The next topic in our Disney World with Toddlers series is Snacks.
Snacks are essential for your little ones to keep them going through the long days in the parks.
The parks offer a wide array of treats such as ice cream, cotton candy, and rice krispies but sometimes you may not want something so sweet, and a little more healthy. Park snacks can really add up, so bringing your own will definitely be more cost effective.
The most important rule of bringing your own snacks is NOT to bring anything that may melt or spoil. It is hot in Florida!
You can bring a little lunch box or cooler into the parks, just make sure you have somewhere to put it as you are not going to want to carry these things around. Make sure if you are bringing a stroller it has a bin of some sort.
-On our last trip, our favorite snack we brought were the 100 calorie Cheez Its. I wasn’t counting calories, but love the perfect size, packable pouches these crackers come in. I could of bought a big box and did the whole ziploc thing, but when traveling it is just easier for me to buy things prepackaged. Any of these snack packs are good choices.
-Nutrigrain bars are an easy to pack snack, but these can get smooshed if not eaten early on as they get hot.
-Juice boxes are a must. We freeze ours over night in the little freezer compartment of the mini fridge in our room. By the time we give it to our daughter in the park it is defrosted, but still chilled.
-Cheerios or other cereals are a good snack. You can either separate from the big box into baggies, or buy the single serving boxes at the grocery store.
-For young toddlers, the Gerber Puffed Snacks hold up well in their container.
One change we have noticed over the years is more fruits and veggies have become available. Little bags of grapes and carrots are offered in the kids meals. Whole fruits like apples and bananas are available in the parks drink kiosks.
