Healthy Packaged Snacks & Sides for the Lunch Box

A blend of brown rice, whole wheat, and even a little sweet potato (extra veggies!), these airy, low-sodium crackers have a reasonable 3 grams of sugar per serving. (130 calories, 3g fat)

These whole-grain bars in flavors such as Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Chocolate pack 5 grams of protein, more than a typical granola bar. (130 to 140 calories, 3 to 4g fat)

Available in four flavors, these gluten-free, egg-free cookies are packed with antioxidant-rich figs. (90 to 100 calories, 2g fat each)

Kids loved these crispy, airy bites made with several kinds of whole grains, including rye and oats. (70 calories, 3g fat for 20 puffs)

Known for its fun squeezable applesauce, this company created a new line of combos that include veggies -- like apple, sweet potato, and grape or apple, pear, and carrot. Tasters ate them as enthusiastically as the apple-only ones. (60 to 70 calories, 0 fat)

Even the kids who weren't following a gluten-free diet liked these, saying that they taste, well, like a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich. (160 calories, 6g fat)

This three-ingredient product (popcorn, oil, and sea salt) is flavorful even though it's air-popped. Serve only to children ages 4 and up. (35 calories, 2g fat per cup)

These teeny baked round pretzels have sesame seeds on top instead of salt. Yum! (110 calories, 3g fat)

Kids who are on a gluten-free diet will smile about cheddary crackers shaped like a hexagon. (70 calories, 3g fat for 15 pieces)

Slow eaters may not be able to finish a whole apple at lunch. But a single-serve bag of these chips, which contain 1 1/2 apples, takes less time to eat. (80 calories, 0 fat)

Your kid will get a serving of fruit in each packet he squeezes into his mouth. It comes in three flavors; our tasters preferred apple-mixed berry. (60 calories, 0 fat)

Each single-serve bag of these fruity oat-brown rice-flour balls is fortified with calcium. (120 calories, 2g fat)

Chickpeas are the first ingredient in this airy snack that packs 4 grams of fiber per serving. (120 calories, 4g fat for 27 crisps)

Perfect for dipping raw veggies or baked tortilla chips, this Mexican staple is available in three flavors, but kid tasters favored the Classic and Avocado Ranch. (100 calories, 9 to 10g fat apiece)

Our tiny tasters gave two thumbs up to the Roasted Sweet Onion flavor of this cracker, likening it to sour-cream-and-onion potato chips. (130 calories, 5g fat for six)

Marketing genius: They look like a package of fruit snacks. But they're really dried cranberries sold in four flavors, like Goofy Grape and Freckle Face Strawberry. (50 calories, 0 fat per 3/4-oz. pack)