Healthy snacks for toddlers to take on the go

Last Updated on August 30, 2024

Coming up with healthy snacks for toddlers that are quick to make, and can be consumed on the go, can be a challenge.

When it comes to toddler snacks, it’s easy to stick to a few different snack ideas, especially if you have a toddler who only loves a few select food types.

If you’re after some healthy snack ideas for toddlers that are quick to make, or can be store bought, and that you’d like to have on rotation for when you’re on the go, then here are some toddler snack ideas that you may like to try.

When packing snacks for your toddler, don’t forget to also pack some snacks for yourself, which you can find on this healthy snack ideas for mums list.

Savoury toddler snack ideas

• Breadsticks
• Cheese (sliced, cubed, or string)
• Cheese crackers
• Cubed sandwiches
• Hard boiled egg (cut into cubes)
• Mashed avocado on toast
• Pitta strips spread with hummus or cream cheese
• Puffs or granola bars (like Ella’s Kitchen, Kiddylicious, Organix)
• Rice cakes
• Vegetables
  • Carrot sticks (cut thinly)
  • Cherry tomatoes (halved or quartered)
  • Cucumbers (sliced, diced, fingers)
• Wholegrain crackers (with or without cheese)

Sweet toddler snack ideas

• Fruit (cut thinly or in cubes)
  • Apples (can spread with peanut or almond butter)
  • Bananas
  • Berries (blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)
  • Canned peaches
  • Clementines
  • Fruit salad
  • Grapes (cut in half vertically)
  • Kiwi
  • Pears
• Baked apple slices
• Bear fruit paws
• Cereal
• Dried fruit (apricots, mango)
• Muffins
• Pancakes
• Raisins
• Toddler fruit or yoghurt pouches (like Ella’s Kitchen, Heinz by Nature, Piccolo)

I hope you’ve found some healthy snacks for toddlers from this list that you may like to try on your next day out.

What toddler snacks does your toddler like?