Kid-Friendly Desserts and Snacks

Hard boiled eggs. We will hard boil maybe 6-8 on Sunday for my teen to eat throughout the week. Stinks up the fridge, but worth it! (And actually, when I store them in a container with a lid it’s not so bad.)

Yogurt. My little kids are picky about what they’ll eat at school for lunch, and won’t eat most foods with protein, leaving them hungry. Thankfully, I recently realized they'll eat yogurt, which has helped a lot.

Peanut butter. By itself, on a sandwich, with sliced fruits - it’s a delicious work horse in the protein department!

Post-workout, my teen likes to make himself a glass of chocolate milk.

We buy small Graham cracker crusts (in the tiny pan) and add chocolate chips or pieces of chocolate bars. Then top with small marshmallows. Perfect on a grill or oven!

S'mores nachos: lay out graham crackers on a skillet and top them with mini chocolate kisses and mini marshmallows. Toast and enjoy! Add more toppings if you want too (i.e., peanuts, coconut, m&ms)

My kids wanted S'mores once but we were out of graham crackers, so I improvised with chocolate chip cookies, topped them with mini marshmallows and put them in the toaster over for about 5 minutes. The kids loved them!

Nutella, marshmallow and graham crackers

Popcorn. We have a silicone microwave popper that my tween and teen use on their own when they feel like having a snack.

Roasted seaweed snacks are a favorite for my kids right now. We like the ones from Trader Joe's because the individual packages are a little smaller and sized right for a 1-person snack.

Cheese sticks, Babybel, or any other pre-portioned cheese.

I always have cheese zits for on the go, juice boxes, sliced fruits of their liking and also yogurt packets . Even a favorite cereal of theres put in a zip lock baggie.

Smoothies. But not ones made with too many seeds :)

Yogurt!

Applesauce with a sprinkle of cinnamon

Bananas

Z Bars

Clementines. Our school requires that snacks be fruits or veggies "in their own skin" (so, no applesauce), and while we often rotate through different fruits depending on what the kids are into at the time, clementines are my favorite because they are easy to grab and go with no effort (plus, sweet and tasty!). Though most are easy enough for kids to peel, when the kids were younger I sometimes pulled up an end of the peel for them to make it even easier.

Regular string cheese or Babybel® brand cheese transports well inside the backpack. Maybe include some wheat crackers, too?

Carrots and hummus

Cheese quesadilla

Cereal

Chicken nuggets

Bagels