1. Fruits: Nothing beats fruits for a snack. Sliced or whole apples, oranges (Clementine), bananas, or diced mangoes all make excellent snacks for the kids.
2. Vegetables with dips: Carrots with ranch is also liked by majority of kids.
3. Chewy bars: It is always handy to have them at home to bring a variety to the lunch kit.
4. Crackers and cheese: Cheddar cheese cubed with 4-5 crackers are always appreciated and enjoyed. Cheese strings, or cubed cheese are a healthy alternative too.
5. Yogurt: My kids love yogurt tubes – although at times I do wonder if paying the premium for the convenience is worth it. Yogurt drinks, or yogurt cups are also healthy.
6. Quesadillas, Crispy rice squares: There is a cool recipe for the same on our blog site.
7. Chocolate or oatmeal with raisin cookies. There are some great products out there like Erin Baker's Breakfast Cookies, Oatmeal Raisin, 3-Ounce Individually Wrapped Cookies (Pack of 12)
8. Sliced cake: Bake a chocolate or basic vanilla cake and you are good to go for a week.
9. Cupcakes/Muffins – homemade. You control the size when you make them at home and there are some cool recipes for healthier muffins.
10. Baked potato Chips/pretzels: Sometimes you just have to give and go with what pleases their palette.
11. Pepperoni sticks: I am not a big fan of this and save it as a last alternative
12. Whole wheat tortillas with salsa: You get your serving of grains and vegetables.
13. Handful of popcorn: Although this is controversial, it is a fun snack provided it is handed out in limit. You don’t want them to fill up on air!
14. Dried fruits –like apricots or mangoes: These are good just by themselves or with nuts. Some great buys are Peeled Snacks Organic Fruit Picks Variety Pack
15. Home made trail mixture –mixing whole wheat cereals like cheerios with dried fruits and pumpkin or sunflower seeds.
16. Eggs: A healthy snack for growing kids, full of proteins and vitamins. Give them boiled or stuff it in halved pita bread with salsa.
17. Olives: If your kid loves olives – it is again a good and healthy snack. There are a variety of stuffed olives to choose from.
18. Baked goodies: If you do want to indulge your kid once in a while, try giving a square of Nanaimo bar, cream puff or any other baked good.
19. Tuna, mayo and cracker snack kit.
20. Rice Chips , banana chips, jello with fruits or plain chocolate pudding is also popular.You can also try Sensible Foods Roasted Edamame Crunch Dried Snack, Lunch box size, 0.75-Ounce (Pack of 24)
And to go with all these delicious snacks in these lunch kits for kids
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