Stave off the end-of-day hangries with one of these yummy (and nutritious!) kid-approved snacks.
With the school year kicking into high gear once again, you’re going to be pretty busy rushing to pick-up and chauffeuring your kid to all their extracurricular activities. If you don’t have time to prepare all the cute Pinterest-worthy snacks you envisioned for your little ones, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered with these delicious packaged goodies that are easy to toss in a backpack or nibble in the car when your kid’s on the go.
1. Go Pure Fruit and Oat bars
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Made from an apple and date base, these chewy bars are packed with flavour while being free of trans fats or artificial flavours or colours. $3/pack of 5, walmart.ca
2. Hippie Snacks Cauliflower Crisps
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This crunchy chip alternative is made with cauliflower and seasoned with a salty, plant-based cheese. $6, naturamarket.ca
3. Made Good Soft Baked Mini Cookies
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These yummy cookies are perfect for when you want a treat without the guilt. Low in sugar, gluten-free and packed with hidden vegetable extracts, they come in seven different flavours. $5/pack of 5, well.ca
4. Stonyfield Organic Kids Drinkable Yogourt
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This grab-and-go yogurt is low in sugar and is made with organic ingredients to keep kids nourished. $5/pack of 6, walmart.ca
5. Good To Go Soft Baked Bars
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Perfect for when you’re craving something sweet, these cake-like bars have only 2 g of sugar or less. $7/pack of 4, walmart.ca
6. Clif Kid Zbar Organic Energy Bar
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This protein-packed bar has a soft and chewy texture and will keep kids energized during their after school activities. The bar comes in three tasty flavours: Iced Oatmeal Cookie, Chocolate Brownie & Chocolate Chip. $5/pack of 5, walmart.ca
7. Healthy Crunch Apple Raisin Trail Mix
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This yummy blend of seeds and nuts are fine for the playground—it contains no nuts—and will keep them satisfied until you get dinner on the table. $8, well.ca
8. Sabra Classic Hummus Snacker with Pretzels
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Creamy hummus with crunchy pretzels. What more could you ask for? This filling snack will keep them going and going. $2, walmart.ca
9. Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Honey Roasted
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Naturally free of cholesterol and a source of fibre, this plant-based snack will help curb hunger. Note: not safe for the school yard. $9, loblaws.ca
10. Iogo fruit on the bottom yogurt
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No need to say goodbye to summer fruits just yet—this lower-in-sugar yogurt now comes in orange-mandarin, mango-pineapple and lemon. $6/pack of 12, loblaws.ca
11. Nature’s bakery oatmeal crumble bars
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These oatmeal bars are packed with fibre and healthy whole grains. The apple flavour doesn’t hurt either; everyone needs a sweet treat sometimes. $14/box of 24, costco.ca
12. Goodfood smoothie
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These smoothies are so packed with fruit and veggies that your kid’s guaranteed a whopping dose of vitamins from each filling drink. $5, makegoodfood.ca (by subscription)
13. SimplyProtein kids bar
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Does your kid have a peanut or tree nut allergy? Not a problem. These nut-free bars are safe and also tasty. $6/pack of 5, walmart.ca
14. KIND Healthy GrainsTM bars
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KIND’s gluten-free bars contain some super whole grains including oats, millet, buckwheat, amaranth and quinoa. If your kid is active this will give them enough energy to power through playtime or sports. $5/pack of 5, walmart.ca
15. Earth’s Own Oat Chocolate Milk
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Earth’s Own chocolate oat milk is a healthy gluten- and nut-free drink that contains 50 percent less sugar than chocolate dairy milk. If that wasn’t enticing enough, you can also feel good about the ingredients in every sip your kid takes—the drinks are all made with fair-trade cocoa. $4, realcanadiansuperstore.ca
16. Danone no sugar yogurt
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This cherry yogurt is completely free from added sugar. Yes, you read that right. It’s packed with real fruit to make it sweet and tasty, plus, it’s also free of artificial colours or preservatives. $3, metro.ca
17. Astro Kefir Probiotic yogurt
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This creamy yogurt has two times the probiotics of traditional alternatives and is made with 100% Canadian dairy and natural ingredients. $5/8 single serve containers, realcanadiansuperstore.ca
18. Hemp Yeah! bars
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These snacks are full of nutrients; they have 10g of plant protein in every single bar. $25 for 12 pack, amazon.ca
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