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Easy Snacks To Pack

An Easy Snacks To Pack list is timely – because between grab n’ go breakfast to a nourishing school lunch to a snack before soccer practice – easy snacks to pack are essential to fuel families. I’m sharing some tips to make packing snacks easier…Prep for the week ahead GLAD pre-cut fruit and store

Easy Snacks To Pack

Cut and container fruit as soon as you get it home from the store. Because I hate it when good fruit goes bad. Also if I cut the fruit immediately not only is my family more tempted to actually EAT IT they are also more inclined to TAKE IT with them.

Pre-package cut veggies. I don’t mean buy pre-packaged veggies (that can actually end up being more expensive than buying vegetables and preparing them yourself). What I mean is…wash and cut your carrots and snap peas and cucumbers and put them in washable, re-seal-able, re-usable containers. I’ll line up 3 containers (I have 3 kids) and fill each. It kind of make life easier for my “future self” because the veggies I prepare today…will make tomorrow’s lunch box packing so much easier.

Batch bake. If you are baking muffins or breads – double the batch (it doesn’t take much more work). Then, enjoy half now and freeze the other half for future. I have a tried-and-true BASIC MUFFIN MIX RECIPE which I double all the time. And I’ve even had success with a triple batch method of TRIPLE BATCH CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE. My family likes muffins and coffee cakes for breakfast (dh dips it in his coffee…kids dip it in hot chocolate).

Make a snack list. My EASY SCHOOL LUNCH LIST is my go-to for easy snacks to pack. By Thursday, I pretty much run out of steam when it comes to school lunch and snacks. This list saves me. Every. Single. Time.

Easy School Lunch List

Enjoy a treat. A cookie on the way to soccer is sometimes the afternoon pick-me-up we all need to power us through until dinner. Or a granola bar. Or fish crackers. Pretzels, rice crackers, trail mix, brownies…I could go on an on. I tend to time the sugar-y treats for after-school so that the kids have time to burn off the sugar before bed.

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  1. Karen says

    Be careful with protein bars, they are generally not recommended for kids because you need to drink soooo much water with them to allow your system to process them properly…make sure you know what they are and if they are apporpriate for children.My kids love a good roll-up – soft tortilla shell (we use whole wheat) with nutella, peanut butter, cream cheese or cheeze whiz inside, easy to make, and easy to eat…and no crumbs!!! they are also good with cream cheese and jam but those get a bit messier.

  3. Maisy says

    I loooove almond stuffed dates as a snack – so good! Or a banana nut butter wrap is also great 🙂

    *Maisy

  4. lyndac1968 says

    I loved this article, and your list, will make for a handy reference, cleaning and cutting up the veggies and fruit makes life a whole lot easier and everyone tends to grab them more!!

  6. Lisa M says

    I do the same thing with cookie dough – I prep a double batch and then freeze most of them.

  7. krisha4444 says

    I love your idea about baking up an extra batch and freezing it ! what a fabulous idea and saves time later on. Easy to take and go. My girls love their fruit so I am always cutting up some fruit for them and cutting up extra to put in a container for when they want more later then I don’t have to cut more again

  8. hmrcarlson says

    I am going to print out your list and put it up on our fridge. I am always stumped when it is getting close to the end of the school year to keep lunches interesting.

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  12. cgrandy823 says

    A friend of mine had a list of what snacks, sandwiches etc. each of her children liked. That way she could go to the list to help when packing lunches.