What are your favorite snacks to bring into the parks?

[Moonflicker]

I am going to Disney for the sixth time this December and I literally just found out you can bring your own snacks into the parks! I am planning to do this for myself to prevent me spending large amounts of money on snacks there. I am doing the dining plan, so I do get one snack a day, but sometimes you just want something to nibble on.

What are you favorite snacks to bring for yourself? Any simple recipes of things I could make at home?

Thanks!

 

[ZoZo]

Trail mix (homemade). I combine nuts, raisins, M&Ms, pretzel goldfish crackers. It's a nice combo of sweet and salty, and also combines protein and carbs.

"Jif to Go" peanut butter tubs. They come in six-packs. I use them with apple slices and/or celery sticks I buy at the parks. I also bring along raisins, so I can make "ants on a log" (celery, peanut butter and raisins). Nice healthy snack.

Granola/protein bars, small juice boxes, Ritz Bitz sandwich crackers (peanut butter). Next trip I might also bring those little squeezable applesauce packs.

 

[stacecakes]

I agree with the previous poster's suggestions. I also try to work in dried or fresh fruit into the occasion. We will be on DDP as well, but my kids know they won't get the DDP snack ( funnel cake, dole whip, whatever), until they've had some quality fruits or veggies first. So raisins, craisins, dried apricots, etc.

If you're wililng to cary a small softsided cooler/ junch bag, other things that have worked well for us in the past are frozen go-gurts, string cheese, or the little frozen packs of edamame ( they'll defrost slowly and be ready to munch when you are) but this requires a good fridge and access to a grocery store.

I know you said you would "make" things at home, but for the convenience of travel to WDW and also in carrying things into the park, it's a lot easier to bring in Snacks that already come prepackaged. I'm usually a bulk shopper but that's one concession I make to vacation convenience.

 

[Taylor'sMom]

Granola bars

 

[3Gsandme]

I plan on throwing some granola bars in my bag. All my kids like them, they're not messy and have enough protein and fiber to actually keep them satisfied for a while.

They also don't take up a ton of space and don't turn to crumbs if the bag gets smooshed (we do chewy).