50 Cheap After-School Snacks

Wondering what to give your kids for an after-school snack? It should be (relatively) healthy. It should be quick to make. And it certainly shouldn’t spoil dinner. Keep reading for 50+ ideas your kids will enjoy.

The perfect after-school snack is many things:

• Quick and easy
• Nourishing
• Not too heavy (you don’t want to spoil dinner!)

Most importantly, it has to be low-cost. An after-school snack is not a meal, so it shouldn’t cost as much.

So here they are: 50 cheap after-school/afternoon snacks that will please your kid’s palate, whether he or she is in daycare, preschool or school. Feel free to add your own ideas below.

(Secretly) Healthy After-School Snacks

• Applesauce overnight oatmeal (make-ahead)
• Sweet apple chips
• Ants on a log
• Fruit sushi
• Homemade fruit leather
• Yogurt parfaits
• Granola bars
• Frozen grapes
• Fruit smoothies
• Apple slices and peanut butter
• Fruit kebabs
• Veggies or fruit and Greek yogurt-based dip
• Peanut butter cup smoothie

After-School Snacks For Kids With a Sweet Tooth

• Chocolate-peanut butter banana bites
• No-bake energy bites
• Healthy chocolate oat bites
• Banana-Nutella egg rolls
• Microwave or stovetop s’mores
• Customizable chocolate bites
• No-bake chocolate oatsies
• Epic monster cookies
• Customizable chocolates made in an ice cube tray
• Kettle corn
• Peanut butter cup cookies
• Dark chocolate and almond haystacks
• Homemade fig newtons
• Churro chips
• Graham crackers and peanut butter
• Graham crackers and Nutella
• Snacks made with frozen waffles
• Microwave desserts in a mug

Savory/Salty After-School Snacks

• Crispy oven-baked French fries
• Baked sweet potato chips
• Homemade potato chips
• Carrot fries
• Homemade corn tortilla chips
• Homemade pita chips
• Homemade stovetop popcorn
• Cheesy broccoli-cauliflower tots
• Pretzels and peanut butter
• Hummus and vegetables
• Hummus and pita bread
• Chips and salsa
• Crackers/saltines and cheese (melted in the microwave for extra yumminess)
• Homemade mozzarella sticks made with a wonton wrapper

Hearty After-School Snacks

• English muffin pizzas
• Tortilla shell pizzas
• Crunchy ham and cheese soldiers
• Fruit and yogurt wraps
• Peanut butter and jelly French toast roll-ups
• Toad in a hole
• Toasted English muffin with almond butter
• Cereal or granola with milk
• Baked oatmeal cups
• Frozen waffles drizzled with honey
• Toaster oven pizza: Spaghetti sauce on bread with a piece of cheese

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