Easy Guide for Toddler Travel Snacks. Delicious and Easy to Pack.

As a parent who’s experienced trip preparations with a toddler, I understand how overwhelming it can be, especially when deciding what travel snacks to bring. I once packed a bag of grapes only to have my toddler create a game of “squish the grapes” during a long car ride!

Through my own travels, I’ve discovered easy-to-pack, toddler-friendly snacks that minimize mess and maximize convenience. In this article, you will learn practical tips to help you reduce travel stress and ensure your little one has tasty, satisfying and healthy snacks available at all times.

Whether you’re planning a road trip or a flight, these tips will help ensure you have right travel snacks for toddlers ready.

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Criteria for choosing travel snacks

1. Food and snack ideas

Keep the items in snack box simple and sweet with these easy and healthy travel snacks for toddlers

a. Fruits – Easy and Healthy

• Apple
• Pears
• Peaches
• Dried fruits (mangoes)
• Blueberry
• Raspberry
• Strawberry
• Grapes
• Dates
• Raisins
• Bananas

b. Vegetables – Nutritious

These veggie snacks are perfect for keeping your toddler energized and healthy while traveling

• Carrots
• Cucumber
• Sweet potatoes

c. Protein – Power-packed and satisfying

Fill the snack box with these protein snacks to keep your little one going strong during your travels

• Tofu
• Hard boiled eggs
• Chicken – diced or shredded
• Cheese sticks

d. Packaged snacks – Easy and enjoyable

Looking for easy travel snacks for toddlers to grab and go? Pack smart with these kid friendly and delicious snack options that they will love

• Crackers, biscuits, cookies
  • Wholegrain crackers, cheese crackers
• Pouches
  • Fruit and vegetable pouches
  • Yogurt pouches
• Yogurt tubes
• Chips
• Cheerios
• Vege straws

e. Homemade snacks – Fresh and flavorful

Elevate travel snacks with these fresh and nurturing homemade treats

• Sandwiches
• Toasts
• Oats
• Wraps
• Bread
• Muffins
• Mini pancakes
• Mini waffles
• Cooked pasta
• Rice cakes

f. Interactive snacks – Fun and engaging

Turn snack time into playtime with these fun and engaging interactive snacks

• Trail mix with cereals, dried fruit
• Nuts
• Snacks with dips

g. Themed snacks – Creative and cute

Make snack time magical with these whimsical and yummy themed snacks perfect for toddlers

• Animal shaped sandwiched
• Animal shaped crackers
• Colorful fruit skewers

2. Tips for packing your toddlers snacks for travel

How to pack snacks for travel? These tips will make it easier for you.

• Pack food and snacks in the right snack containers. Bento boxes, resealable bags, small containers.
• Pre-pack snacks as ready to serve. Cut, chopped, diced and just waiting to be picked up from their snackle box.
• Plan ahead. Keep foods that you are going to serve earlier easier to access.
• Use thermos to keep warm foods and ice box/ice packs for cold foods. Use insulated bags too.

Airplane travel snacks for toddlers:

• Check the flight and airport regulations on do’s and don’ts of food and snack’s
• Pack just enough for the flight duration and keep in easy to reach places. Also easy to serve.
• Check out this “What Can I Bring ?” directory from Transportation Security Administration (TSA) prior travel.

Road trip travel snacks for toddlers:

• Keep the snack containers in easy to reach places interiorly
• If need to regularly top up food and snack from extra storage, keep it on the top most or outer most layer when arranging your trunk space

3. Tips for feeding during the journey

• Maintain a consistent schedule with your toddler’s usual meal time
• Not to overeat, small portions frequently will keep them satisfied throughout the journey
• Involve them, to pick and hold their snacks
• Use bibs, travel wipes, and other cleaning kit standby for a mess-free meal
• Use simple and familiar utensils that your toddler knows

4. What to avoid for travel snacks

Refrain from including this in your toddler’s snackle box

• Messy food
  • sticky or gooey snacks like jam or honey
  • easy to crumble snacks
• Choking hazards
  • uncut fruits and vege such as grapes and cherry tomatoes
• Highly perishable food
  • foods that spoil quickly without refrigeration
  • fresh meats that require constant cooling
• Sugary snacks
  • minimize sugary snacks or drinks to avoid hyperactivity
• Strong flavors
  • spicy foods that may upset toddler’s stomach
• Allergens
  • be mindful of introducing new food during travel. It may contain allergens that your kid can’t tolerate
• Complicated food
  • foods that require extra utensils and special snack containers
  • snacks that has difficult packaging

Bon Appetit!