Okay, so what do you give them as snacks? I give DD (age 18 months) cherry tomato's, and dates. This is what she asks for, up till recently I gave her Cheerios. Meals are all l/c.
What can I take on trips, things that will keep?
What can I take to birthday parties?
What about popcorn (I've never made it for her, and I don't know if she will like it) is it a healthy snack alternative? Is it considered a chocking hazed?

Popcorn is a choking hazard. We did alot of potato chips, beef jerky, cheese sticks, etc.

How about Goldfish crackers? And there are some freeze-dried fruit bits and cheese puffs in the toddler section of the grocery store that aren't choking hazards. Bananas and bluberries, if the kids have teeth for chewing. Teddy Grahams. Just check the ingredients - it's so depressing to see how high fructose corn syrup is in so many of the snacky type items...

Teddy Grahams? Freeze-dried fruit? Cheese puffs? I think she is looking for nutrient-dense low carb/real food options? Bananas are great since they keep in their own skin.

It's a myth you need packaged shelf-stable things on trips.
Just pack a lunch box each morning and put fresh things in it.
People used to do that all the time and now we have stores everywhere you go on a trip - pop in for some meat, veg, and fruit. Or if you are in hotels with that breakfast buffet, grab some eggs, fruit, and bacon. It will not rot before lunch!

If I had a toddler nowadays (I'm a grannie), I would pack a refrigerated bag with baloney, cheese sticks, chicken maybe, baby carrots, apple slices, cucumber, whatever the kid likes.

Frozen yogurt travels well, so does cheese with a freezy pack under it. Ham cubes, cheese cubes, melon cubes, and strawberries make a pretty tray for a birthday party.

Oatmeal is a good choice for breaky (it is low on the glycemic index scale, and a complex carbohydrate), you can also pre cook scrambled eggs in "batch form" and freeze them to thaw and heat later. Meatballs can be done the same way, I simply bake them in the oven like meatloaf, they are great dipped in a little marinara sauce or spaghetti sauce...make them any shape you want...to make it easier to pick up. These travel well frozen well too.

Lastly a snack can be just part of what you normally serve at meal time just add a dip. Dips can be anything, salad dressing, yogurt, peanut butter, even a little hummus is a nice dip.

Well, you yourself said potato chips and jerky and I don't imagine many 18 month olds can chaw down on beef jerky.... so don't go dissin' on my bad advice!!

Here's the nutritional value for the cheese puffs - they aren't great by any means but they're not the worst either...http://www.gerber.com/AllStages/Pro...es_Snacks.aspx#

OP, you can also look up the other stuff too. I just thought you were looking for emergency take along type snacks that you can keep in a diaper bag or in the car. Sorry if I got that wrong.

"Well, you yourself said potato chips and jerky and I don't imagine many 18 month olds can chaw down on beef jerky.... so don't go dissin' on my bad advice!!

Here's the nutritional value for the cheese puffs - they aren't great by any means but they're not the worst either...http://www.gerber.com/AllStages/Pro...es_Snacks.aspx#"

Yeah, you know that's weird when I think about it. My kids did eat beef jerky when they were that age (organic from a local farmer) - it wasn't that tough kind you see in the store, more like "sticks", like a healthy version of Slim Jims. But, still, I am surprised we gave it to them because they could have choked on that easily. The cheese puffs aren't the worst but that's a lot of corn and I would shy away from things with MSG ("natural flavors") for kids. We do alot of potato chips because they are minimally processed compared to other crunchy snacks and they usually contain only three ingredients: potao, oil, salt. You have to be careful and read labels to make sure there are no additives, and watch out for the flavored ones. We all have our poisons!

Don't I know it about the reading of the labels...(I did mention that in my first post). So many strange ingredients and preservatives - yuck. I'm sure glad I grew up on a little farm and that we couldn't afford all of the processed snacky things.

When you do look back, it's amazing how my siblings and I survived childhood! No seat belts, no bike helmets, running around unsupervised, shooting guns for target practice! And now that I'm a grandma, I'm so much more cautious with my grandkids than I ever was w/ my own!

Thanks for all of your ideas! I am looking for a nutritious snack (preferably l/c). Something to replace the processed snacks usually given to babies. I set up a shelf for her in the fridge for between meals and I want to have various snacks on it, not only dates and cherry tomato's. I also want something for birthday parties.

I used to make "bars" for the kids to travel with. Mix molasses or honey with dried fruit and nuts and egg whites (good use for egg whites when you use the yolks for something else). Spread in pan and bake until golden.

The bars sound tasty, but I try to keep away of making things I might taste "accidentally".
I bought a lot of different fruit, baby carrots, more cherry tomatoes and add a bit of each in little baskets on her shelf of the fridge. I also bought hummus and tehini in small containers for her shelf. I looked at the cheese sticks - they were too big for her, she eats much less cheese each snack. They were also outrageously expensive. I decided to buy regular sliced cheese and to wrap the right size pieces for her. I hope this works, the baby carrots I microwaved and divided into the containers I used to use for pumped breast milk. (I still bf, but I don't pump).