Back to School Snack Ideas

Looking to refresh the lunch box? We’ve gathered a few kid-friendly options to make your grocery shopping a little easier and faster during these busy first few weeks!

Keep in mind, that although we’ve done our best to select items that are peanut-free, manufacturers can change their recipes at any time so check your labels each and every time!

Our criteria for snacks is to include at least 3g of fibre and at least 5g of protein; sometimes one items contains both of these nutrients and sometimes we can pair two items together. For packaged snacks, we aim to have less than 10g of added sugar though some items on this list may be a touch higher to allow for a wider variety of dietary needs (gluten-free, dairy-free, etc).

Individually Packaged:

Nature Valley Lunch Box granola bars

Nature Valley Lunch Box soft-baked bars

Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars

CLIF ZBAR snack bars

Made Good items (pair with additional fibre/protein)

Treasure Mills Wholesome Bites (GF)

Fibre 1 Bars

GoGo Squeez fruit sauce (+ other unsweetened similar brands)

Unsweetened applesauce cups

Keep Cold

Cheese strings or portions (any brand)

Babybel cheese portions

Pepperoni sticks

Turkey pepperoni sticks

Greek or Skyr yogurt

MiniGo cups (pair with additional fibre/protein)

Hummus

Labneh

FairLife Milk

Natrel 18g milk

MUSH brand overnight oats

Deli meat

Leftover meat

Fresh or frozen/thawed fruits

Fresh veggies

Build Your Own Snack (Individual Items)

Triscuit crackers (thin,minis, and regular)

Breton Bites crackers

Breton Simple Goodness crackers

Mary’s Organic crackers

Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps

President’s Choice Chia & Quinoa baked pita crackers

Three Farmers roasted legume snacks

Popcorn

High Fibre Cereal (Shreddies, Frosted MiniWheats, Fibre 1, Quaker Corn Squares, etc)

Whole grain or “smart/+fibre” bread for sandwiches

Whole grain tortillas

To save time, checking out online grocery shopping options like PC Express or Voila can help you determine if an item or flavour is carried in a particular store, instead of browsing every single aisle when you’re on a time crunch.

There is likely dozens of other products out there so if you have a favourite, please send it along so we can grow our list!

Check out some of our other blog posts for make-ahead snack ideas or find more recipes in our Meal Inspiration E-Book