Hitting the Road with Your Kids? Quick and Easy Ways to Pack Healthy Snacks for Your Kids
Whether you are shuttling your kids to their after school activities or packing up and taking your family on a quick trip-you are going to need lots of snacks. But instead of grabbing unhealthy snacks or spending a small fortune while you are on the road, here are a few ways to make sure you always have healthy and yummy snacks on hand for your kids.
Healthy Snacking is Easy When You Pack:
Fresh fruit is always a great option for a healthy snack. Since you are going to be in the car, go for easy to serve and less messy fruit options like sliced grapes, sliced apples and peeled oranges.
We are also big fans of freeze dried fruit like strawberries, blueberries, and bananas. Before the trip, divide the fruit into individual servings and place in plastic sandwich bags.
Fresh veggies like carrots and celery sticks are a great option and easy to serve with dips like peanut butter and hummus, which can be found in individual travel sizes as well.
Dried fruit like raisins and cranberries are yummy and easy options and can be divided up in snack size plastic bags.
String cheese is a favorite around our home as well as yogurt tubes. Just be sure they are placed in a cooler while you travel.
Hand out dried cereal in individual sized portions plastic bags for a crunch snack.
Granola bars, trail mix, and crackers are a sweet and crunchy treat on-the-go
Easy sandwiches like peanut butter and jelly or ham and turkey and cheese are filling snacks for the entire family.
Quick Tips When Packing the Cooler:
If you're packing a cooler for your snacks and drinks, don't worry about using ice packs, you can make your own! Soak a sponge in water, place it in a plastic sandwich bag, and put it in the freezer. This DIY freezer pack will keep your food and drinks cold, and once the sponge thaws, you can use it to cleanup and messes in the car.
You can also freeze water bottles, juice boxes, fruit squeezes, and yogurt in the freezer and have them serve double duty as they keep your food cold and can be enjoyed once they thaw.
Cleanup is easy when you have a travel container of baby wipes and a few disposable bags on hand.Â
