WE EAT | Healthy Toddler Snacks
My kids snack all day. We don’t eat a lot at one meal sitting, and sometimes hardly at all – therefore snacking is our favorite hobby. Parker is always (and I mean always) hungry. If the girl moves to a ‘hungry’ state, we are all in for it. The struggle is real, folks.
I’ve been meaning to write this post forever and a day – its probably been sitting as a draft for months, and I kept adding to it as the days went by and as we came up with something else that we enjoyed as a snack. We started snacks when Parker and Jolie were around 8 months old. We offered things like puffs, and the yogurt melts to start, and then moved to more ‘real’ foods as they approached the 1-year mark. Goldfish, crackers, whole milk Greek yogurt, diced up soft fruits (strawberries, grapes, banana), and applesauce.
I’ve had a plethora of requests for gluten-free/dairy-free (surprisingly a lot of dairy free) options as meals and snacks, and I came to realize how much dairy we actually consume (Not only Parker and Jolie, but as a family). I’ve done my best to include dairy-free options, so hopefully this will be found helpful to my momma’s with babies that have a lactose intolerance or allergy.
Healthy Toddler Snacks
- wheat thins crackers with string cheese
- sprouted toast bites with peanut butter
- Snap Pea Crisps (we eat these by the gallon)
- kettle corn (older babies are best for this one- use close supervision)
- popcorn (older babies are best for this one- use close supervision)
- rice cakes with diced avocado
- goldfish & raisins (mixed together in snack cup)
- hard boiled egg
- fresh berries tossed in Greek yogurt
- 100% fruit pops (frozen)
- Greek yogurt tube (frozen) – such as Chobani Champions
- apple slices with cheddar cubes
- banana slices with & peanut butter – ‘sandwiches’
- whole milk cottage cheese with mandarin oranges
- Chex cereal with dried cranberries (mixed together in snack cup)
- ‘ants on a log’ : celery sticks spread with peanut butter and topped with raisins
- graham cracker (sticks) and cinnamon applesauce
- corn tortilla chips and home made bean dip (HERE – without the chipotle for the babes)
- carrot, bell pepper, & celery sticks with sweet potato hummus (HERE)
- corn tortilla chips with guacamole (HERE)
- whole grain tortilla spread with cream cheese and fruit preserves, sliced thin
- cucumber slices – cut thick – and ranch dressing for dipping
- honey wheat pretzel sticks with sliced swiss cheese
- sliced grapes & strawberries
- whole grain goldfish & honey nut Cheerios (mixed together in a snack cup)
- diced dried apricots tossed with popcorn
- whole grain tortilla, spread thin with peanut butter, sprinkled with low fat granola – rolled tight and sliced
- Snack Kabobs: cheese cubes and grape halves on skinny pretzel sticks
- Oatmeal Raisin Bars (HERE)
- corn tortilla chips & plain hummus
- corn tortilla sprinkled with mozzarella and melted for 15 seconds in the microwave
- Baked Veggie Chips (HERE) with Roasted Beet Hummus (HERE)
- whole wheat pita bread triangles with hummus or spinach dip
- edamame (shelled)
- fresh whole green beans with light ranch for dipping
- peanut butter mixed with yogurt & rice cakes for dipping
- Garlic Parmesan Baked Chickpeas (HERE)
- yogurt covered raisins
- diced cantaloupe with cottage cheese
- apple slices & almond butter
- frozen purple grapes (our FAV for summer)
- strawberries dipped in greek yogurt
- mini toasted waffles and applesauce for dipping
- Almond Milk Mini Smoothies (1/2 c plain almond milk, 1/2 banana, 4 strawberries)
- cherry tomatoes with low fat ranch dressing
- No Bake Energy Balls (HERE)
- Yogurt Covered Blueberries (HERE)
- whole grain goldfish & sliced green grapes
July 10, 2014
I love this list! I feel like I give G the same snacks everyday. This is a great way to help me mix it up!She and I both thank you for this 🙂
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This is fantastic! Thank you! 😉
Awesome list. Thank you for the dairy-free options!