Easy to Tote, Healthy Snacks for the Fourth of July

If you’re like us, we usually hit a parade or two, then head to the beach for a few hours, and then spend the evening in a park waiting for the Fireworks to start.

With kids, grandkids and teens it’s hard to keep them from “starving to death”, so I’ve learned to tote snacks to have on hand at all times, to serve between meals.

I try to divide as much as possible into individual servings for convenience and to ward off any possible sharing issues from the get-go. I use zippered baggies and those cloth grocery bags that most stores carry now. These snacks will also fit in your diaper bag nicely.

Healthy Snack Ideas:

•    Slice apples and sprinkle with lemon juice to keep from turning brown
•    Seedless grapes, removed from the vine
•    Goldfish crackers
•    Crackers with peanut butter inside
•    Graham crackers
•    Nuts
•    Cheerios or other cereal
•    Raisins
•    Any dried fruit
•    Trail Mix
•    Pretzels
•    Wheat Thins
•    Pickles
•    Animal Crackers
•    Fruit Snacks
•    Cereal Bars
•    Granola Bars
•    Pudding Packs

Easy to Tote Beverages:

•    Juice boxes or pouches
•    A water bottle for each person and a box of the individual powdered drink mix tubes
•    Small sports type beverages such as Gatorade

The key is to keep the weight down, make them easily accessible and divide them up for individual servings. Using these suggestions will help make your Fourth of July a happy and less stressful one!

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