Our Favorite Store Bought Snacks

While you know I love making homemade snacks like granola, peanut butter bars, muffins, etc., we definitely are in favor of buying store bought snacks too that make our lives easier!! Here are some that we love! You’ll notice not all of these are “perfect” but most are perfect or close to it and are something I feel comfortable with feeding my family!

There are some affiliate codes where I have them but just a reminder, I only mention what I love and I am not ever paid by anyone to mention the products! I will link to the store website, but will add where has been most affordable for us to purchase for many of them!

I typically buy from:

• Costco (cheapest!)
• TJ’s (tied with Thrive for cheapest)
• Thrive 40% off here
• Amazon (I always do subscribe and save for 15-20% off)
• Whole Foods

Here’s what we look from in snacks:

• Free from excitotoxins
• I love a fruit or veggie mixed paired with a protein or fat, but at the very least, I always try to pair any snack with protein or fat to avoid glucose spikes. The IG Glucose Goddess explains why this is so important! It also helps you stay full longer!
• I try to stick to Organic which means no harmful pesticides, no GMOs, no glyphosate, etc.
• We try to stick to plain, simple ingredients you’d find in your pantry

Shelf Stable Snacks

• Crown Prince sardines or Safe Catch tuna or salmon
  • I buy from Thrive!
  • Make a “salad” with them and eat with crackers
  • Got the sardines, get boneless and skinless
  • Safe Catch tests every batch for mercury and both brands are so high quality! I also saw Safe Catch also sells sardines and are prob great!
• Thunderbird bars
  • These were good, but not my favorite or phenomenal, but could’ve just been the flavor I got
• Cerebelly bars
  • My husband and I love these (we’ve only tried the strawberry beet)- my kids are not as sold 😂)
  • We buy at Whole Foods!
• Purely Elizabeth foods
  • Everything is incredible!
  • We buy from Thrive, but other stores carry as well- even Costco! 🥳
• Skout bars
  • These bars are incredible!!
  • 20% off your first purchase here
• Living Intentions Activated granola
  • Plain or with yogurt and fruit
  • I’ve tried the blueberry and cacao. Cacao is my favorite but blueberry is good too! I buy mine on Thrive!
• Lesser evil popcorn and veggie sticks
  • We buy the ghee (my fav), Himalayan sea salt (2nd fav), and Himalayan Sweetness (LO’s fav). The other flavors don’t have the best ingredients, not necessarily bad, but I stick to the above flavors. Here is a post on why we do our best to avoid foods with citric acid. We buy ours from Thrive and Whole Foods
• Rhythm Kale chips
  • Kool Ranch is LO’s fav. We do Amazon subscription for these!
• Organic pretzels (with cheese sticks or hummus)
  • While not perfect ingredients, they’re better than others. We love Quinn for gf and the organic Snack Factory ones for gluten eaters!
• The New Primal Snack Mates meat sticks
  • I buy from Thrive or Amazon!
• Epic bars
  • I love bacon bar or bacon bits with barnana plantain chips
• Good Health potato chips
  • I love that these are made with avocado oil. Pretty much impossible to find with potato chips!
  • We buy from Amazon!
• Siete churro or potato chips
  • We buy from their website or Whole Foods
  • They have so many great products, but read ingredients- not all are created equal
• Good Crisps
  • Original flavor. Not all the flavors have good ingredients
  • We buy from Thrive or their website
• Simple Mills
  • The ingredients from every item from them are perfect!
  • We buy from Thrive and Costco
• Thrive strawberry probiotic applesauce
• Made Good snacks
  • We love their granola balls, bars, etc.
  • We buy from Costco and Amazon, but lots of places have great deals!
• Country Archer meat sticks
  • We get the mini grass fed ones from Costco
• Macro bars
  • I buy from Thrive
• Go Raw snack seeds
  • My favorites are the spirulina bars, mixed seeds with sea salt, sweet cinnamon, and sea salt and vinegar
  • I buy from Thrive or Amazon!
• Dragon fruit chips
  • They’re Thrive brand, so I buy from them!
• Lundberg Farm thin rice cakes
  • Top with avocado, nut butter and choc chips or bananas, etc.
  • I buy from Thrive, but lots of stores carry them!
• Hu chocolate
  • Everything from them is perfect ingredients! I especially love the chocolate almonds!
  • I buy from Thrive! Whole Foods also carries them
• Serenity Kids
  • Baby loves the pouches and puffs and ingredients are perfect!
  • We get them from Thrive or Whole Foods but they also have lots of deals on their website!

Perishable

• Culina yogurt
  • Dairy free and the best consistency
  • Sour Cherry and rose strawberry are my favorite! I use the plain with maple syrup or honey, in smoothies, sub for sour cream, etc! The kefir is also so good!
  • I keep the glass jars and reuse for everything- snacks in the go, Tupperware, organization, breast milk, etc!
  • I buy them from Whole Foods and stock up when they’re on sale!
• Organic Cheese sticks
• Raw cheddar cheese or raw goat cheddar with grapes or apples and crackers
• Turkey deli meat rolled around cucumber
• Bananas with almond butter (travel size nut butter or choc nut butter if on the go) with choc chips. Nuttzo and Artisana Organics are my favorite nut butter brands!
• Perfect bar
  • Cookie dough and mint choc are my favorite flavors
  • I buy from Whole Foods (stock up when on sale!) or from Amazon

Favorite Drinks

• Gerolsteiner or Pellegrino
  • Gerolsteiner is my favorite and holds the bubbles longer and stronger
  • Amazing plain or with a squeeze of lime!
  • I buy a big case of Pellegrino from Costco and the Gerolsteiner from TJ’s
  • Something to beware of is many sparkling waters like Perrier, Topo Chico, and La Croix have been tested and found to have high levels of PFAS (a chemical linked to cancer and a host of other health problems) Pellegrino, Gerolsteiner (does lots of testing), and Spindrift were safe
  • we also love making mocktails with these or mixing with 1/3 part juice, 2/3 part sparkling water (sparkling OJ is our favorite!
• Aura Bora
  • I buy from Thrive!
• Spindrift
  • Lime is my favorite but all the flavors are amazing! I love that they have no natural flavors!! I do avoid the ones with citric acid though!
  • We buy from Costco or Amazon!
• Organic Supergreens
  • I love these as an easy way to get more greens!
  • We buy from PaleoValley!
  • $20 off your first order here!
• Just Ingredients Protein drink
  • It’s so good! I just drink it with water because it’s easier, but it’s even better with any kind of milk!
• TJ’s ACV drink
  • The lemon and strawberry is my favorite but they’re both great!
• Suja green drinks
  • I love buying a big case from Costco! Not as nutrient dense as the unpasteurized green drinks (any pasteurization destroys at least some nutrients), but those are more expensive, so this is a great option

I’d love to hear what your favorite snacks are! Happy snacking!