Individually Wrapped Snacks

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Looking for individually wrapped snacks for school, parties, sports games and more? Here are some healthy options from a Registered Dietitian.

individually wrapped snacks

*Originally published 9/2021. Updated 9/2025*

These healthy individually wrapped snacks are kid-friendly options to use for school snacks, classroom and birthday parties and sports team snacks. They’re simple, affordable and can often be purchased in bulk.

Hi friends!

I’m wrapping up my snack series with a post specifically dedicated to individually wrapped snacks. I shared several in my Healthy Amazon Snacks post but wanted to share some available from other stores as well. Single-serving snacks come in handy if you need to provide snacks for a whole classroom at school, for a sports team or party snacks, if you’re not allowed to send reusable containers and more.

Why You’ll Love These Individually Wrapped Snacks

There are lots of options out there for individual packages of cookies, chips and pretzels and I’ve included some of those. I also wanted to go beyond that and give you some healthy everyday options for both adults and kids. These snacks are:

  • Relatively healthy – I try to choose options that are lower in added sugar and sodium
  • Budget-friendly – Many can be purchased in bulk to save money since they’re shelf-stable and won’t get stale quickly!
  • Kid-approved – Most of these are choices my own kids eat and enjoy!

These items would also be great in lunch boxes. If you need more lunch box ideas, check out this resource: A Month of Easy Packed Lunches For Kids.

If you’re looking for more snack ideas, check out:

What are the best individually wrapped snacks for kids?

There are a good number of individually wrapped snacks out there and over the past few years, several healthier options have been created. While buying in bulk and packaging into individual portions can often be more cost-effective, all parents can tell you that there are times when you just need the work done for you.

What individually wrapped snacks are nut-free?

It can be tricky to find nut-free snack options if that’s something your school requires. Here are some ideas:

healthy individually packaged snacks for school

Healthy Individually Wrapped Snacks For School

These are some of my favorite individually wrapped snacks for school that are safe for nut-free schools and classrooms:

Mom tip – If you want to send snack options to school that need to stay cold, we love these Pack-It Cool snack bags (aff link) that you can throw right in the freezer.

Which individually wrapped snacks are healthy?

There are lots of healthy options out there. When searching for snacks for my kids, I try to find options that have both protein and fiber to help keep them full or pair a carbohydrate snack with one that has some protein.

individual school snacks not nut free

Here are some options that make good school snacks that are not nut-free or may be processed in a facility with nuts:

Some chips/crackers I’ve seen in single-serving packs:

Mom tip – If your school doesn’t have super strict nut-restrictions and the food can’t contain nuts but being processed in a facility with nuts is ok, many of these brands of granola bars have flavors that are nut-free!

healthy snacks from amazon

If you prefer to buy your snacks online, see the post below:
I rounded up a bunch of individually wrapped snacks you can order from Amazon: Healthy Amazon Snacks.

individually wrapped party snacks

Which individually wrapped snacks for best for parties?

Need ideas for individually wrapped party snacks (or individually wrapped birthday treats)? Look for single-serving bags of things like:

  • Rule Breaker cookies
  • Gogosqueez fruit sauce/pudding
  • Kirkland Trail mix
  • Baked Lays Potato Chips
  • Skinny Pop Popcorn
  • Nature’s Bakery Fig Bars
  • Chex Mix
  • Popcorners
  • Quaker Reduced Sugar granola bars
  • Welch’s Reduced Sugar Fruit Snacks
  • Annie’s Bunnies

What’s the best place to buy individually wrapped snacks in bulk?

Costco is a great option if you have one near you, along with other warehouse stores like Sam’s Club, BJ’s etc. You can also look at online options like Amazon and even stores like Walmart sell bulk options. Shop around the stores available to you to find the best prices.

individually wrapped snacks Costco

Healthy Individually Wrapped Snacks Costco

Here are some of my favorite Costco snacks that can be found in small bags:

Nut-free:

  • Skinny Pop
  • That’s It Fruit Bar Minis
  • Made Good Granola Minis
  • Country Archer Mini Beef Sticks
  • Gogo Squeeze or fruit cups
  • Cheese Sticks
  • Babybel cheese
  • Kirkland Hard-Boiled Eggs
  • Wholly Guacamole or Made Good Foods Guacamole Minis
  • Kirkland hummus singles/ Sabra singles with pretzels
  • Whisps Cheese Crisps
  • Sun Chips

Not nut-free:

