Healthy Snacks Kids Will Love For School + After School
Finding healthy snacks that kids love always feels like a mom win. You want a variety at your disposal because kids want snacks pretty much all day. After all, they have to burn all that fun kid energy! We gathered a selection of healthy favorites from Ibotta, the app that gives you cash back on everything. You can add these items to their lunches, serve after school, or keep in the car for playdates and activities.
With Ibotta, you can earn real cash back – not points. Earn cash back on every item on your list, from after school snacks and lunchtime essentials to pantry staples and weeknight recipe ingredients. When you’re ready to cash out your earnings from Ibotta, simply deposit them directly into your bank account or PayPal, or load them onto a gift card from your favorite retailer. Shop and save at your favorite stores too like Target, Trader Joe’s, and Whole Foods plus regional grocery stores. The average Ibotta saver earns $120 per year – that’s like a free grocery trip!
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Check out our snack favorites for kids available at Ibotta below!
Goodles Mac & Cheese
Made with chickpea protein and nutrients from spinach, sweet potato, and kale, this boxed mac ‘n cheese is a healthy step above the traditional kind – and still tastes delicious! Winner of the Clean Label Purity Award, there are no artificial flavors or preservatives too. For an extra nutritious boost, add whole veggies like broccoli, zucchini, or corn.
Earn $1 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!Sweet Nothings Kids Squeezable Smoothie
These plant-based smoothies are made with organic fruits, veggies (like beets!), nuts, and seeds but kids wouldn’t even know it, they’re that good!
Earn $1 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!Caulipower Chicken Tenders
Coated with rice flour and cauliflower, these baked chicken tenders are free of artificial ingredients, saturated fat and added sugar. Bonus: they’re gluten free. Try them with one of our Greek Yogurt Dip recipes!
Earn $3 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Andrew & Everett Sliced Natural Cheese
Andrew & Everett cheese comes from free-range, grass-fed cows and are free of rBGH-BST hormones, antibiotics, preservatives and fillers. Score sliced and shredded for cash back and add them to egg muffins, tortillas, grilled cheese, and more!
Earn $1 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Honey Mama’s Truffle Bars
Sweetened with honey and made with organic whole foods that are free of refined sugars, dairy, gluten, and soy, Honey Mama’s truffle bars are a family favorite and perfect for after school (they are refrigerated to keep their natural ingredients fresh!).
Earn $1 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Rind Dried Fruit Snacks
These skin-on fruit snacks, from persimmon to peach to apple, make great dippers. Try them in our beet hummus recipe.
Earn $4.79 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Whisps Bites Multipacks
Also great for dipping or topping with cheese are these gluten-free and baked protein snacks.
Earn $1.25 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Perfect Bar
These protein bars are chock-full of superfoods, like organic kale, flax seed, apple, spinach and more.
Earn $1.25 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Mavericks Plant-Based Cookies
These plant-based cookies have 40 percent less sugar than the traditional kind and are easy to pack for school lunch or after-school activities.
Earn $2 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Simple Mills Soft Baked Bars
These gluten-free bars are a B+C kid favorite, lunch box-friendly, and made without artificial ingredients.
Earn $1 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Stonyfield Kids Organic Dairy Free Smoothie
Made with real fruit purees like carrot, banana, and pear, these organic smoothies have no added sugar and make snack travel easy.
Earn up to $3.75 cash back for five when you shop with Ibotta!
Pipcorn Snacks
Made from heirloom corn kernels (which are better for the environment), these tasty baked snacks are low in fat compared to the traditional cheese ball.
Earn $4.29 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
KIND Bars
Almonds are the star in these gluten-free bars that satisfy all the snack cravings.
Earn $2.50 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Airly Climate Friendly Crackers
Made with oats that help remove carbon from the air, these baked snacks are cheesy good and good for the planet.
Earn $1 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
Chomps Meat Sticks
For a high-protein snack without preservatives or sugar, these beef sticks are easy to pack in a lunch or car.
Earn $3 cash back when you shop with Ibotta!
So Delicious Dairy Free Yogurt
Treats kids to a dairy-free strawberry yogurt made with organic coconut. These are Non-GMO Project Verified too. Add their favorite nuts or granola to make it a mini meal!
Earn up to $1.50 cash back for three when you shop with Ibotta!
Grapes from California
These grapes from California’s San Joaquin Valley are sweet and crisp and a delicious snack for kids and adults (charcuterie board, anyone?). Make fruit kabobs with grapes, bananas, and strawberries for a fun after-school snack.
Earn up to $.35 cash back for three when you shop with Ibotta!
Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit
Kiwi fruit makes for so many fun animal shapes. Look up kiwi turtle, caterpillar, butterfly, and more!
Earn up to $1.25 cash back for three when you shop with Ibotta!
All offers were valid as of publish date. Check your Ibotta app for details, as offers change frequently and may not be available in all areas.
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