Healthy Travel Snack Ideas For Kids
July 4, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Cooking with Kids
One of the things we hear when we travel with the kids is “I’m hungry…” which is second only to “Are we there yet?” We’re getting ready for a long car trip with my son and my nephews, so I’ve been researching some healthy snacks to take along for the ride.
Here are some of my top picks.
- Make up a trail mix with some healthy nuts and dried fruits. Almonds, walnuts, peanuts, roasted pumpkin seeds, dried cranberries, and raisins are all good choices to throw in your travel trail mix. Add a few M&M’s if you have a sweet tooth.
- Homemade granola makes a great take along snack for a long car ride, or make some granola bugs for a fun treat.
- Pack some fresh fruits like bananas, apples, grapes, or oranges.
- Celery and peanut butter make a fun snack, add some raisins to the top and call it “ants on a log.” Store your celery and peanut butter in small ziplock bags until you’re ready to eat it.
- Cheese sticks and whole grain crackers make an easy travel snack.
- Whole grain cereals packed in small bags or containers.
Make sure you bring foods that don’t aren’t easily perishable, and don’t need to be refrigerated, unless you’re bringing a cooler with ice. Don’t forget to bring plenty of water, or fruit juices to keep children hydrated during hot car rides.
Do you have a favorite healthy snack you like to take on long car rides?
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When the kids were little, I used to mix Cheerios and raisins and call that trail mix. My kids loved their O’s.
Eating lamb on the fourth. Whatchu know about that. Lamb and rice. Trying to stay healthy ya heard !!!!
Just a true trail mix lover who enjoys trail mix so much I built a website where you can Customize your trail mix . . . You pick the items and the exact portions you want. Kids love building their own bags just for them. We’d love to see you all there!
In our family, we’re also big fans of having a couple of more substantial snacks if the kids are really starting to get hungry like a PB&J sandwich to split or a protein bar. Our favorite is the Clif Kids Z-bar.
I totally agree that the kids always seem exceptionally hungry when we are traveling and meal times often don’t happen at the same time. So, having healthy snack foods are really helpful in keeping food intake while traveling fairly well rounded.
If our trip isn’t too long or if we have a cooler, I bring boiled eggs or edamame soy beans. Grapes and apples also travel well if you’re flying to a country with agricultural inspections. Instead of bringing juice boxes, we bring water bottles or little packets of soy milk.