A guide to Honest to Goodness™ snacks

Whether you’re packing snacks for a child to take to school, getting ready for a camping outing or powering your way through working from home, having a strategy for how you’ll prepare and enjoy snacks is important. Here, you’ll find tips to keep all your snackers smiling from ear to ear.

1. Plan Ahead

Snacking successfully starts well before hunger pangs strike. In fact, it starts with proper shopping. Before you head to the store, look up a few recipes you can whip up ahead of time (like our Dairy-Free Mini Breakfast Chocolate Muffins) and have handy. Since you’ll be making them from scratch, you can choose high-quality ingredients, avoid artificial preservatives and enjoy homemade snacks that easily beat pre-packaged ones. Plus, you’ll likely save money by baking them up yourself as well.

2. Combine Food Types

When you mix and match foods in your snacks, you can help to ensure your body gets the right balance of minerals, nutrients and vitamins to keep it healthy and energized throughout the day. Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are all important to include, and will help your family feel satisfied longer. Try combining Greek yogurt with our Sweet & Spiced Nuts or Compost Cookies for a well-rounded snack that’s sure to be well received.

3. Enjoy Great Taste on the Go

When we snack, we’re not always sitting still. By keeping your snacks portable and portion-sized, you’ll make them easy to grab from the pantry in the midst of chores, work or play. These Vegan Coconut Truffles are the perfect example of a bite-sized option that packs plenty of flavor into a small package.

4. Cater to Dietary Needs

Making snacks yourself helps you easily adjust recipes to account for family members with specific dietary needs or who choose to follow a specific diet. Florida Crystals® has a long list of chef-tested gluten-free, dairy-free and vegan options for you to browse through, including our Vegan Coconut Donuts.

5. Get The Family Involved

When shopping, prepping or packing up your family snacks, everyone should have a role. By involving the entire family, you’ll give everyone a say in what’s created and make them more mindful of what ingredients are in their foods. You might just get in a little family bonding time too.

At Florida Crystals®, we’re dedicated to crafting Honest to Goodness Sugar™ in a transparent, and minimally processed way. We proudly provide the high-quality ingredients our environment and your family both deserve.