Minimal-Mess Snack Ideas for Kids

We have a big wedding coming up where my 1-year-old and 3-year-old will be ring bearers, so I have been on a search for snack ideas that will keep their adorable suits as clean as possible in between events. I crowd-sourced some ideas for snack ideas that create minimal mess, and then I realized how helpful this list would be for regular life: on-the-go situations, special occasions, or just days where you can’t handle any more mess.

Here are these results. (Thanks, Instagram friends!)

Minimal-Mess Snack Ideas

Proteins

String cheese
Babybel cheese
Beef stick
Hard-boiled egg whites

Grains

Cheerios
Chex cereal
Barbara’s Puffins cereal
Peanut-butter filled pretzels
Goldfish
Veggie straws
Wheat thins
Belvita crackers

Fruits & Veggies

Pouch (consider a pouch topper for babies & squeeze-happy littles)
Simple Truth smoothie melts
BEAR Fruit rolls or fruit snacks (made with real fruit)
Trader Joe’s fruit leather buttons
Raisins
Apple slices*
Cucumbers*
Carrots* (recommend crinkle cut)
Celery*

Fun Stuff

Fruit snacks
Grahams
Animal crackers

*Please beware of choking hazards, and prepare food according to your child’s age and abilities.

Additionally, when the stakes are high (ex. wedding, family pictures, etc.), I am going to be sure to have these mess-fighting supplies on hand:

Big bibs or smocks
Face wipes
Lint roller

Have any other minimal mess snack ideas? Please drop them in the comments below!

Happy snacking 🙂

Minimal-Mess Snack Ideas for Kids