Entice your picky eaters with healthy fruits and veggies made into crunchy baked homemade chips! These colorful and creative snacks are a hit with kiddos of all ages.
Who doesn’t love chips, right? They’re the perfect snack. Crispy, crunchy, portable and highly addicting.
For most of us, portion control is really tough when chips are around, and I’m guessing it’s the same with kiddos. While we can control the amountwe serve them at home,wouldn’t it be better if we could just have a healthy option that we didn’t have to worry about how much they’re eating?
Enter: healthy homemade chips!
They’re all made from whole fruits and vegetables, without a deep fryer. And don’t worry, they’re still crunchy and satisfying! Your kids will gobble these up without even knowing they’re eating a “healthy” snack. Win-win for you!
Oven Baked Potato Chips
Just like traditional potato chips, without the junk!Easy to make and great to stash in a lunch box. Your kid won’t even feel left out at lunchtime because they look like the “real” thing!
Recipe from: Super Healthy Kids
Kale Chips
Struggle to get your little one to eat their greens? Try serving them kale chips and see how quickly they disappear. Even if you can’t fool them with the color, the taste and texture, will definitely have them coming back for more!
Recipe from:Super Healthy Kids
Salt + Vinegar Zucchini Chips
The title alone on these zucchini chips has me sold! Love that they taste like my favorite kind of chip but are low-carb, low sugar and totally healthy. I mean zucchinis!? It’s genius!
Recipe from: Sugar-Free Mom
Crispy Sweet Potato Chips
These are like the better version of sweet potato fries. I love how thin and crispy they are without any ingredient other than sweet potatoes! I’m betting you could totally jazz them up with spices, but these, served along side your favorite burger or sandwich? Sounds pretty perfect to me!
Recipe from:Super Healthy Kids
Oven Baked Beet Chips
There are plenty of bagged varieties of beet chips (and other root vegetable chips) out there, but I have to say these look even better. Not only is the color way more vibrant in the homemade variety, but since they’re baked and not friend, they hold on to a lot more flavor too!
Recipe from: ASpicy Perspective
Baked Banana Chips
How amazing do these banana chips look!? I have always loved banana chips – they’re the perfect blend ofsweet and crunchy – andare a great addition to trail mix. But most banana chips have added sugar, which make them more of a dessert rather than a healthy snack. These on the other hand, no sugar, no oil, no nothing besides bananas.Healthy snack or guilt-free treat!
Recipe from:Diethood
Baked Radish Chips
If you aren’t a fan of radishes raw, these will certainly change your mind. When radishes are cooked the bitterness practically disappears and they have a mellow sweetness that is just delicious. Add to the fact that these little babies are also crispy and topped with sea salt? They’re the ultimate snack!
Recipe from:Hello Glow
Garlic Roasted Kale Chips
I had to share another recipe for kale chips because a) they’re amazing, b) they’re a great way to get your kiddos to eat their leafy greens and c) these ones just sound too darn good not to share. I love the use of roasted garlic and sea salt, but also that these pack a punch in the nutrition department! (and would even make an amazing alternative tomovie night popcorn!)
Recipe from:Fit Foodie Finds
Baked Carrot Chips
You’ve heard of carrot fries, right? Like sweet potato fries but with carrots. Carrot chips though?Even better. I love that these are made long instead of little rounds like most chips – they kind of remind me baconstrips, but obviouslywithout all the grease and nastiness. Again, this recipe you could spice up however you like, but I’m thinking chili powder and sea salt would be delicious!
Recipe from:Paleo Grub
Spiced Toasted Coconut Chips
Coconut chips seem to be all the rage now. There are tons of different companies making them now, but I have yet to find one that is 100% natural and pure. Most of the time they have some preservatives andalmost all of them have cane sugar. These on the other hand? Totally healthy! And with a bunch of ideas for adding different spices so you can change them up how you see fit!
Recipe from:Thriving on Paleo
Baked Tomato Chips
I’ve only seen tomato chips once before and they were one of the best snacks I’ve ever had. We went through two bags in an hour and it was quite expensive. So when I saw you could make them at home…YES! These would be great served as a snack OR as an appetizer when you have friends over. They’re classy, tasty and healthy!
Recipe from:Running to the Kitchen
Cinnamon Apple Chips
This is a fun way to add more fruit to your kids lunch box without having to cut fresh apples every day. Just whip up a big batch of these cinnamon apple chips and have healthy snacks all week long. You could even add a tablespoon of nut butter along side (if your school allows nuts)!
Recipe from: Sally’s Baking
Alyssa is the blogger and cook behindSimply Quinoa, a gluten-free website dedicated to healthy food, always with a little quinoa twist.
Natalie Monson
I'm a registered dietitian, mom of 4, avid lover of food and strong promoter of healthy habits. Here you will find lots of delicious recipes full of fruits and veggies, tips for getting your kids to eat better and become intuitive eaters and lots of resources for feeding your family.
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