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September 26, 2018January 24, 2022

50 Healthy After School Snack Ideas

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50 healthy after school snack ideas. Easy to make, kid friendly snacks. Granola, fruit slices, vegetables, chocolate bananas, avocado toast and more.

Snack Time

Healthy after school snacks for your little ones.  After the bags are unpacked and the shoes are put away snacking is on the agenda. Kids love coming home to easy access snacks after school.

Snack Preparation

The best advice is to prepare a few of these snacks ahead of time and have them available. Opting to have cut up vegetables, fruits or other healthy snacks available promotes healthy food choices.

Preparing Snacks

Also having dips and spreads on hand and allowing your child to prepare their own snacks helps promote interest in cooking and healthy eating.

After School Snack Choices

Great after school snacks include vegetable sticks, cheese and crackers, sliced fruit and so much more.  Below you will find a list of 50 healthy after school snack ideas. 

Snack Options 

Keep snacking interesting by switching up the choices. This week have one collection of snacks available and next week have another collection of snacks available. Change up the after school snacks from the ones you sent in today’s lunch.

Cheap Snacks

Cheap and easy snacks are great when the budget is super tight. Granola, fruit slices, nut butter and crackers, vegetable sticks are all great cheap snacks. 

Cheap After School Snacks

Simple cheap after school snacks could be anything available to you in your pantry or fridge.  It could be popcorn or raisins or homemade cookies. Work with what you have.

Healthy Snacks

When I think of healthy snacks carrot sticks or celery sticks with nut butter come to mind.  Apple and cheese slices or boiled eggs.  Trail mix or a fruit smoothie are all great examples of healthy snacks. 

Easy Snacks For Kids

An easy snack for kids is anything they can access or make themselves.  Having pre-cut vegetables and fruits available ensures easy access.  Crackers and cheese slices or but butter toast are all easy snacks for kids. 

Homemade Snacks

If you are great in the kitchen fresh baked cookies, granola, biscuits, muffins or homemade yogurt and fruit make great after school snacks. 

Fun After School Snacks

Finger foods are prime examples of fun snacks, ants on a log (celery, nut butter and raisins), popcorn, foods you can dip like fruit and yogurt, healthy popsicles or the occasional sweet treat. 

After Dinner Snacks

Mini versions of meal leftovers for snacks is a great way to be frugal with food and ensure nutritious snacks. Such as sliders or a mini quiche or section of waffle with nut butter and bananas. Keep it simple and keep it interesting.  Variety is the spice of life.

50 healthy after school snack ideas. Easy to make, kid friendly snacks. Granola, fruit slices, vegetables, chocolate bananas, avocado toast and more.

Healthy After School Snack Ideas:

  1. Vegetable Slices & Dip
  2. Carrot Sticks and Hummus
  3. Cucumber & Cream Cheese Tea Sandwiches
  4. Sliced Cheese
  5. Crackers and Spread
  6. Apples & Nut Butter
  7. Yogurt
  8. Cottage Cheese & Pineapple
  9. Popcorn
  10. Tortilla Chips and Salsa
  11. Nuts
  12. Trail Mix
  13. Sliced Meat
  14. Roasted Chickpeas
  15. Muffin Bites
  16. Hard Boiled Eggs
  17. Avocado Toast
  18. Oranges
  19. Berries
  20. Celery & Seed Butter Spread
  21. Cherries
  22. Kiwi
  23. Peaches
  24. Seed & Nut Protein Bars
  25. Pears
  26. Smoothies
  27. Small Salad
  28. Bell Peppers & Ranch Dressing
  29. Melons
  30. Snap Peas
  31. Coconut Chips
  32. Chia Pudding
  33. Yogurt Parfaits
  34. Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
  35. Homemade Granola Bars
  36. Energy Bites
  37. Fruit Leather
  38. Chocolate Avocado Pudding
  39. Frozen Chocolate Bananas
  40. Homemade Popsicles
  41. Apple Chips
  42. Vegetable Chips
  43. Guacamole and Tortilla Chips
  44. Grapes
  45. Fruit & Cheese Kebobs
  46. Beef Jerky
  47. Oatmeal Cookies
  48. Quesadillas
  49. Muffins
  50. Sweet Potato Chips

Saving Money On Snacks

Having a full variety of snacks on hand is great, but it can get costly.  Save money by shopping your store flyers, bulk buying or making it from scratch.

Frugal Snacks

Keep track of what you have and mix and match.  Who says you can’t have roasted pumpkin seeds in your homemade trail mix or sunflower butter with your apples?

Use what you have, improvise and get your kids involved. Shop around and save money.

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