Favorite No-Cook Toddler Snacks for On-the-go and the normal Day-to-day.
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Not everyday needs to be homemade and fancy. In fact, a lot of our go-to snacks are not. We do try to use diverse, fresh ingredients for the whole family for the majority of our meals when feasible so keeping it simple, easy and quick for snacks is often a must! Finding easy snacks that aren’t overly processed and have healthy ingredients can be a challenge. But it’s also okay to let it be easy! (Often I need to remind myself of this too). Here are our favorite quick, minimal effort snacks:
- Cherrios (General Mills) or Organic Morning O’s (Whole Foods)
- Hippeas. These are delicious chick pea based puffs that come in several flavors – white cheddar is a favorite!
- Goldfish. The baby sized are perfect for little hands.
- Graham Crackers or Annie’s Graham Bunnies
- Fruit. The juicier the fruit the messier, so keep that in mind when on-the-go. I find the below to be the easiest and least messy! I love to place fruit in a snack Stasher bag or reusable small jars.
- Bananas – They come with their own carrying case. The best.
- Blueberries – Cut in half.
- Strawberries – Cut into bite sized pieces (appropriate per age and skills of child of course).
- Kiwi – Peeled and cut.
- Cheese Slices or Sticks. We like to just use cheese slices when at home or even in a small pocket Stasher bag on the go. We are constantly striving to decrease our single-use plastic use and the slices are much less pricey than the prepackaged sticks.
- Pirate’s Booty
- Mini cliff bars or Kids Rx bars
- Muffins. I like to make homemade muffins in big batches and freeze them. They are so easy to just get out the night before and they are ready for snack and usually with minimal mess (watch out for blueberry muffins though). Store-bought muffins also a great option. Try these Spinach Banana Muffins if you’re looking for a nutrient packed and low mess muffin!
- Veggies (with or without dip). When toddlers are younger and chocking risks are still high (hard raw vegetables are on the CDC choking hazard list), many veggies require cooking or steaming to create a softer texture. This may disqualify them from a “no-cook” snack standpoint but you can still easily prep a whole bunch of veggies at once for easy access throughout the week. Try oven roasting a bag of broccoli florets in olive oil with pinches of salt, pepper, cumin and garlic powder for 15 minutes or steaming carrot chips or any other steamer bags of veggies. Favorite health dips include hummus or plain greek yogurt (maybe with a splash of lime). Chips and pretzels are also choking hazards but can be vessels for dip later in life too!
Conquering snack time is one major hurdle to getting through the days. Help each other out mamas! Comment below with your favorite go-to snacks. Word of mouth is the best way to discover new, and often life changing, things!
Let’s talk soon,
Al