The Snack Packer
The classics
I promise that if you were to ask Justin what I always make sure to have with me on road trips or flights, he would tell you that I always pack snacks.
From as long as I can remember, I’ve found comfort in having a little snack with me whenever I’m getting into a situation where I’m not sure what the food situation is going to be like. I get jittery when I drink coffee on an empty stomach, and would always rather snack on a granola bar instead of picking up fast food if I were suddenly hit with hunger.
Naturally, this tendency only became more necessary with kids. We are always on the go, and I always have snacks with me! Honestly, it’s not unusual for me to throw a few snacks in my purse when I go out with the boys these days. We are pretty much beyond the need of carrying a diaper bag everywhere, so as long as I have the very basics with me I feel good.
The boys have been eating GoGo squeeZ® applesauce pouches for years. I buy them in bulk, and we’ve tried a few of the different flavors they offer (like AppleCinnamon and AppleStrawberry); yet the classic AppleApple flavor is the most preferred!
We spent about 17 days in Wisconsin in July, celebrating the 4th of July and my sister’s wedding. It was jam-packed with lots of fun activities, and Justin and I really enjoyed letting the boys run wild around my parent’s lake house neighborhood. I have fond memories from summertime in Wisconsin, and I love that the boys were able to spend so much consecutive time here!
Justin and I took them over to a nearby park to play a few times, and we had a quick little snack while we were there.
And if these aren’t the faces of “h-angry” children, I don’t know what are:
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My favorite healthy snack is either cashews or a banana.
My favourite healthy snack is definitely fruits! Best on a hot summer’s day!
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I also always have snacks with me! I like to keep larabars in my purse at all times
Pretzels, string cheese and cherry tomatoes.
I have to try squeeze pouches with my 2 year old, especially with a newborn in tow, too!
For my daughter, a favorite healthy snack is yogurt when we’re at home, and a granola bar when we’re on the go. For me, fresh fruit or veggies are best…I’ve been hooked on cutting up watermelon or pineapple lately, and baby carrots are just so easy to take along!
Great contest! I hope I get some ideas from other posters!
My son Loves freeze dried fruit. Especially the freeze dried strawberries. I find them at aldi! I try to always have a little bag packed with us too.
I love fruit and granola bars!
I love almonds or an Rx bar for on the go for me. My kids love the old standby of goldfish!
Our favorite healthy snacks are Larabars and smoothies. I’ve always been a sucker for grab-n-go and they both fit the bill perfectly.
Kate this statement really resonated with me – “My kids are picky, and I haven’t done the best job about making them try new things” I feel exactly the same! My three year old is super picky and I definitely feel it’s entirely my fault. That being said – she does eat these Go-Go Squeeze applesauce pouches too!
I just discovered kids RX bars, and I love them for myself! Sometimes a regular one is just too much snack, so I love having a little one for a few delicious bites! Plus, they have different flavors in the kids size.
We love fruit smoothies with spinach!
Almonds, walnuts, and pepitas for me. Squeeze pouches and string cheese for my girls. Of course, they always want some of what I have too 🙂
My favorite healthy snack would have to be fresh, crisp sweet apples! I love fuji apples!
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My kids love the individual packs of trail mix for a quick on the go snack! Target sells them in a handy bag so I can throw a couple in my purse and get going!
Fresh fruit is my go to, but Skinny Pop is another favorite!
I love banana chips!
I love bananas and so does my son.
My 2 year old grandson loves black olives. They are easy to pick up, inexpensive and very healthy. I just put them in a snack size baggie and away we go.
My favorite healthy snack is grapes! They’re especially good on hot summer days!
Salted caramel Luna protein bars if I am craving sweet, or homemade trail mix with a variety of nuts, dried fruit, dark chocolate chips, and sometimes a little SkinnyPop for salty. 🙂
Strawberries!
Banana carrot zucchini muffins! My little guy loves them and doesn’t realize he’s getting a ton of veggies in 🙂
My favorite healthy snack is a piece of fruit!
