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  • I'm a huge fan of Lesser Evil Paleo Puffs for the sole reason that all the ingredients are much easier to digest than the typical "puff".

    I also like that the "cheese" flavor comes from nutritional yeast, because most other "cheese" flavored snacks have milk cultures, which adds another element of processing.

  • While I dislike the use of the word "veggie" in anything that is not a vegetable, I am more okay with the Good Health brand of Veggie Straws.

    They also include a good dose of vegetable powders that adds *some* nutritional value.

 

  • Don't Go Nuts is also a school-safe option. This company has not yet been rated by the Cornucopia Institute, but for now, it is certified organic and non-GMO.

 

  • These Simple Mill crackers are a great replacement for cheeze-its, but they do contain nuts. They also come in rosemary and sea salt.

  • These Everything Crackers are nut-free, made with Simple Mills' Seed Blend (flax*, sunflower, hemp, chia), Cassava Flour, Tapioca Starch, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Onion, Organic Garlic, Sea Salt, Citrus Flour, Rosemary Extract (for freshness).

 

  • Unique Pretzels are one of the few brands that does not have added sugars and uses sprouted grains. You already know that I love me some sprouted ingredients.

 
 

  • We love Late July chips. I mean, chia and quinoa must mean they are good for me, right?

  • Siete's entire line of chips is amazing, but the lime is our family favorite.

    Ingredients: cassava flour, avocado oil, coconut flour, ground chia seeds, sea salt, citric acid, lime oil.

 

  • If you are craving that salty potato chip crunch, ditch the Lay's and get these. Jackson's Honest are cooked in coconut oil.

  • MadeGood's soft baked cookies are my current obsession and I do love them. The sugar content is 6g per pouch which is not bad compared to most "snack food" in a pouch.

  • MadeGood also has these granola minis, which are organic and non-GMO verified in a MadeGood Variety Pack.

    An added bonus is that they include vegetable powders and are one of the few packaged snack brands that have nutritional value.

 

  • MadeGood has a variety of products that I keep stocked as "treats" in the kids' lunchboxes.

    This is a GREAT replacement for the other Krispie Bar out there, which include corn syrup, monotriglycerides, datem, and a number of other suspect ingredients.

  • Woodstock Peanut Butter has no sugar added and this huge jar lasts us quite a while, mainly because we rotate our nut/seed butter.

  • Sunflower Seed butter is a great nut-free alternative for school items. I've made banana sushi rolls with it, sb+j muffins, and used it as a base for eggroll dipping sauces that I need to send to school.

 

  • I love both the smooth and crunchy versions of Barney Butter.

    I use smooth almond butter for much of my paleo baking and the crunchy almond butter for when I'm feeling crunchy. Just kidding. I really enjoy it as a topping for Thai carrot-ginger soup.

 

  • Hungry Buddha's Coconut Jerky is a filling snack that is flavorful. It is chewy like "jerky" and comes in a variety of flavors: jalapeno, teriyaki, and cacao.

  • Gimme Organic Seaweed is one of my kids' favorite snacks. They have started crushing them over their homemade "sushi" bowls and we love doing poke bowls that way now.

 

  • The New Primal Grass-Fed Beef Sticks have been the kids new favorite lately.

    Ingredients: Grass-Fed and Grass-Finished Beef, Honey, Lemon Peel, Sea Salt, Encapsulated Lactic Acid*, Celery Juice (Celery, Sea Salt), Garlic, Onion, White Pepper, Ginger, Black Pepper, in Collagen Casing. *Derived from non-gmo source, not from dairy.

  • Chomps Grass-Fed Beef Sticks are similarly packaged, but seasoned without honey or sweeteners. My kids do like this one a lot and it has come in handy for car rides. They are not as hard to chew as actual jerky - they are much more tender.

    Ingredients: 100% grass-fed beef, water, sea salt, lactic acid, celery juice, black pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, coriander, stuffed in a collagen casing.