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Easy to Pack Travel Snacks for Kids With Sensory Issues

by Jenny Friedman, RD | Jul 8, 2019

 

 

Whether you’re traveling by plane, train, or car with your family this summer, packing snacks for the kids is a must. These nutritious kid-friendly travel snacks are portable (no refrigeration needed!), easy to eat (read not too messy), and packed with healthy nutrients. Best part is, these are sensory-friendly snacks – perfect for your picky eaters with autism, sensory food aversions, and food texture preferences.

  • 1. Easy to Pack Travel Snacks for Kids With Sensory Food Aversion
    • 1.1. Soft Snacks for Travel
    • 1.2. Smooth Snacks for Travel
    • 1.3. Crunchy Snacks for Travel
    • 1.4. Sweet Snacks for Travel
    • 1.5. Salty Snacks for Travel
    • 1.6. Travel Snacks for Sensory Seekers

Easy to Pack Travel Snacks for Kids With Sensory Food Aversion

Soft Snacks for Travel

Pancake sandwich

Dried apples

Pudding cup

Fig bar

Nut butter and jelly sandwich

Smooth Snacks for Travel

Nut butter pack

Hummus cup

Fruit leather

Frozen yogurt tube

Dairy free chocolate milk box

Crunchy Snacks for Travel

Snap pea crisps

Peanut butter pretzels

Freeze dried fruits and veggies

Plantain chips

Whole grain crackers w/ cheese or nut butter

Sweet Snacks for Travel

Yogurt raisins

Cinnamon pita chips

Peanut butter pretzels

Banana chips

Bell pepper slices

Salty Snacks for Travel

Pepperoni sticks

Mixed nuts pack

Olive pack

Seaweed snacks

Roasted broad beans

Travel Snacks for Sensory Seekers

Whole grain bagel

Spicy wasabi peas

Lupini beans

Jerky

Asian snack mix

Recap

Picky eating doesn’t need to interfere with your summer travel plans. This sensory travel snack guide has healthy snacks for kids with sensory food aversions and food texture preferences.

Next Step

The Ultimate Sensory Snack Guide has over 200 sensory-friendly snacks for pick eaters with sensory food aversions and food texture preferences. The guide includes salty, sweet, crunchy, smooth, soft, warm, cold, and high sensory (good for sensory seekers) snack ideas.

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