The following list can help guide you to healthy pre-packaged snacks. The snacks are whole-grains, fruits, nuts or seeds low in fat, saturated fat and trans fat. They are limited in sodium and sugar and do not contain artificial sweeteners.
 

SNACKS
Healthy Choices	Examples
Low-Fat Popcorn	Pop Secret 94% Fat Free Jolly Time Healthy Pop 94% Fat Free Orville Redenbacher
Whole Wheat Crackers	Wheat Thins Multi-Grain Triscuits, any flavor
Baked Tortilla Chips	Snyder's Multi-Grain Tortilla Chips Frito Lay Baked Tostitos Scoops
Rice Cakes	Quaker Multigrain Cakes, any flavor
Unsweetened Cereal	Post Shredded Wheat General Mills Cheerios Cereal Kashi Go Lean
Granola Bars	Kashi Chewy Granola Bars, any flavor Kellogg's Raisin Bran Crunch Nature Valley Maple Brown Sugar Nature Valley Oats' N Honey Nature Valley Pecan Crunch Nature Valley Peanut Butter Nature Valley Roasted Almond
Dried Fruit	Sun Maid Raisins, Currants, Fruit Bits, Apricots and Figs Sunsweet Apricots and Dried Plums Fruit & Veggie Crunchies, Strawberries and Raspberries Stretch Island Fruit Leather, any flavor
Nuts and Seeds	Blue Diamond Almonds
Refrigerated Units - Healthy Choices
Fresh Fruit Canned Fruit (lite or packed in own juice) Mini Carrots and Other Pre-Packaged Vegetables Salads with Low-Fat/Non-Fat Dressing Canned Vegetable-Based Soups Yogurt String Cheese Low-Fat Pudding
Beverages - Healthier Choices
Water and Flavored Water Non-Fat and 1% Low-Fat Milk, Flavored and Unflavored 100% Fruit and Vegetable Juices Tea – Regular and Herb Teas – Hot or Cold; Unsweetened
Snacks - Healthier Choices
Animal Crackers Baked Chips Chex Mix Graham Crackers Goldfish Crackers Pretzels

Please note:

• The American Academy of Pediatrics does not recommend peanuts and tree nuts before the age of 3 due to the risk of food allergies and whole peanuts and tree nuts before the age of 4 due to the risk of choking.
• Peanuts and tree nuts and products containing these ingredients should not be served to children, or in the same location/facility of children, who have a nut allergy.
• This is not an exhaustive list and inclusion on this list does not serve as an endorsement by the Mecklenburg County Health Department.