Some questions come up time and time again in our Mama Group Chat – and toddler snacks is always one of them. Here’s an inside look into different toddler snacks real mamas in North Austin Recommend, including where to buy them!

🛒 H-E-B

• Simple Mills Seed & Nut Flour Sweet Thins (also at Costco)
• H-E-B Squeeze Me! Applesauce Pouches
• H-E-B Cheese Balls
• Cheddar Stars
• Sourdough Pretzels
• Bakery Mini croissants
• Beech-Nut Oaty Bars
  

🛒 Costco

• Kirkland fruit & veggie pouches
• Amara Smoothie Melts
• Freeze-dried fruit variety packs
• Organic dried blueberries
• BEAR Fruit Splits
• Simple Mills Cookie Diamonds
• Edamame (frozen)
• Tillamook cheddar snack-size cheese squares
• LesserEvil “Space Balls” puffs (seen at Costco)
• That’s It Bars
• Chomps Beef Jerky
  

🛒 Whole Foods

• LesserEvil Organic Real Cheddar “Space Balls” puffs
  

🛒 Trader Joe’s

• Brown rice cake thins
  

🛒 Sam’s Club

• Apriums (seasonal fruit find)
  

🛒 Amazon / Online

• Augason Farms freeze-dried strawberries
• Little Bellies puffs
• Happy Tot Cookies

🛒 Target

• Multi-nut snack packs (for early nut exposure; use age-appropriate forms)
• Freeze Dried Blueberries
  

🧺 Farmers Market at Bell

• Fruit-nut bread (“from our bread people”)
• Sourdough Crackers (from “The Sour Dough Project”)
• Veggies & Fruit from any of the fruit vendors
• Eggs
• Yogurt

🧃 Any Grocery / Not store-specific

• Everything from Once Upon a Farm
• Serenity Kids Pouches
• Annie’s Pancake Mix
• Fresh berries/citrus
  • Strawberries
  • Blueberries
  • Tangerines
  • Peaches
  • Bananas
  • Watermelon
  • Raspberries
• Pouches (incl. yogurt if you have a cooler),
• Deli meat
• Dried fruit including raisins
• Goldfish
• Granola bars
• Smoothie bites
• Cheese: Babybel, string, shredded, cottage cheese
• Seaweed
• Cheerios
  

🏡 Homemade Favorites

• Banana bread
• Sweet potato cookies
• Spanish muffins
• Banana & oat bars

Our group host a monthly meal prep for toddler snacks – it’s a great opportunity to get together with local families, and the parents prep snacks while the kiddos play. Every family preps one snack, and then you go home with a variety of different snacks!

Tips & tricks

• Pack smart: Bento/Tupperware with dividers + suction-lid boxes help, and labels survive daycare washers.
• Safety first: Modify textures/serving sizes for your child’s age and chewing skills (e.g., slice grapes/berries, choose thin rice cakes, avoid whole nuts for under-4s unless your pediatrician advises otherwise).
• Use Yuka: Many moms use Yuka which scans and analyzes labels in the blink of an eye so you can learn at a glance which products are good for you and which ones you should avoid.