50 After School Snacks for Kids: Easy, Healthy and Tasty

This list of 50 after-school snacks for kids includes ideas that are quick and easy to make, require little prep, and are pretty healthy.

If you are looking for after-school snacks for kids, you’ve come to the right place. I have 50 after-school snacks for kids that are mostly healthy. Some take a little prep, but most are the grab-and-go type. See what’s on my list and print a pretty copy to keep on the refrigerator.

With school starting up again, I’m making a list of healthy after-school snacks that I can serve my kids when they come home each day.

I want my kids to have after-school snacks that are relatively healthy. It should give my kids the energy they need to do homework and chores without collapsing in tears before supper is ready

I love a cookie as much as anyone, but it doesn’t give my kids the sustainable energy that they need in the witching hour.

When my kids were in elementary, they had plenty of days that ended with tears and crashing on the living room floor. Most of them happened on days when the last 10 minutes of school included a cupcake and fruit punch.

These 50 snacks are pretty healthy or can be made so. (Of course, everyone’s definition of healthy is a bit different, so use your best parenting judgment. What’s good for one kid might be bad for another.)

They are also easy to make because time is short, although I have included a few suggestions that require some prep. I usually make a double batch when I’m cooking or whip some up on the weekend ahead of time.

After school snacks

Fruits and veggies

• apple slices
• banana
• cutie oranges
• pear slices
• frozen grapes
• strawberries
• blueberries
• kiwi
• carrot and celery sticks with hummus
• dried fruit or fruit leather
• canned peaches, drained
• cherry tomatoes and mozzarella
• English muffin with jam
• bell pepper slices with guacamole
• pickle spears
• melon wedges

In the refrigerator

• string cheese
• yogurt, topped with fruit, granola, etc.
• applesauce
• homemade ice pops
• a glass of milk
• boiled egg
• turkey and cheese roll-ups
• tortilla and cheese
• sliced cheese on crackers

In the pantry

• pretzels
• crackers
• rice cakes
• graham crackers
• tortilla chips and salsa
• veggie straws
• air-popped popcorn
• peanut butter crackers
• yogurt pretzels
• granola bar
• trail mix
• nuts

With a little prep

• fruit and yogurt smoothie
• toasted whole-grain waffle with peanut butter
• apple cinnamon baked doughnuts
• homemade muffins
• pepperoni pizza rolls
• banana bread
• cheesy ranch snack mix
• homemade Chex mix
• breakfast cookies
• pasta salad
• roasted chickpeas
• pocket pies
• oatmeal

Printable after school snack list

And because I love an easy go-to list, I created a cute printable version. This one fits on 8.5×11-inch paper.

To make it more durable, laminate the page. Then you can stick it up on the refrigerator and use a dry-erase marker to highlight the snacks you have available.

Get the printable

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