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 

1. Pick ‘n’ Mix Fritters 
2. Pick ‘n’ mix triangles 
3. Oat bars 
4. Chia squares 
5. Muffins – 30 sweet and savoury muffin ideas 
6. Biscuits – 18 healthy biscuit ideas 
7. Smoothies – 20 healthy smoothie ideas 
8. Edible necklace 
9. Kale chips 
10. Fruit skewers 
11. Roast pumpkin loaf 
12. Quinoa balls 
13. Nuggets (Chicken, Sweet potato, Quinoa)
14. Peanut butter balls 
15. Zucchini chips 
16. Muesli bars 
17. Watermelon icy poles 
18. Apricot coconut balls 
19. Vegetable sausage rolls 
20. Mini spelt pizza 
21. Zucchini nuggets 
22. Chickpeas 
23. Roast veggie tarts
24. Sulphur free dried fruit mix
25. 3 bean mix
26. Meatballs 
27. Vegetable sticks
28. Humus with pita bread
29. Corn on cob
30. Frozen peas, beans and corn
31. Piklets/pancakes 
32. Frozen yoghurt
33. Avocado sandwich
34. Frozen grapes 
35. Fresh fruit cut up – with some lemon brushed over them to stop browning

 More posts on holidaying with kids: 

Resort food guide 

Mini Break cooking 

What to cook the kids on holiday

Flying with kids and food