I found that plastic cups are a great way to pass snacks back to kids because they’re easy for them to hold and they fit in car seat cup holders. While I recognize that eating in the car is generally not recommended as it can be a choking hazard, I’m also a mom with young kids and know that it sometimes can’t be avoided. I’ve also noticed that sometimes my kids don’t eat a ton in the actual car but then they’re starving when we get to the hotel so it’s nice to have things on hand to give them while we get settled, figure out where we’re going to eat dinner etc. Note that we stopped overnight in a hotel with a fridge and I knew the place we were staying had a fridge so I wasn’t worried about packing too much food because I knew we could just eat it throughout the week of vacation. Will it sometimes save your sanity as a parent? Yes □ Granola bars – Try one of these Healthy Store-Bought Granola Bars for Kids– our favs are KIND, Larabar and Kashi.Cheerios cereal – I have a list of Low Sugar Cereals for Kids if Cheerios isn’t your favorite.Bread – for turkey and cheese sandwiches.Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches – you can store them in the cooler if you use jelly, or you can skip it, or use honey!.Homemade muffins/bars – I have a whole list of Kid-friendly Baking Recipes for bars and muffins packed with veggies and legumes!.Deli turkey & pepperoni – can be eaten with crackers and used to make a sandwich.You can also freeze them ahead of time to minimize mess even more Yogurt- yogurt tubes/pouches are less messy for kids.Hard-boiled eggs – peel them ahead of time.celery sticks – you can even prep ants on a log ahead of time.applesauce cups (or pouches for younger kids to minimize mess).clementines – you can peel them ahead of time to make it easier.apples- leave them whole or slice ahead of time and rubberband together to minimize browning.grapes- I pulled them all off the stems ahead of time.Healthy Store Bought Granola Bars for Kids.Healthy Snacks At Costco For The Whole Family.I’ve also already written several snack posts that will have more options for healthy on the go snacks. I wanted to share some good road trip snacks for kids -both what we packed in our cooler and the non-perishables in case you need more road trip snacks ideas! You could also pack a lot of these for plane snacks! Believe me when I say I packed a lot of snacks. In addition, this summer we drove from Ohio to Minnesota with 3 kids 6 and under. I’m finding that a few years later, I still heavily rely on car snacks so I’m always thinking about new ideas. Need some healthy road trip snacks? Or just some on the go snacks? Whether it’s vacation, driving to sports practice or a day of running errands, here are some travel snacks you’ll love!Ī couple of years ago I was asked for some ideas about snacks for the car that aren’t super messy so I wrote this post on Low Mess Car Snacks for Kids.
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