These healthy vegan snack recipes are for the kid in all of us! Full of vitamins and nutrients, yet so tasty, easy, and quick to whip up!
It’s almost back to school time here in our house. Back to packing lunches and snacks for school, and evening practices and lessons for my oldest.
All this means it’s time to get some fresh ideas for healthy vegan snack recipes for my kids. But if I’m going to take the time to make homemade snacks, I want to love them too!
My kids are always starving when I pick them up from school. They’re asking for snacks before they step off the bus.
If my kids had a choice they would probably snack all day rather than sit down for a meal, so I’d like those snacks to be healthy and nutritious while also being kid friendly and delicious.
This collection of healthy vegan snacks for kids will meet all your mom needs! Put them in their lunchboxes! Make as a packable morning or afternoon snack for school. Or for those hangry times when they are done with school.
They are also simple enough to bring along when you’re on carpool duty, sports practice, or post game treat!
But these snacks aren’t just for kids! They’re for adults too. They are super delicious and satisfying snacks the entire family is going to love.
From chips and dips, bites and balls, cookies and bars, sandwiches and muffins, I’ve got you covered with recipe ideas from some of the best food bloggers around!
What do vegans eat for snack?
You might be surprised to know that there is a wide variety of snacks that vegans can eat.
A vegan diet does not include does not include red meat, poultry, pork, fish, or products that include these ingredients. In addition, vegans do not eat any dairy products or eggs.
While that may seem limiting, there are so many delicious foods vegans enjoy.
Here area just a few snacks that vegans enjoy:
- Fresh Fruits with Nut butter
- Fresh Veggies with Hummus
- Non-Dairy Dips and Chips (guacamole, hummus)
- Vegan Granola Bars
- Energy Bites
- Popcorn
- Trail Mix
- Nuts
- Fruit Leather
- Rice Cakes
- Roasted Chickpeas
- Smoothies
- Fruit and Nut Bars
What are some plant-based snacks?
If you consider yourself following a WFPB Diet (whole food plant-based), that means you also avoid all processed ingredients including oil, refined sugars, and refined flours.
If you are following this type of diet you can still enjoy many of the snacks mentioned above. You just need to be careful to look closely at the ingredients to be sure they do not include and processed ingredients.
Sometimes, you just don’t have the time to make your own plant-based snacks, which is why it’s good to have some store bought options you know you can trust.
- Fruits
- Fresh Veggies
- Dips
- Whole Wheat Toast
- Raw Nuts
- Sugar Free Dried Fruit
- Oil-Free Popcorn
- Edamame
- Apple chips
- Oil-Free Crackers
- Plant-Based Protein Bars
What kinds of spreads can vegans put on crackers?
If you’re looking for delicious spreads and dips, scroll down! I’ve got some wonderful recipes. Here are a few ideas you can enjoy!
Is peanut butter vegan?
Yes, peanut butter is vegan. Peanut butter varies greatly by the brand. I recommend using organic natural peanut butter over the standard type you see in the store. Look for peanut butter that has only one ingredient, peanuts.
Many peanut butters have added sugar, palm oil, and molasses. This adds additional sugar, and fat that you do not need. If you’re plant-based, buy organic natural sugar to avoid those added oils and sugars.
Chips and Dips
These chips and dips are just the thing to hold you and the kids over until dinner time without spoiling your appetite and still fueling your body with healthy nutrients.
Savory Bites
What kid doesn’t love tater tots? This collection of delicious savory bites are delish for a yummy filling snack when you need a little something to hold you over until the next meal. These snacks are big on flavor without being too overwhelming for kids, and still being extremely satisfying for mom.
Energy Bites
Energy bites and energy balls are perfect to pop in a lunch box, or container for snack time at school. They’re small nutrient dense bites that taste like a treat but deliver on protein.
My kids are crazy for energy bites and love to make them with me, so get your kids involved in making some of these. They’re quick and easy with a few simple ingredients. My kids love rolling the balls!
Vegan Snack Recipes: Healthy Cookies and Bars
I’ve never had one of my kids pass up a cookie or granola bar. When they’re in the mood to snack their first ask is always a cookie or bar. With these healthy cookies and homemade granola bars you can feel good about saying yes to a cookie or two! Maybe even one for mom too!
Vegan Snack Recipes: Healthy Sweet Treats
My kids are always asking for treats. It seems like every kid on the planet is obsessed with sugar. While I try my best to keep sugar at bay, these sweet treats are actually healthy and don’t contain as much sugar as the packaged snacks you get in the store. Cookie dough, crunch bars, pudding, oh my! Healthy and indulgent, does it get better than that? You’ll be mom of the year!
Vegan Snack Recipes Perfect for School Lunches
I will admit that one of my least favorite things to do is pack lunches. There are times when I lack creativity and my son tells me he’s tired of almond butter and jam sandwiches.
These snacks not only make great after school snacks, but they’re also perfect for packed lunches, and your kid is going to be pumped when they open their lunchbox and see these tasty new additions.
Vegan Snack Recipes For Carpool
When I’m driving the kids around town to their practices and lessons they need a little something to hold them over and keep up their energy. But I also want a snack that’s easy to pack and isn’t going to make a huge mess. My youngest is really good at getting food all over his face and hands. These snacks are healthy, easy to pack, and mess free!
Did you enjoy browsing through these amazing snack ideas? I hope you found some inspiration to help you reset your snack ideas this school year, and feel good about the healthy unprocessed, nutrient rich snacks your kids will love and so will you!
Check out these other vegan round-ups!
- 20 Vegan Muffins Recipes
- 38 Vegan Soup Recipes
- 37 Vegan Prep Meals
- 13 Sensational Vegan Pumpkin Recipes
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There are some awesome ideas here! They make plant-based eating so much easier. Thanks for sharing!
So many great snack recipes!! Love the almond cereal bar idea. Brilliant!
What yummy snack ideas! I can’t wait to give these a try.
This is such a fantastic collection of healthy snacks. I’m keeping this handy for sure!
While my kids aren’t vegan, I do like to introduce them to all different flavors and textures with foods – such a great list full of new and unique snack idea for us to try!
Awesome round up and just in time for back to school! My kids will love these!
This is an amazing collection, and just in time for back to school. Can’t wait to try some of these!