9 Kid-Friendly Snacks for Your Next Road Trip
Make those long car rides run even smoother with these kid-proof snack ideas.
Summer road trips are fun, but they can also be chaotic and messy with little ones in tow. Make your road trip a breeze with our snack ideas, so you can get the most out of all the spots you explore.
Ice-Cube Food Tray
Fill an ice cube tray with small snack foods like pretzels, berries, crackers and cheese cubes to keep all your kid's favorite foods in one spot. Well, mostly.
Mini Bagel Pizzas
Jacob Blount; Styling By: Callie Blount
Pizza isn't easy to eat in the car, but sometimes that's all your tastebuds want. For an easier way to eat it, top a toasted bagel with your favorite toppings.
Breakfast Cookies
Gretchen Brown, RD
Are you getting a super early start on your road trip? Make these breakfast cookies the night before, so you can grab and go as soon as you wake up.
Make This: Easy Breakfast Cookies
Sushi Sandwich
Jacob Blount; Styling By: Callie Blount
Eating a sandwich can get messy real quick, so make a bite-sized version. Simply press out a piece of soft, white bread (or let the kids smash it with their hands) on a large Swiss chard leaf, then top with chicken salad, cucumber sticks and carrot sticks. Roll the “sushi” and slice into 1-inch pieces.
Sausage Pancake Muffins
Savour Imagery LLC
Your kids can still have their favorite breakfast even if you're on the road. These are so good, you'll want one (or two) muffins for yourself.
Make This: Sausage-Filled Pancake Muffins
Cheese Straws
With more protein than French fries, your kids will stay full longer. Plus, they're fun to eat!
Make This: Cheese Straws
Dressed Potato Chips
Easy and Mobile
In addition to keeping the seasonings and topping contained, strawberry baskets make it easy for guests to walk around while continuing to eat.
Photo by: Flynnside Out Productions
Flynnside Out Productions
Top regular or kettle potato chips with cheese and spices, and place in disposable berry baskets for an easy way to eat and control portions.
Water Bottle Snack Holder
Keep snack bags to a minimum by filling water bottles with candies and crackers. You can place the bottles in your car's cup holders for easy access.
Veggie Nuggets
Sally Kuzemchak, MS, RD
Sneak some vegetables into your kid's diet even while on the road. These nuggets are made with carrots and broccoli, and they taste great warm or cold.
Make This: Veggie Nuggets
Dressed-Up Popcorn
White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn Recipe
If Santa left a sleigh full of candy canes at your house this year, and you're wondering what to do with them all, here is an easy peppermint flavored recipe that is guaranteed to please!
Photo by: Flynnside Out Productions
Flynnside Out Productions
You could bring along microwaved or bagged popcorn, or take it up a notch with homemade white chocolate peppermint popcorn. It'll be hard to resist the sweet, refreshing mint flavor.
Make This: White Chocolate Peppermint Popcorn
