These Are the Best Snacks for Kids (and You Can Find Them Almost Anywhere!)

It’s hard to beat this classic kid-approved snack. Cheddar goldfish crackers are made with real cheese and baked, not fried, and the individual packs are so convenient for an easy grab-and-go option.

Cheesy and crunchy, Pirate’s Booty is a good choice for savory snacking, and it also happens to be gluten-free.

This is the number one snack requested by my 8-year-old, so I always have a box of them on hand. She likes packing them as a little sweet treat for her morning “snack and track” at school.

My younger child loves screen time with a snack, and these preportioned hummus cups mean she can easily get her own without help from me.

Made with almonds and drizzled with caramel and chocolate, Mini Kind bars balance sweet and savory in a snack-friendly format that’s great for stashing in a purse for whenever snack emergencies strike.

These light, airy, toddler-approved peanut puffs were developed by pediatricians as a way to introduce sufficient amounts of peanuts to young children. Made with peanuts and organic, non-GMO ingredients, they’ve received a Clean Label Project Purity Award, which independently tests for ingredient purity and safety. (The company also just launched its own take on toddler-friendly trail mix!).

Made from organic fruits and vegetables with no added sugar, these Clean Label bars are a nice choice for toddlers on the go (so, all of them), and they’re a great source of fiber and other nutrients, like iron and potassium.

Lesser Evil’s butter flavor popcorn is made with organic ingredients, including corn and coconut oil, plus Himalayan pink salt and a plant-derived butter substitute that manages to hit that movie theater butter note.

Chomplings beef sticks are the perfect size for on-the-go snacking. They’ve got 4 grams of protein and no added sugar in each serving, making them a good choice for an after-school snack that will fuel my kids through their extracurriculars.

Real fruits and veggies come together in these toddler-friendly, dino-themed pouches with three flavors: Roarrrr Berry, Jurassic Pear, and Prehistoric Peach, providing a 1/2 serving of fruit in every 3.2-ounce serving.

Made with organic whole grains, veggies, and fruit, these strawberry-flavored bars earn an easy “Yes!” for post playdate snacking. This Clean Label Purity Award winner is gluten-free, nut-free, and free of added sugar.

Solely Organic Chewy and naturally sweetened, Solely’s fruit jerky is made from just two ingredients — organic blueberries and organic mangos — making it a guilt-free sweet snack that kids can take just about anywhere.

My son calls Trader Joe’s Unexpected Cheddar “the good cheese,” so when I spotted these lunch-box-friendly snack packs at TJ’s, I had to grab them — and he was thrilled.

Like sunshine in a cup, Dole’s fruit cups include real fruit and fruit juice. They’re great for tossing in a lunch box or rounding out kids’ meals at home.

It’s a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich, made even easier (and, arguably, more wholesome, thanks to the 17 grams of whole grains in each serving). Think of these bars as an oatmeal cookie with a PB&J stuffed inside.

My kids love seaweed and have tried just about every brand. This is their favorite, so we also stock up on the sea salt and chili lime snack packs whenever we’re at Target. It’s crispy and salty like a potato chip but with the protein, fiber, potassium, and vitamin B12 that a bag of chips lacks.

Lacking the top nine allergens but still full of flavor, MadeGood’s Organic Granola Bites, made with pumpkin seeds, raisins, oats, and chocolate chips, are a poppable snack that’s got the sweet and salty combo covered.

These 4-ounce yogurt cups are free of the top nine allergens, including dairy, thanks to their coconut milk base; plus, the added probiotics support gut health. But more importantly, they are so good that you may realistically convince your kids that they’re a dessert (or at least a delicious after-school treat).

The ingredients in these dried apple, banana, and coconut snack packs are just those fruits, but they’re baked until crunchy, extending the shelf life of these fruits for months (548 days, if you want to be specific).

These cups contain a smooth, creamy sunflower seed spread that’s nut-free and school-safe, making them a practical alternative to peanut butter. Each portion is easy to pack and offers a source of protein and nutrients for snacking or dipping.