Healthy Snacks and
Beverages
Best Choices
- Water (plain)
- Skim or 2% milk
- Soy milk and other soy products
- Fruit juice (100% juice)
- Vegetable juice (100% juice)
- Frozen fruit juice bars (no sugar or high fructose corn
syrup)
- Granola bars
- Whole-grain fruit bars
- Fruit bars
- Nuts and seeds (plain or with spices)
- Dry roasted peanuts, tree nuts, and soy nuts
- Trail mix (plain)
- Fresh fruit (oranges, apple slices, bananas, grapes, etc.)
- Dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, apricots, etc.)
- Fresh vegatables (carrot sticks, celery sticks, veggie
combos, etc.)
- Salads with low-fat or fat-free dressings
- Beef or buffalo jerky
- Yogurt (low-fat, no sugars added)
- String cheese, cheese sticks, or cheese cubes
- Rice cakes
Good Choices
- Nuts (light sugar covering or honey-roasted
- Popcorn (low-fat, without hydrogenated fats)
- Corn nuts
- Whole grain bagels
- Whole grain breads
- Pita bread
- Deli sandwiches (whole grain bread)
- Veggie burgers
- Individualy packaged fruit (in natural juices only)
- Fruit leather
- Animal crackers
- Graham crackers
- Pretzels
- Peanut butter and crackers
- Pudding (low-fat)
- Soup and stew (low sodium)
- Ready-to-eat cereal (low sugar, whole grain)
Items to Avoid
- Pop/soda
- Candy bars
- Candy
- Cookies
- Chips
- Carbonated water
- Juice (not 100% fruit juice)
- Snackables
- Fruit snacks (roll-ups, chews, etc.)
- Ice cream and yogurt (high fat)
- Pudding (high fat)
- Pop tarts
- Snack mixes
- Chocolate-covered snacks (pretzels, raisins, etc.)
- Fruit cups with syrup
Recommended Snack Ideas for
School/Classroom Parties
- Water (plain/flavored: calorie free)
- Skim or 2% milk (regular or flavored)
- 100% juice
- Fresh fruit assortment
- Fruit and cheese kabobs
- Fruit w/ whipped topping
- 100% fruit snacks
- Vegetable trays
- Chesse (cubes, string)
- Pretzels
- Low-fat popcorn
- Graham crackers
- Fig newtons
- Animal crackers
- Angel food cake (plain or topped with fruit)
- Pizza with low fat toppings (vegetables, lean ham, canadian
bacon, etc.)
- Pizza dippers (pizza toppings and bread on skewer with
marinara dip)
- Ham, cheese, turkey sandwiches (with low fat condiments)
- Low-fat pudding
- Low-fat yogurt (ex. Great Value Light, Dannon Light'n Fit,
Trix and Yumsters by Yoplait)
- Yogurt smoothies
- Yogurt parfaits/banana splits
- Quesadillas with salsa
- Low-fat breakfast or granola bars
- Trail/Cereal Mixes
- Nuts, seeds
