Question for everyone:
Do you have any ideas for portable healthy snacks?
I’ve been trying to post more lunchbox-friendly recipes lately, because kids are going back to school and therefore will have no use for messy recipes like Dark Chocolate Brownie Batter Dip.
A lot of people have been asking me for good portable snack recommendations. I thought I’d throw the question out to y’all so you can help each other out. If you have any recommendations for snacks that are good to take on-the-go, feel free to leave your suggestions! Below are a few of my snack recipes that are easy to transport:
These are a big hit every time I make them for kids. The children never seem to be scared by the fact that the blondies contain oats and beans. They only care that the blondies taste good! Kids are so smart.
Much cheaper than store-bought Larabars, and they taste better too. Plus you can customize them. One of these days, I’m going to splurge on freeze-dried raspberries so I can make chocolate-raspberry Larabars.
So soft and sweet and buttery… and so healthy you can have three!
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Babies
These are one of my favorite portable snacks. I often make them in bar form, so they’re like a homemade version of my favorite Cookie Dough Larabars.
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Cookies
New obsession. I’m sorry; I’ll try to refrain from mentioning them again for a period of… oh, probably around two hours.
Also known as Boatmeal. One of the most-popular recipes on my blog. This makes a really good “on the go” breakfast, and you can easily make it up the day/night before.
You could also make this recipe into traditional rice-crispy treat squares. Sorry, they won’t come wrapped in shiny turquoise.
I made these for the birthday party of a friend’s daughter, and the kids went crazy for them. Just remember to include a wet napkin if you pack one of these in a lunchbox. They can be a bit sticky, thanks to the jelly.
Another one of my favorites. Pretty much, if a recipe has chocolate, it’s my favorite. Bonus points for “fudge” in the title.
Healthy Chocolate-Chip Cookies
I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t like chocolate-chip cookies. Truly, they must be the most beloved snack food in America. Well, maybe it’s a tie with potato chips. Everyone seems to love potato chips. But I would much rather have chocolate-chip cookies!
Question of the Day:
What are your favorite snacks to bring when you’re on-the-go?
Feel free to leave suggestions for packaged snack products as well as recipes, and leaving links is fine too. The point of this question is to help inspire others who are looking for ideas. So list as many ideas as you wish!
Karen @ She Flies With Her Own Wings says
Great ideas! I’m about to start school again and I’m always on the lookout for great portable snacks… Is it acceptable to sneakily eat snacks under the table in grad school? Anything that doesn’t make noise is good, I’ve definitely disrupted a quiet class with a crinkly Luna bar wrapper before.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Haha yes it’s acceptable! I’ve gotten in trouble for it before. Don’t teachers realize we get hungry during their boring lectures?? 😉
Katie @ ohshineon.wordpress.com/ says
I love making baked oatmeal and toppling it with a little brown sugar, yogurt, and berries.
Nicole says
Those pics are making me so hungry. Lol.
Stephanie says
I mix my own trail mix with cashews, sliced almonds, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds and dried apricots and keep a mason jar of it at my desk at work, along with a mason jar of raw almonds. But as for “making” a portable snack, one of my absolute favourites is called “marathon chunks” from the a blog, “neverhomemaker”. She’s a runner who eats really healthy and I fell in love with her marathon chunks the first time I tried them – sunflower seeds, cashews, peanut butter, dried apricots, maple syrup – how can you go wrong? You can’t! No cooking required, just press into a pan, let it set in the fridge or freezer then cut into chunks. Nummy!
Just passing by! says
I take Nak’d bars (England only thing I think, I think they are like larabars for England?? I don’t know, I’m a nomad like yourself CCK). I also make a dip using chocolate powder+avocado+peanut butter+banana (ripe) and use it to dip fruit or coat homemade muffins (like a frosting, but would that make it a cupcake?).
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
LOL I can’t figure out the difference between a muffin and a cupcake!
Kathleen @ KatsHealthCorner says
Yum yum YUMMMMM!!!!!!! Your snacks are the best! I especially love your boatmeal! 😀 Especially with apeanut buttah drizzled on top and the chocolate chips all melty and ooy and gooy and YUM!