• 100% whole grain
• Made with no (or very little) refined sweeteners like white sugar or corn syrup
• Fresh fruits and vegetables (preferably organic), dairy products, seeds, dried fruit,
• humanely raised animal products
• More a product of nature than a product of industry

• “Low fat” or “low carb” or “low calorie” products (in most cases)
• Made with artificial sweeteners like Splenda
• Deep fried in refined oil
• 100-calorie packs made with refined grains like white flour (labeled as “wheat flour”)
• Something out of a package containing ingredients you cannot pronounce
• Highly processed food that is labeled as organic

• Avoid snacks that contain peanuts, peanut flour, peanut oil, or peanut butter or other nuts. This includes snacks with almonds, coconuts, filberts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nut, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, and walnuts.
• Read labels carefully to make sure the products are nut free. This includes labels that read “May contain traces of peanuts/nuts” or “processed in a facility that processes products that contain peanuts/nuts.” Food labels and ingredients change over time, so always read the label each time before purchasing snacks. 
  
• Include the packaging of your treat when you send it to the classroom, so that the label may be rechecked if there are any questions.

Apple Banana Carrots Celery Mango Pear Grapes Strawberries Blueberries Raspberries Oranges Peaches Plums Grapefruit Avocado Pineapple Papaya Star Fruit Figs Honeydew Melon Cantaloupe Watermelon Black Beans, Pinto Beans, etc.

Lima Beans Cherries Edamame Sugar Snap Peas Green Beans Sweet Potato (with cinnamon) Sliced Bell Peppers Trader Joe’s Ready to Eat Beets Cucumber Jicama Pomegranate Cherry Tomatoes Snow Peas Cauliflower Broccoli Lentils – Tasty Bite Heat and Eat Lentils Trader Joe’s Steamed Lentils (Refrigerated Section) Garbanzo Beans Wedge of Cabbage   Some of these veggies would be great dipped into Cedar’s Organic Hummus or Sabra Hummus Dip (not roasted pine nut flavor)

100% Whole-Grain Snacks Triscuits Popcorn Oatmeal (served warm in thermos) Shredded Wheat (Post or Earth Fare brand) Arrowhead Mills Puffed Whole Grain Cereal (Corn, Wheat or Millet) Crunchmaster Multi-Seed Crackers Trader Joe’s Woven Wheat Wafers Streit’s Whole-Wheat Matzo Crackers Doctor Kracker Seeded Spelt Crackers Edward & Sons Brown Rice Snaps Koyo Brand Organic Brown Rice Chips Finn Crisp Thin Rye Crispbread Lundberg Brown Rice or Wild Rice Cakes Koyo Brown Rice Cakes Real Foods Corn Thins Wasa Rye Cripsbread Varieties Ryvita Rye Varieties Kashi Heart to Heart Whole Grain Crackers (Original and Roasted Garlic) Kashi 7 Grain Frozen Waffles Whole-Wheat or Brown Rice Pasta (macaroni noodles, penne, etc. can be served warm with butter in thermos or served cold as a pasta salad) HT Naturals Organic Brown Rice (good with bits of avocado and soy sauce) HT Naturals Whole Wheat Couscous (good mixed with a Greek yogurt sauce called Tzatziki)   Other "Real-Food" Snacks  Cheese Plain yogurt sweetened with a little honey Raw Sesame Seeds Raw Pumpkin Seeds Hard-Boiled Eggs GoRaw Live “Granola Bar” GoRaw Live “Pumpkin Bar” Bella Famiglia Olives Organic Divina Olives Mediterranean Organic Olives Gaea Kalamata Olives Earth Fare Organic Olives

Dried and Canned Fruits GoGo Squeeze Applesauce Unsweetened Raisins Trader Joe’s Fruit Leathers Trader Joe’s Fruit Flakes (Apple Raspberry, Apple Strawberry...similar to fruit leathers) Trader Joe’s Fiberful Fruit Bars Trader Joe’s Organic Fruit Wraps Buddy Fruits – Pure Blended Fruits Clif Kid Organic Twisted Fruit Rope Trader Joe’s Dried Baby Sweet Pineapple Trader Joe’s Freeze Dried Mango, Banana Slices, Blueberries or Strawberries Trader Joe’s Vacuum Dried Pineapple or Banana Chips Costco – Brothers All Natural Crisp (dried fruit) Nothing But Banana Flattened Dried Apple Rings Native Forest Organic Mandarins Native Forest Papaya Chunks Native Forest Mango Chunks Native Forest Pineapple Made in Nature Dried Apricots Made in Nature Dried Apples Made in Nature Dried Mission Figs All Funky Monkey Freeze Dried Fruit Varieties Eden Organic Dried Cranberries Eden Organic Dried Blueberries Eden Organic Dried Cherries Organic Just Cherries Organic Just Mango Organic Just Blueberries Organic Just Strawberries Just Strawberries ‘N Bananas Organic Just Apples Organic Just Peas Organic Just Veggies Trader Joe’s Roasted Seaweed Snack