Snack Foods

Looking for snack ideas?* Many children can have regular snacks containing 10-15 grams of carbs. Free foods are generally those with less than 5 grams of carbs.

My kids snack four times a day and sometimes I feel like we serve up the same snacks over and over. Here is a list of snacks by carb counts, followed by an alphabetical listing of snack foods.

Also read all my posts written about snacks.

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Typical Bedtime Snack

Bedtime Snacks with Protein

Since there are twelve hours between bed time and breakfast, Q’s bedtime snack needs to include protein. Protein helps the carbs last a little longer and prevent drastic lows in the night. Bedtime snacks should have at least 5 grams of protein.

What does a typical bedtime snack look like? We usually include either a fruit or cracker, cheese, and milk.

Mandarin orange or clementine, 1 oz. cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup skim milk (read more)

List of Snacks by Carb Counts

Alphabetical Listing by Brand

Austin Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter: 15 grams carbs for package with 4 crackers

• 3 grams protein per serving
• Check labels on boxes because some varieties have more than 15 grams carbs
• Nutrition Information

Cheetos Natural White Cheddar Cheese Puffs: 16 grams carbs for 1 ounce

• Baked
• Gluten-Free
• Nutrition Information

Earth’s Best Apple Sunny Days Snack Bars: 13 grams carbs per snack bar

• Organic ingredients
• No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives
• Nutrition information

Earth’s Best Strawberry Sunny Days Snack Bars: 14 grams carbs per snack bar

• Organic ingredients
• No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives
• Nutrition information

Earth’s Best Sesame Street Very Vanilla Letter of the Day Cookies: 14 grams carbs for 9 cookies

• Organic ingredients
• No artificial flavors, colors or preservatives
• No hydrogenated oils
• Nutrition information

Minute Maid Fruit Falls Water Beverage: 2 grams carbs per drink pouch

• Berry or Tropical flavors
• Contains sucralose and acesulfame potassium

Mott’s Applesauce Natural (Unsweetened): 12 grams carbs per 4-ounce cup

• No added sugar
• No artificial sweeteners
• Nutrition information (They don’t list the ingredients on their website.)

Mott’s Healthy Harvest Sauce: 13 grams per 4-ounce cup

• Blueberry Delight, Granny Smith, Country Berry, Summer Strawberry, Peach Medley
• No artificial sweeteners
• Nutrition information (They don’t list the ingredients on their website.)

Musselman’s Apple Sauce Natural:12 grams carbs per 4-ounce cup

• No added sugar
• No artificial sweeteners
• Nutrition information (They don’t list the ingredients on their website.)

Pirate’s Booty Aged White Cheddar: 19 grams carbs for 1 ounce

• All natural
• Baked
• Gluten free
• Cholesterol free
• Nutrition information

Pirate’s Booty Smart Puffs Real Wisconsin Cheddar: 17 grams carbs for 1 ounce

• All natural
• Baked
• Gluten free
• Cholesterol free
• Nutrition information

Snikiddy Grilled Cheese Puffs: 17 grams carbs for 1 ounce

• All natural
• Made with real cheese
• Gluten and wheat Free
• No trans fats, no hydrogenated oils, no preservatives
• Nutrition information

Snikiddy Mac N’ Cheese Puffs: 17 grams carbs for 1 ounce

• All natural
• Made with real cheese
• Gluten and wheat free
• No trans fats, no hydrogenated oils, no preservatives
• Nutrition information

Yoplait Go-Gurt Tubes: 13 grams carbs for 1 tube

• We keep these in the freezer and the kids eat them like they would a popsicle.
• You can also throw a frozen yogurt tube in the lunchbox and it thaws by lunchtime without an ice pack.
• It does contain HFCS and artificial colors.
• Nutrition information (They don’t list the ingredients on their website.)

Yoplait Kids Yogurt: 17 grams carbs for 1 container

• Characters such as Dora and Diego
• Smaller portions that are a good size for kids to eat
• No artificial sweeteners or flavors
• Nutrition information

*Consult your CDE for snacking guidelines for your particular child.

{Updated 03/15/10}

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