  • Trail Mix packets
  • Clif Kid Z Bars
  • Clif Nut Butter Bars
  • Kind Minis
  • Larabars
  • Kirkland Cheese Fruit & Nut Packs

For a full list of Costco snacks I like, see this post: Healthy Snacks At Costco For The Whole Family

trader joe's individually wrapped snacks

Healthy Trader Joe’s Individually Wrapped Snacks

Trader Joe’s has a lot of granola bars that are great options:

  • Trader Joe’s Raises The Bar
  • Trader Joe’s These Peanuts Went On A Date Bars
  • Trader Joe’s ABC Bars
  • Trader Joe’s Organic Hemp Seed Bars
  • Trader Joe’s Organic Chia Bars
  • Trader Joe’s This Coconut Brings Chocolate on a Date Bars
  • Trader Joe’s Mixed Berry Granola Bites
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Frooze Balls
  • Trader Joe’s Apple Carrot Fruit Sauce Crushers
  • Trader Joe’s Squishers Yogurt Tubes
  • Chomps Meat Sticks

For a full list of my favorite Trader Joe’s Snacks see this post: 35+ Best Trader Joe’s Snacks

individually wrapped snacks walmart

Healthy Individually Wrapped Snacks Walmart

Need single-serving snacks from Walmart? Try these:

  • Stonyfield Organic Kids yogurt cups
  • Breakstone’s Cottage Doubles
  • Frigo Combo Pack – Colby Jack cheese & turkey sticks
  • Chobani drinkable yogurt
  • Horizon Organic shelf-stable milk
  • Great Value cheese sticks
  • GogoSqueez Morning Smoothies
  • Great Value Bursting Berry fruit pouches
  • Freshness Guaranteed Mild Guacamole (great with plantain chips!)
  • Wymans Just Fruit & Greek Yogurt Bites
  • Mamma Chia Squeeze
  • Great Value Unsweetened Applesauce
  • Great Value Diced Fruit in 100% juice
  • Belvita Soft Baked Cookies (a little higher in added sugar but also have some protein and fiber)
  • Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Date & Nut Bars (very similar to Larabars)
  • Happykid Bars
  • KIND Dark Chocolate Chunk Bars
  • KIND Nut Butter Filled Snack Bars
  • KIND Peanut Butter Breakfast Bars
  • Kashi Chocolate Almond Sea Salt Bars
  • Larabar Minis
  • Simple Mills Dark Chocolate Almond Soft Baked Bars
  • RX Kids Bars
  • Chex Mix Multipack

Here’s a full list of the Best Healthy Walmart Snacks.

What are the best individually wrapped snacks for adults?

Most of my snack posts are focused on kids because I have 3 of them and I feel like I’m constantly feeding them snacks. But adults need snacks too. A few of my favorite single servings snacks:

  • Larabars
  • String cheese + That’s It Fruit Bar
  • Kind Nut Butter Bars
  • Skinny Pop + Kirkland Hard-Boiled Eggs
  • Tuna Pouches + Simple Mills crackers
  • Fruit with single-serve nut butter

Individually wrapped snacks FAQs

Are there gluten-free individually wrapped snacks?

Here are some of the best gluten-free snacks. Some of my favorites include:

  • String cheese
  • Beef sticks
  • Yogurt
  • Popcorn
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Protein or snack bars like Aloha, KIND, Larabar
  • Trailmix

What individually wrapped snacks are high in protein?

Here’s a list of healthy high protein snack ideas. Some good options include:

  • Cottage cheese or yogurt cups
  • 8oz drinkable yogurt/kefir
  • Cheese sticks
  • Beef sticks
  • Nut and seed mix
  • Protein bars
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Tuna pouches

What individually wrapped snacks are good for travel and don’t need refrigeration?

Here are some healthy road trip snacks. Bars, meat sticks, individual trail mix packs and That’s It fruit bars are great for throwing into a purse or backpack.

What are the best low-sugar individually-wrapped snacks?

Plain yogurt, popcorn, beef sticks, nuts and seeds and protein chips can be good options. You can also look for bars and other snacks made with things like stevia, monk fruit etc vs real sugar.

Are there individually wrapped snacks for toddlers?

Here are some healthy snacks for toddlers. Some good options for that age include yogurt tubes and pouches, mini versions of full size granola bars, fruit pouches or bars made from 100% fruit, crackers with peanut butter, string cheese, etc.

Looking for individually wrapped snacks for school, parties, sports games and more? Here are some healthy options from a Registered Dietitian.

These healthy individually wrapped snacks are great for both kids and adults. They’re budget-friendly, easy to find and taste great as well!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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