Healthy Snacks to Go

Healthy Snacks to Go

 

a snack of walnuts and blueberries

With our busy lives, it can be helpful to have some snacks on hand that travel well and that are ready to eat when we need them.

These items can be kept without refrigeration:

  • Canned or packaged fish (sardines, herring, tuna and salmon) or chicken with crackers, bread or toast
  • Beef jerky (look for low sodium varieties)  
  • Avocado and tomato on toast (prepare when you are ready to eat)
  • Protein or granola bars
  • Packaged nuts with dried or fresh fruit (choose dried fruits that are not sugar coated)
  • Peanut butter sandwich or peanut butter and crackers
  • Nut butter with fruit, such as apples or bananas
  • Individually packaged applesauce or fruit cups 
  • Cereal and shelf-stable single serving plant milk, such as oat, almond, soy and hemp milks
  • Canned beans (whole or refried) with tortilla chips or tortilla wrap
  • Prepackaged roasted edamame or chickpeas
  • Rice cakes (top with nut butter, bananas, raisins, etc.)

If you have a cooler:

  • Raw veggies and hummus or peanut butter
  • Hummus and veggies on pita bread or a tortilla wrap
  • Fresh veggie salad (add chickpeas, packaged tuna or chicken for some protein)
  • Pre-made pasta salad or bean salad 
  • Overnight oats with fruit
  • Yogurt with fruit and/or granola 
  • Hard boiled eggs or egg salad with toast
  • String cheese

 

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