Inspiration: 35 Portable Healthy Snacks For Kids
Do you ever get stuck for ideas when you need healthy snacks to take out and about for your baby or toddler? So many pre-packaged snacks are loaded with additives, preservatives, salt and sugar so it can be hard to find a healthy alternative that still tastes delicious. When we get stuck for inspiration, there’s no better inspiration than the community of One Handed Cooks on our Facebook page. WANT MORE? All new recipes are in our Bestselling books, or you can browse our eBooks here.
Earlier we asked, “What’s your favourite healthy snack to take out-and-about for your baby or toddler?”
Here are the fab responses for your own inspiration, and we’ve linked so some of our own recipes that you might like to try.
33 Portable Baby/Toddler Snacks
- Pick ‘n’ Mix Fritters
- Pick ‘n’ mix triangles
- Oat bars
- Chia squares
- Muffins – 30 sweet and savoury muffin ideas
- Biscuits – 18 healthy biscuit ideas
- Smoothies – 20 healthy smoothie ideas
- Edible necklace
- Kale chips
- Fruit skewers
- Roast pumpkin loaf
- Quinoa balls
- Nuggets (Chicken, Sweet potato, Quinoa)
- Peanut butter balls
- Zucchini chips
- Muesli bars
- Watermelon icy poles
- Apricot coconut balls
- Vegetable sausage rolls
- Mini spelt pizza
- Zucchini nuggets
- Chickpeas
- Roast veggie tarts
- Sulphur free dried fruit mix
- 3 bean mix
- Meatballs
- Vegetable sticks
- Humus with pita bread
- Corn on cob
- Frozen peas, beans and corn
- Piklets/pancakes
- Frozen yoghurt
- Avocado sandwich
- Frozen grapes
- Fresh fruit cut up – with some lemon brushed over them to stop browning
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posted by Mellie on February 9, 2015
Love this list! But had to point out – you have Zuchinni Chips listed twice! (15 & 21) –
Maybe because they’re doubly good?? 😀
posted by Allie on February 12, 2015
Thank you 🙂 will change for another yummy option. Ax
posted by Getting sleepy on August 3, 2015
Yes! Finally something about healthy snacks.
posted by Fernanda on October 27, 2021
Thank you very much for all the ideas! I loved them
It’s my first time packing lunch boxes and I had no idea what to pack!!
It’ helped me a lot