids love baby vegetables like carrots and peppers, the cuteness factor makes them extra appealing and from an adult perspective, minimal prep is a massive bonus! Serve vegetables just as they come or bring along a small tub of something for dipping - you'll find some dip ideas further down this post.

    Carrot sticks
    Baby carrots
    Cucumber sticks
    Baby cucumbers
    Celery sticks
    Baby sweetcorn (raw or lightly steamed)
    Sugar snap peas (raw or lightly steamed)
    Green beans (raw or lightly steamed)
    Broccoli florets (lightly steamed)
    Peas in their pods
    Red pepper sticks
    Mini peppers
    Cherry tomatoes (halved for younger children)
    Roasted chickpeas (try my maple spiced roasted chickpeas recipe)

    Super healthy granola bar recipe - sugar free dairy free and nut free - great healthy snack for refuelling the whole family

    Carbohydrate Snack Ideas

    Children need plenty of carbohydrates to keep them going and there are loads of easy options available. Look for wholemeal, low salt and low sugar options for the healthiest snacks.

    Plain popcorn
    Mini Breadsticks
    Dry Cereal
    Rice cakes
    Oatcakes
    Mini Ryvita
    Mini biscuits (we love Organix animal biscuits and mini gingerbread men)
    Mini Crackers
    Mini cheese savouries
    Mini pretzels or pretzel sticks
    Leftover cooked pasta shapes
    Leftover new potatoes
    Leftover potato wedges
    Sliced wholemeal pitta bread
    Tortilla crisps (try my easy homemade tortilla crisps recipe)
    Mini sandwiches
    Homemade flapjacks
    Homemade granola bar (try this super healthy granola bar recipe)
    Homemade sweet muffins (try my oat & berry muffins recipe)
    Homemade savoury muffins (try my rainbow vegetable muffins recipe or ham and cheese muffins recipe)

    Quick and Easy healthy breakfast snack pots -fun and healthy breakfast ideas for kids!

    Protein & Dairy Snack Ideas

    Eating a good variety of protein rich foods is really important for growing kids and it's also great for keeping them fuller for longer when you're out and about.

    Rolled ham slices
    Rolled roast beef slices
    Shredded roast chicken
    Hard boiled eggs (try using egg moulds to make them extra fun!)
    Mixed Seeds
    Nuts (avoid whole nuts for children under 5)
    Grated or cubed cheddar cheese
    Mini Babybel cheese
    Cheese triangles

    Simple roasted carrot houmous recipe - the perfect healthy dip or spread for kids and toddlers too - Eats Amazing UK

    Snack Dip Ideas

    Keep things interesting by packing a small tub of dip with your snacks - it's amazing how much more attractive healthy snacks like crispy vegetables, oat cakes or bread sticks become once you've got something to dip them in!

    Hummus (you might enjoy my roasted carrot hummus or pea & mint hummus recipes)
    Yogurt Dip for Fruit (you might like my healthy coconut fruit dip recipe)
    Cream cheese
    Peanut, almond or cashew butter
    Mild salsa
    Guacamole

    When it comes to packing our snacks, we have several favoruite eco-friendly boxes and pouches to pack them in. The leak-proof classic Yumbox is great for holding a variety of snacks for the whole family, and the cute Yumbox Mini Snack holds the perfect amount of dip and nibbles for one or two of you.

    Nom Nom Kids makes some super cute reusable snack pouches which my kids love, and their reusable yogurt pouches are fantastic too (yogurt without the mess - so brilliant when you're out and about!).

    The Goodbyn Small Meal box is another great one for snacks and you can divide it up with silicone muffin cups for extra flexibility. Finally Sistema make some great snack boxes, we particularly love the little leak-proof 'yogurt to go' tubs which are perfect for snacks of all shapes and sizes!

    The best snack containers for kids - with over 75 healthy snack ideas - quick easy and perfect to grab and go - Eats Amazing UK

    For even more easy healthy snack ideas and recipes, check out the snack ideas for kids section here on the Eats Amazing blog or pop over and follow my Healthy Snack Ideas Pinterest board for fresh and seasonal inspiration all the year around!

    Do you take snacks out with you whenever you leave the house with the kids? What are your favourite foods to pack?

    Grace

    Disclosure: This post contains some Amazon affiliate links; I may receive commission on items purchased through the links.

    I hope you found this collection of healthy snack ideas useful, please pin it so you can find it again if you did! 

    Over 75 healthy snacks for kids - easy quick and perfect for on the go - Eats Amazing UK #snacks #kidsfood #healthykids #healthysnacks #snackideas #afterschool #backtoschool

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    1. Agnes Electra Chlebinska says

      July 18, 2018 at 7:11 am

      Definitely flavorful and healthy snacks that are very helpful to parents to gain new ideas. They can provide and innovate the old boring snacks to their kids. They would love the awesome colors and amazing taste which is more nutritious as it gets.

      Reply
    2. Debbie Denyer says

      September 07, 2018 at 8:08 am

      This is a brilliant list! Thank you so much. My eldest has just started taking snacks to school so I’ll print this and stick it up in the cupboard!

      Reply
    3. Millie says

      September 08, 2018 at 11:09 am

      I really like the way you have divided up the lists. Thanks for sharing #BlogCrush

      Reply
    4. Rosie Doal says

      September 09, 2018 at 11:35 am

      There are some lovely and healthy snacks here - enough to settle their sweet tooth craving x #Blogcrush

      Reply
    5. Daydreams of a Mum says

      September 12, 2018 at 8:16 pm

      Some of these are just ridiculously cute !!!! Someone loved this post so much they added it to our #blogcrush linky

      Reply
      • Grace Hall says

        September 30, 2018 at 10:05 am

        Thank you! What a lovely thing for someone to do! 🙂

        Reply

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