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Home » Blog » Healthy Snack Ideas For Kids And Toddlers

Healthy Snack Ideas For Kids And Toddlers

Published: Jul 10, 2020 · Modified: Jun 4, 2021 by Dora · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Just as you've gotten the hang of all that introducing solids and transitioned to finger food stuff, suddenly you have a whole new department to think about – healthy snacks for toddlers.

Children and food are a special topic. That's why there's a whole science dedicated to it. I guess that is why we have a whole website about it too.

And while you can prepare a family breakfast, lunch, and dinner that you can share with your toddler, snacks are a whole different story.

You've got to keep them interesting, keep them healthy, and not overcomplicate your life. Sounds difficult right?

Well it doesn't have to be.

Snack Ideas For Kids

Around the time your kid reaches the 12-month mark, you'd want to have 3 main meals and 2 snacks per day. If they're still bottle feeding, then these bottles can be considered as snacks.

But in general, once you wean from the bottle (and 12 months is usually the time to start doing so), you'd want some healthy toddler snack ideas ready.

But what does a healthy toddler snack mean? Well literally any that contains whole fresh local foods such as grains, milk and dairy products, fruit, vegetables, legumes and healthy fats in the forms of nuts, oils, and seeds.

When I think about snack ideas for toddlers I always try to avoid any processed food, store-bought food that has excessive amounts of salt and/or sugar as well as deli-meats.

And I know it might sound complicated and time-consuming but really when you get the hang of it, it's really not. It's pretty easy and the ways to mix and match possibilities from our list are endless.

So keep on reading for the ultimate master list of healthy snack ideas for toddlers and kids.

Healthy Grains Snacks For Toddlers

Grains are the edible seeds of plants that belong to the grass family. They provide a significant amount of carbohydrates which will keep your child fuller for longer.

The list below is a list of our healthy toddler snack recipes that contain grains that your toddler will love. Some are also good for baby-led weaning.

  • Whole-grain crackers
  • Whole grain toast
  • Banana Pancakes
banana chia pancakes, healthy snacks for toddlers
  • Quinoa Vegetable Muffins
Quinoa Vegetable Muffins, healthy snacks for toddlers
  • Sweet Muffins
Maxs bday muffins
  • Sheet Pan Pancakes
Banana Sheet Pan Pancakes, healthy snacks for toddlers
  • Spinach Pancakes
Banana Spinach Pancakes 2
  • Zucchini Cake
Zucchini Cake

Milk And Dairy Products

When choosing milk and/or dairy products, make sure that for children under the age of 2 years you choose full-fat options.

  • Cottage cheese
  • Cheese (sliced or cubed)
  • Drinkable or plain yogurt
  • Fruit yogurt (mashed fresh fruit stirred in plain yogurt)
  • Greek yogurt
  • Goat's cheese
  • Kefir
  • Milk
  • Mozzarella sticks
  • Broccoli Cheesecake
Broccoli Cheese Cakes
  • Homemade flavored yogurt
Chocolate Yoghurt Snack
  • Yogurt Berry Bark Snack
Yoghurt Berry Snack 7

Healthy Fruit Snack Ideas For Toddlers

  • Dried fruit (cut up for younger toddlers and kids)
  • Sliced single fresh fruit (e.g. apple, banana, berries, kiwi, mango, orange, pear, pineapple etc.)
  • Mashed avocado on toast
  • Beetroot Raspberry Fruit pudding
Beetroot Raspberry Pudding
  • Fruit salad
Avocado Fruit Salad
  • Easy Immunity Booster Smoothie
Immunity Booster Smoothie

Vegetable Snacks For Toddlers

  • Sliced fresh veggies (e.g. avocado, carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumber) with dips
  • Vegetable dips (e.g. babaganoush) on toast or with freshly cut veggies
  • Baked Cheesy Broccoli Bites
cheesy broccoli bites , healthy snacks for toddlers
  • Vegetable omelet
Mozarella Spinach Omelette 24, healthy snacks for toddlers
  • Vegetable Sweet Potato Fruit pudding
Sweet Potato Fruit Pudding, healthy snacks for toddlers
  • Red Power Smoothie
Red Power Smoothie

Protein (Meat/Eggs/Legumes) Toddler Snacks

  • Cooked chickpeas (make sure it is soft and cut in half so not a choking hazard)
  • Grilled poultry cut up into cubes or stripes
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Hummus
Sweet Paprika Homemade Hummus Recipe

Healthy Fats Toddler Snack Ideas

  • Healthy Nutella
Healthy Homemade Nutella
  • Healthy Ferrero Treats
Healthy ferrero treats
  • Hazelnut butter on toast (or any nut butter)
Hazelnut Butter 2
  • Peanut Butter Smoothie
Peanut Butter Smoothie

Final Note

If you've reached the end of this post then you now probably have a good idea on what healthy snacks for toddlers and kids looks like. And don't forget that you can use each of these ideas to build up a main meal or simply use leftovers from a main meal for a quick and easy toddler snack idea.

Which snack do you find the quickest and easiest to prepare? We'd love to hear your thoughts so leave a comment below.

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