I enjoy almonds, string cheese, baby carrots, or vanilla Greek yogurt with granola and a few mini dark chocolate chips.
A handful of blueberries and almonds does the trick!
I love an apple with a tablespoon of peanut butter.
Bananas or string cheese!
i am an adult and always, always have a snack on me. dried nuts or fruit are my favorite!
We always have cut up fruits and veggies at hand for the road or to grab out of the refrigerator.
My kids eat these all the time!
I love Kind bars, but my little guy loves fruit pouches 🙂
Our 1 1/2 year old loves all of the fresh fruit right now for snacks. Last night she ate 1/2 a pint of blueberries as her bedtime snack! I am expecting our second little one soon, so I always have granola bars, fruit, and string cheese in my work bag for my snack!
Pretzels!
My favorite snack right now would have to be dried Medjool dates with crispy walnuts!
We love smoothies at our house! So easy and customizable. Super great on the go!
My sons are 3 and 9 months, so we also have snacks wherever we go- I keep them in a console in the car! The healthier snacks we like are the GoGo squeezes…usually that and a box of raisins will tide them over until they run out of energy again. 🙂
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String cheese and a piece of fruit for me, string cheese and squeeze pouches for my 2 year old son.
My kiddos love Gogo’s and the little olive cups. Given a choice these are always the first two snacks they pick.
My kids are picky eaters like me! But they do like veggie straws, string cheese, bananas, and fruit snacks, which aren’t the healthiest, but Motts does have some fruit in there at least 🙂
I love blue berries, cherries and pretty much any kind of berries.
My favorite healthy snack is fruit salad! YUM!
I like to keep washed and cut fruits and veggies in the fridge. It’s helpful to have the prep steps already done and they are easy to grab for a quick snack.
I am a hard core Aldi shopper and I really like their chocolate covered almonds. I also am constantly using their food pouches for my one year old.
Hardcore Aldi shoppers are my tribe!
Roasted salted almonds and fresh fruits are my faves!
My son loves these pouches too! I usually have these, veggie straws or granola bars on hand for snack time.
I love nothing more than a fresh, crisp apple!
Granny Smith apple slices with a pinch of salt. So good!! We live in NH, so once fall gets here it’s going to be Apple-mania everywhere we look!
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i make a homemade snack mix using corn cereal, wheat cereal, rice cereal, bugles, cheddar rockets from trader joe’s and honey roasted peanuts, topped with a buttery seasoning. the kids love it, i know exactly what went in, and it is something we can make together using a microwave. i love to make little trail mix (gorp) blends too with dried fruits, nuts, crackers, cereals, etc. since my daughter had braces put on, we’ve had to be careful about hard, really crunchy snacks. [she picks out the peanuts and gives them to her dad and brother]
Aldi Simply Nature Strawberry Fruit Strips are my go to for my two boys 2 and 4.
These are good for adults too. They are a little pricey but I guess you pay for convenience.
My favorite healthy snack is unsalted cashews, a spoonful of peanut butter or an apple.
My family’s favorite snack is string cheese (or “cheese sticks” as my boys call them!). It’s a good dose of protein and super easy to eat even for little ones.
For me, it would have to be raw nuts, filberts, walnuts or almonds along with a packet of string cheese. Oh and this time of year, that would be delicious with a big, juicy fresh peach!
Hard-boiled eggs are my favorite snack; while they do require refrigeration, the protein keeps me going!
My favorite healthy snack lately has been pumpkin seeds. I am allergic to nuts so this is the same type of crunch and bit of protein nuts provide. I really enjoy your blog!
I love, love, love almonds. I try to keep a stash on hand and can always mix in chocolate chips or dried fruit if I’m feeling adventurous.
A cheese stick and a handful of nuts!
My daughter lives for ouch applesauce too! That and string cheese 🙂
I love fruit or string cheese. My twins LOVE gogo squeeze pouches!
