20 Healthy Snacks for Pantry and Fridge Storage

Keep healthy snacks within reach and cravings at bay.

One of the biggest threats to your healthy lifestyle is the dreaded snack attack. One minute, you’re meticulously planning out healthy meals, and the next thing you know, your hand is in a bag of chips. The healthy snack box is one of our favorite ways to battle the allure of the unhealthy snack craving, and we’ve got ideas for snack boxes that are sure to please any palate.

20 Healthy Snacks for Pantry and Fridge Storage

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What’s a snack box? It’s a container in the fridge or pantry where you stash easy-to-grab snacks. Snacking right is the perfect way to keep both parents and kids energized during busy days. Customize your snack box to suit your lifestyle by creating a single snack station packed with healthy options or by pre-packing individual to-go boxes with appropriate portions of yummy snacks.

10 Healthy Snacks for Pantry Storage 

These healthy snacks are shelf-stable and can be stored in air-tight containers in your pantry or on a counter. 

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  1. Dried fruit, like apple rings, raisins, or banana chips
  2. Homemade trail mix
  3. Easy Homemade No Bake Bars
  4. Nutrition bars (just beware of brands high in sugar)
  5. Air-popped organic popcorn
  6. Roasted nuts, like cashews, almonds, or walnuts
  7. Roasted pumpkin seeds
  8. Crackers (preferably without hydrogenated oils)
  9. Whole wheat pretzels
  10. Natural peanut butter – homemade recipe

10 Healthy Snacks for Fridge Storage

These healthy snack box ideas should be kept refrigerated to stay fresh! 

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  1. Organic, no-sugar-added applesauce cups
  2. Sliced fresh fruit, like strawberries
  3. Orange segments
  4. Carrot sticks
  5. Sliced peppers
  6. Hummus in single-serve portions
  7. Low-fat string cheese
  8. Low-fat cottage cheese
  9. Greek yogurt
  10. Skinny Salsa Dip with pepper scoops

For more ideas for healthy snacks for pantry or fridge storage, check out our Ultimate Snack Roundup for TONS of suggestions!

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  1. Thanks for sharing a great list of snacks! Good ideas! I am always confused when I make snack boxes for my kids and husband. They are so picky. I try to make healthy snacks for them. thanks!

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