Grab-and-Go Snack Stashes 

Set up these self-serve stations so kids never again have to plead, "Mom...?" when a snack attack hits.

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Pantry Snack Station

  • Fish-shaped crackers (best bet: the kind sold at health-food stores that don't have hydrogenated oils)
  • A Real Simple kids' mix: Cheerios, raisins, almonds, pretzels, and chocolate chips
  • Fruit leathers
  • Graham crackers
  • Pretzels
  • Cheerios
  • Almonds
  • Raisins or other dried fruits
For more nutritious options between meals, see Real Simple’s list of healthy snacks.
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Refrigerator Snack Station

  • Jar of peanut butter (preferably the natural kind, for dipping)
  • String cheese
  • Yogurt
  • Grapes
  • Assorted crudités—baby-cut carrots, celery sticks, pepper slices—in plastic bags
  • Orange segments
  • Lunch-meat roll-ups (like turkey-and-Swiss or ham-and-Cheddar)
  • Tub of hummus (for dipping)
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