If you are trying to follow a traditional foods diet, it can feel challenging to figure out what to snack on or give your kids between meals. Fear no more! Below I’ve listed 10 snacks that we eat that are nutrient dense, protein packed, and toddler approved! These are ideas are Nourishing Traditions snacks approved and are nutrient dense to make sure your family is getting nourished while you snack.

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Nourishing Traditions Snacks (easy and convenient)

Raw Cheese and Crackers

We absolutely love this brand of raw cheese! This is the only brand I can find in my state that is truly raw (not heated above 102*). Not only is it packed with healthy fats and fat soluble vitamins, but it’s also full of gut healing bacteria and probiotics. It contains high amounts of vitamin K2, which is able to be absorbed by your body very easily when it’s found in an animal protein or fat source. Raw cheeses are definitely approved as nutrient dense, Nourishing Traditions snacks!

The crackers are a recent discovery for me. We went on vacation a few months ago, and I was trying to find a cracker brand that was clean ingredients and didn’t contain any industrial seed oils (canola oil, sunflower oil, soybean oil, etc) to give my toddler a quick snack in the car. I was really happy to find this brand! They’re the cleanest crackers I can find and they taste really good with the raw cheese.

I always prefer that our snacks be as un-processed as possible, but sometimes you need a convenient boxed snack, and these crackers are about the best brand I can find.

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Fruit

Who doesn’t love fruit, right? Our current favorite fruits to take on-the-go for snacks are clementines and berries. Clementines are super easy to toss in my purse before we run out the door, and berries are easy for little fingers to be able to pick up so my toddler can eat them on her own.

We eat other fruits too, but berries and clementines are the two kinds of fruit that we have really been into as snacks lately.

Meat Sticks

Meat sticks are such an easy, protein packed snack to take on the go! We love this brand – CHOMPS – because they contain grass fed and grass finished beef. Another brand that is a little cheaper and easier to find is Archer, which is also grass fed (but not grass finished). They’re both delicious and convenient and easy to chew for kids!

Moon Cheese

Moon Cheese is a recent discovery for me. It’s extremely convenient when you’re traveling and need an easy snack. The only ingredient is dehydrated cheese, so they don’t contain any oils or grains. They’re crunchy, not messy, and yummy!

Olives

Not only are olives tangy and delicious, but they provide an easy snack that is an alternative to fruit (but the same shape and style). I like to buy organic olives in nothing except a sea salt brine, and we like to snack on these to switch things up from our regular snacks sometimes. They also contain a lot of healthy fat!

Dried Fruit

Dried fruit is super convenient to be able to pull out of your purse and have a mess-free snack while you’re out and about. We have been loving dried mango and dried pineapple lately.

Veggies with Sprouted Hummus

I’ll be the first to admit that I do sometimes purchase store bought hummus. But if you are trying to follow a strict Nourishing Traditions Diet and eat Nourishing Traditions snacks, then you should know that legumes (chickpeas included) are pretty tough for your body to digest if they are not prepared properly. The way to properly prepare legumes to be the most gentle on your gut is through soaking and sprouting them. Once you sprout them, you can cook the chickpeas, and then make homemade hummus with them. You have complete control over what you put in the hummus and can add anything you want!

I have yet to find a store-bought hummus that is sprouted. There is probably a brand out there, I’m just not aware of it! Most store bought hummus also contains an industrial seed oil, which we generally try to avoid.

However, sometimes you don’t have time to soak, sprout, boil, and prepare your own hummus- it is a multi-day process after all. No judgement here either way, I just want you to be informed of the Nourishing Traditions way to do things.

Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter

Rice cakes are another convenient snack. We buy organic brown rice cakes that only have brown rice and salt in them. We like to put some nut butter on top, and top with a banana, cinnamon, or honey for a sweet treat.

Hard Boiled Eggs

Eggs are very high in choline, which is a super important nutrient during pregnancy! The yolks of eggs are very nutrient dense and contain selenium, folate, vitamin A and lots of protein. They’re an excellent snack for toddlers and babies (just watch for choking!) because they’re so nutrient packed.

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Fermented Veggies

Pickles and sauerkraut make such a delicious, crispy snack. They are packed with gut healing bacteria and vitamins/minerals in a form that is easy for your body to absorb. Make sure you get pickles and sauerkraut that are long-fermented and not flavored with vinegar. You can usually find them in the refrigerated section of the grocery store…or you can make your own!

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