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!
I seriously thing that your boatmeal bars are my favorite portable snack. I make a whole bunch of them in mini-loaf pans (so I can make different flavors) and keep them in my freezer. They seem to give me the perfect amount of energy (especially if I load them with berries and seeds).
Otherwise, I am a huge fan of the new FiberOne brownies.
I like trailmix – good no matter where you go and stays fresh forever.
Hee. I usually just bring buns with fillings for snacks like my sweet vegan wholewheat buns (http://ibakewhoeats.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/guilt-free-tangzhong-choco-cinnamon-buns-with-vegan-option/) and NUTS!!! Nuts make a good portable and feeling snack 😀 These are my staples! And I’ve been meaning to try your larabars too!! ‘Meaning’ because I haven’t got down to buying the ingredients yet 🙁 I wishhhhh we have vitatops 🙁 There’s really NOTHING better than a healthy, chocolaty giant muffin top… 😀
Oh no Oh no. NOT ‘FEELING’!!!! I meant ‘filling’!!! Brain fart. Sorry!
This is one of my FAVORITE snack ideas. They taste wonderful and chocolaty, but have some peanut butter for protein:
1 cup melted dark chocolate (I use vegan chocolate chips)
1/4 cup peanut butter (I like the sweetened type)
Then add puffed rice cereal until the there’s no runny liquid in the bottom of the pan, spoon onto a cookie sheet and freeze for about an hour.
I also like to add some other fun things in there, like dried cranberries, raisins, pistachios, walnuts, whatever is lying around!!
P.S. I made the peanut butter cookies. SO ADDICTIVE.
I think you just said the magic words to my mind. Chocolate and peanut butter. They sound insanely delicious!
The simplest snack I take is trailmix- usually a mixture of almonds, dried cherries or cranberries, and a sprinlking of dark chocolate chips for good measure! I also bring homemade granola bars, larabars, and healthy muffins on the go. I used to be obsessed with Luna bars, but they can get expensive and I’m kinda over that now that I found how easy it is to make homemade healthy snacks!
Hmmm…I love snacks 🙂 Usually I bring nuts, prunes, trail mix, Mojo or Lara bars, Clif Crunch bars are fabulous, various fruits, or an occasional smoothie. I just bought some hemp protein powder so I can see that in my future with some frozen banana, vanilla soy milk, and chocolate peanut butter! Snacks are so awesome…I don’t know why people want to just eat three main meals when they could have a much bigger variety of foods! (and more occasions for chocolate)
Yummy recipe round up! Even though I work from home, it’s nice to have some snack ideas, haha.
I know this sounds horrible, but I’ve never understood what an UNPORTABLE food is. Given the right containers, isn’t everything technically portable? I’ve packed a little container of hummus to go alongside some crackers and veggies, or even gone so far as to seperate all my sandwich ingredients in order to have a nice non-soggy sammy for lunch. In fact, this morning I made oatmeal, threw it into a container and then reheated it on the stovetop at work (although you could easily use a microwave) and smothered it in peanut butter I brought in another little container…
I think ALL of your food (except for ice cream perhaps…) is pretty dang deliciously portable given time, effort and the proper tools!
Frozen things aren’t portable :(. No fudgsicles at school. So sad lol. They need to invent a mini freezer. No seriously, I looked for one when I was in college, to put in my room :).
funny thing is i havent eaten a bar or any type of granola type bar in over 2 years. i just do not like them that much. my favourite snack is definitly cheerios! or any type of cereals. its something i can munch on for a while, not like a bar or cookie, its gone in a minute (or 2 seconds with those delicious cookie dough balls!) and i eat a million more.
Nhum nhum nhum *-* love these recipes
btw, i am always eating something high protein like: 200g Cottage cheese + 35g Natural Peanut Butter + 10g Sugar Free/Fat Free Instant Pudding Mix
I blend it, after blending add some fruits, like strawberries, raspberries or blueberries(the best) and freeze it for 2 hours….omg heaven!