When you’re on the go, snacks are a must. Here are some of our favorites that keep the messes at a minimum (ish?) and still pack some nutrients!
- Chickpeas
- This is a protein packed legume has become one of our baby/toddler faves. Straight from the can or freeze dried, it’s so delicious and satisfying! You can also find plenty of flavored options too.
- Snack Bars
- Individually packed bars are always helpful when you’re on the go! Our faves are Dave’s Killer Bread Bars, Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars, Kind Protein Breakfast Bars, Belvita Bars.
- Fresh Fruit
- We love blueberries, strawberries, grapes, apple slices, and of course Cuties! If you’ve got a little and you’re concerned about fruit size – we love the OXO fruit cutter.
- Fresh Cut Veggies
- Baby carrots and sliced peppers are always a great on-the-go snack! Sometimes we have some hummus to accompany them but also delicious (& cleaner!) solo.
- String Cheese
- An easy, protein-packed snack that (usually) even the picky kiddos love!
- Pretzels
- A salty snack is essential. We love all versions of a pretzel: matchsticks, peanut butter-filled, thins…you name it.
- Dried Fruit
- A great option for fruit, especially if you can’t keep your snackle box cold. Raisins, apple rings, dried mango, freeze dried berries…the list goes on!
- Nuts/Trail Mix
- Trader Joe’s has some great individually packaged trail mixes that we love. But just a handful of almonds or pistachios will do the trick.
- Gummy Snacks
- Adds some fun and color to your snackle box!
- Crackers
- Goldfish are requested daily in this household but sometimes it’s fun to mix it up with pita crackers.
- Meat
- Think charcuterie for kids! Our go-to’s are pepperoni, salami or even turkey roll ups, pair it with your cheese and go pinkies up.
- Electrolyte Packets
- This has become a recent addition to our snack haul. Loving the Cure lemonade flavor for adults and kids (ages 1 & up) alike!
- Sweet Treat
- Graham crackers, cookies, or candy…the kiddos always get excited about what sweet treat they’ll find.
- Pouches
- A must-have for any outing with toddlers and always a crowd pleaser with big kids too! It’s so great to have a quick and easy treat for them to slurp down.
- Dip
- Dip can be a controversial addition to a snack box due to the mess-factor, but with the right container, it can definitely be a level up! Hummus and guac are our top faves! For a long day out it can be nice to get the individually packaged snack/dip kits for everyone to have.
Need some snackle-box recs? Here are a few of our favorite on-the-go snack containers!
- Melii Snackle Box
- GoBe Snack Spinner
- Bento Box
- PackIt Freezable Lunch Bag
- Memory Snack Tray (make it a game and give yourself a few more minutes of entertainment!)
Another On-The-Go Pro Tip: Throw some packing cubes in the storage basket of your stroller so you can easily load/unload your stroller when you need to quickly fold (think: airports, Disney etc)
Travel stroller recs? The Traveler for a single stroller and The Twin for a lightweight, compact double stroller.