Walnuts or trail mix
I love fruit and cheese! Or a handful of my (almost) 1 year old son’s cheerios because we ALWAYS have those on hand at home and on the go!
We love GoGo’s too! Apple slices with peanut butter or popcorn are favorites in our house!
Yogurt is my favorite snack.
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We have been buying GoGo squeeze for years as well. That is my sons favorite healthy snack. My favorite healthy snack is an apple with peanut butter or a handful of nuts.
We love having popcorn and making a night of it by having it air popped and the kids love popcorn!
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My favorite healthy snack is either yogurt or Lara bars.
My 2yr old loves gerber crunchies, fruit pouches, and yogurt bites.
We love Kind bars or these really yummy honey-oat bars that are made by one of our local coffee shops. I have tried to duplicate them at home but haven’t got it exactly right yet!
I love grapes and almonds.
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One of our favorite healthy snacks is homemade popcorn!
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My favorite snack is yogurt with cereal or toast with peanut butter. I think I’ll have one of those right now!
My three year old twins are also big fans of GoGo squeeze applesauce pouches and are also big fruit lovers!
My favorite healthy snack is almonds!
My favorite healthy snack is cashews and pineapple (not at the same time).
My favorite healthy snack is apple
My favorite healthy snack is natural peanut butter on sliced apples.
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My favorite healthy snack is nuts, a piece of fruit, or a hard boiled egg. Lately I have been really into Aussie bites from Costco!
My favorite healthy snack is beef jerky. I realize it’s not something to endlessly snack on, but a great source of protein. I craved it all the time during my pregnancies.
My favorite healthy snack is probably a green smoothie, but my son LOVES all squeezies. These are a favorite at our house.
Our favorite healthy snacks are string cheese, grapes, watermelon, goldfish crackers or Clif bars. My kids like the applesauce pouches too packed in their school lunches.
My favorite healthy snack is strawberry. and my kids love GoGoSqueez! They are so convenience.
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String cheese
I have a bit of a sweet tooth and an even bigger soft spot for dark chocolate!
I like to fix Oikos Vanilla Greek Yogurt mixed with 2 tsp of PB2 powder and a handful (or two) of dark chocolate chips!
So yummy!!!!
String cheese!
Target used to sell freeze-dried peas. I know that doesn’t sound appealing, but my kids loved them, and I was glad to have a non-cracker/cheerio snack to take with me that would stay fresh in my bag for a long time.
My favorite healthy snack is carrots and hummus dip.
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My favorite healthy snack is Greek yogurt with fruit!
Those applesauce packs are GENIUS!!! I wish they’d been around when my kids were little. Funny story…My 22 year old son was taking them in his lunch to work at a summer internship last summer. He loved not needing a spoon 😂👍🏻
Love baby carrots with hummus.
My kids love the apple strawberry flavor.
Our favorite healthy snacks are veggies and cheeses.
My husband and i dont have any children, but these little apple sauce pouches are one of our go to snacks. so good and so easy!
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We like fresh fruit and veggies as snacks.
We like fresh fruits and veggies as a snack.
https://mobile.twitter.com/arress83/status/898305957607776256 tweeted
I love a mix of Craisins and roasted almonds.
My favorite snacks are baby bel cheese and apples! So easy and portable!
I like trail mix!
We like GoGo squeeze packs too (I buy in bulk at Costco) and individual packs of crackers – I keep a stash of both in the console of my minivan. 🙂
Boxes of raisins for my kids!
My favorite snack is an oatmeal muffin that I make just by combining oats, mashed bananas, almond milk, and blueberries! Then bake for 20 min and store in the freezer until I am ready for them! So easy, healthy, and tastes good!
Yogurt and fresh fruit are my favorite, especially strawberries.
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My favorite healthy snack is a cup of yogurt, or yogurt tubes if I’m in the car!
My favorite healthy snack is frozen grapes. It’s like eating a healthy popsicle and they are great treats especially on hot days!
