10 Healthy Snack Ideas for Kindergarteners

Need to send a snack to school in addition to lunch? No problem.

Check out these reader-favorite kindergarten snack ideas made with simple and fresh ingredients that can also be prepped ahead!

Pack These Snacks for Kindergarten

Many parents are surprised that in addition to packing Kindergarten lunches, they also have to send a morning or afternoon snack -or both!

And while having some healthy-ish pantry snacks is convenient, you might want to pack one of these parent-approved and kid-favorite snacks too!

Here are 10 tasty snacks that satisfy your child’s mid-day munchies at school!

Lunchbox Fruit Salad Cups

5 from 19 votes

Mix and match your favrite fruits in a large bowl or individual fruit cups for a nutritious snack you can prep ahead!

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strawberry homemade fruit leather rolled up

Homemade Fruit Roll-Ups

4.92 from 57 votes

This simple homemade version is a fun and nutritious snack that your kindergartener will love!

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Ham Roll-Ups Snack Bento

5 from 34 votes

Turn these ham roll-ups into a fun and tasty bento box with fresh snacks!

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Healthy Chocolate Chip Snack Bars

5 from 23 votes

These “cookie dough” snack bars are easy to make at home, taste like the ones at the store, and are always a kid favorite!

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Fruit Bento Box for Kids

5 from 22 votes

Pack it all in one large container or split it up into two (for lunch and snack) and this is one nutritious bento kids love!

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More Bento Box Snack Ideas here!

No-Bake Oatmeal Cookie Bites

4.95 from 39 votes

A healthy snack that tastes like a cookie. It's a snacktime dream.

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an overhead view of small bowl of cheese crackers

Homemade Cheese Crackers

5 from 42 votes

The recipe that kids can help make and packs great as a school snack!

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Banana Chips

4.76 from 139 votes

Super easy to make and they're naturally sweet. It's a 2 in 1 snack young kids love!

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More baked snack ideas for school here!

Rainbow Snack Box

5 from 19 votes

For the kiddo who needs several things to snack on, a healthy & colorful snack box is the perfect solution!

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Banana Sushi Rolls

5 from 26 votes

A quick and easy banana snack that your little ones will LOVE.

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Best Snack Containers for Kindergarteners

While lunch boxes might need some extra space, when sending school snacks for Kindergarteners, I always fall back on cute reusable snack bags like these, a 4-compartment snack box or even this stainless mini snack container. Each of these tried-and-true options will allow you to pack epic snacks for Kindergarten and beyond.

by Laura Fuentes

onJuly 24, 2023

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