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Pretzels and string cheese!
We love almonds and raisins.
We love GoGo Squeez!! This was the easiest post to write because I feel like I’m always recommending them to friends!
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My favorite healthy snack is fruit. Yum!
My favorite snack is almonds and cottage cheese.
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String cheese and Gigi apple sauce packs are my daughters favorites
My son love to GoGo Squeez pouches, too! My current favorite healthy snack is an apple and almond butter!!
My favorite healthy snack is most any fruit! I love these on the go squeeze pouches for myself too 😂
I love apples with peanut butter for a healthy and filing snack!
Dry cereal in kid-friendly tupperwares!
Freeze dried fruit and string cheese are our favorite snacks!
I recently been loving eating a cheesestick with a hardboiled egg. 🙂
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My favorite healthy snack is either baby carrots with hummus or a few nuts! Easy to pack and eat on the go
Usually fresh fruit or yogurt. Thanks so much.
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Pretzels, goldfish crackers, yogurt/fruit pouches, grapes…we’re clearly snackers in this house 🙂
Homemade granola!
Apple “fries” (thinly sliced pre-packaged apples) or similarly packaged apple slices. I usually pick these up at Costco. These are amazing dipped or smeared with a Laughing Cow Lite cheese wedge. You have a healthy fruit, with a little protein to keep you going!
String cheese is our go to!
We love organic applesauce pouches and Stretch Island fruit leather!
Prepackaged natural cheese sticks are so easy to take for our snacks when we leave the house with 3 boys. Cheese=protein=healthy to me!
My favorite healthy snack is apples.
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I love fresh fruit…especially in the summertime….peaches, plum, strawberries and grapes.
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My favorite healthy snack is a frozen yogurt popsicle, yum!
I recently discovered these applesauce snacks when my youngest son was sick and could not eat hardly anything. He loves them and now carries them when he is fishing bass tournaments every weekend…he is 29!!!
Something light, like a fruit and cheese plate!
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I love a good old rice cake. It’s fun to see how many different ways you can top it.
I love frozen pineapple as a snack
My favorite healthy snack is hummus with sliced veggies.
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My favorite healthy snack is celery with cream cheese it is so good!
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I love hummus with carrots.
My favorite healthy snack is fresh fruit like grapes.
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My favorite healthy snacks are nuts, fruit and popcorn.
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I love a fruit smoothie with spinach 🙂
I like greek yogurt and blueberries
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my favorite healthy snack is carrots and dip.s
My favorite healthy snack is fruit. In fact I’m eating fruit right now. I love grapes, banana’s, watermelon, pineapple and apples.
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Fruit and yogurt! Any type of both.
i love fresh popcorn
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My favorite healthy snack is a nice ripe mango.
https://twitter.com/mommysweetiepie/status/907432940094636033
My favorite healthy snack is nuts and fresh fruits.
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My favorite healthy snack is apple slices and peanut butter.
I love apples as a healthy snack!
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Yogurt and granola is one of my favorite snacks.
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My favorite healthy snack is fruit like organic grapes.
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For a healthy snack I enjoy hummus with flat pretzels.
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I like cashews
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I like fruit salad
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Nuts and dried fruit.
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My favorite healthy snack is fresh fruit.
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An apple a day keeps the hungries away.
Thanks for the contest.
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I love honey crisp apples and strawberries.
I like grapes.
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My favorite healthy snack is a nice bowl of cut fruit and grapes, also with melons, pineapple and strawberries.
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Really like applesauce, fresh and freeze-dried fruits & vegetables, and yogurt.
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All kinds of fruit, especially kiwi, peaches, grapes & bananas.
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We carry similar pouches (fruit and veggie with a few healthy grains and yogurt mixed in some,) everywhere. And I mean everywhere. My kids are 4, 3, and 1, and I don’t know how I’d make it a week without dozens of pouches. Aldi has them the cheapest. We also use cheese sticks and nuts for the older 2.