Tired of spending all your money on the Starbucks Eggs and Cheese Protein Box? Well, you can make your own! These Healthy Make Ahead Snack Boxes are inspired by Starbucks and are so easy to make at home!
Healthy Make Ahead Snack Boxes
So on more than one occasion, I’ve been unprepared and needed a quick and healthy lunch while on the road. There’s almost always a Starbucks on every block or highway exit so it’s easy for me to get to one and buy a healthy lunch. However, I don’t know about you but over $6 a box is really add up and at the end of the day, it consists of two eggs, some cheese, like 5 grapes, apple slices, and some pb. If I was a little more prepared, I can DIY it myself! So that’s pretty much what I did – with H off on a little road trip, I made a couple with some modifications to keep things a little different so he can snack healthily (and cheaply) as he drives. *Okay so I know I named them “snack” boxes but if you have a little one, an entire snack box could be a meal!
What You’ll Need To Make these Healthy Make Ahead Snack Boxes
- eggs (check out my post on making the perfect hard boiled eggs)
- fruit of choice
- cheese
- peanut or nut butter of choice
- mini rounds
- tip: if you can’t find a container or individual nut butter packs, you can do what I did and use mini red solo cups (lol, I know but it works!)
Healthy Make Ahead Snack Box 1
- Ozery Bakery’s Apple Cinnamon Snacking Rounds
- Grapes
- 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
- Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese
Healthy Make Ahead Snack Box 2
- Ozery Bakery’s Apple Cinnamon Snacking Rounds
- Grapes
- Cheddar Cheese
- 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
- Wild Friends’ Cinnamon Raisin Peanut Butter
Healthy Make Ahead Snack Box 3
- Ozery Bakery’s Banana Cocoa Snacking Rounds
- Apple Slices
- Cheddar
- 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
- Wild Friends’ Peanut Cashew Butter
Healthy Make Ahead Snack Box 4
- Ozery Bakery’s Banana Cocoa Snacking Rounds
- Apple Slices
- Grapes
- 2 Hard Boiled Eggs
- Boursin Garlic & Fine Herbs Cheese
Healthy Make Ahead Snack Boxes
Ingredients
- 4-8 snacking rounds, I used Ozery Bakery's
- 8 eggs
- cheese
- nut butter
- grapes
- apples
Instructions
- Boil your eggs (instructions here). Once eggs are cool, assemble your snack boxes with a little bit of everything and store in the fridge.
RESOURCES AND TIPS FOR MEAL PREPPING
- How To Cook Chicken Breasts Perfectly
- What Is An Instant Pot
- Tips To Help You Meal Prep For The Week Successfully
- Tips for Meal Prepping on a Budget
- 7 Freezer Friendly Chicken Marinades
- 5 More Freezer Friendly Marinades
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Debra
Totally agree….why spend the money when you can make it yourself and probably better at home. These are great ideas to include for kiddos. Thank you for the link for the hard boiled eggs. Super helpful.
Dana
What a great idea for a healthy snack! I’d much prefer put together my own little snack box like this anyway. I’m weird about other people handling my hardboiled eggs. I don’t know what it is, lol. Not to mention, you never really know how fresh those pre-packaged snack packs are. A least with this, you’d know! Fresh and crisp every time.
Carmy
Omg I totally get what you mean! I’m always wondering about those pre-packaged in a liquid hard boiled eggs when I see them. I’d much prefer making my own whenever I can.
Tina
I agree it doesn’t seem like a lot of food for $6, and why not do it myself! I think my big Achilles heel during the week is not having my snacks planned ahead. I think I’ll load up on the healthy and skip the snack machine this week. Thanks for a great post!
Tina
I lOVE the idea of making your own snack boxes. I am in the same boat with SB, I love the convenience but ouch on the pocketbook. Saving this brilliant idea of yours, thanks for this!
Mackenzie
There are so many times I’ve been tempted to buy a snack box when I’m hungry, but I always have a hard time spending money on something I could make at home! I love all the ideas for the boxes in this, and it gives me no excuse to not make my own! Plus, the mini red solo cup idea is BRILLIANT!
Traci
Make-ahead snack boxes are my favorite way to eat breakfast and lunch during the busy week. Can’t tell you how much money I’ve saved doing this over the years, especially when I’m traveling. Love it that I can personalize them to individual tastes too! It’s a win-win for everyone. Great post, Carmy :)
Kirsten
I’m all about making healthy snacks to take on the go, but it never occurred to me to add eggs! I usually go with cheese, Triscuits, fruit and maybe some jerky. I’m definitely trying these very soon. I’m on the hunt for Ozery Bakery rounds!
Amanda
I always see the cute little boxes at Starbucks, and then I see the price, and I’m like, whoa…not so cute! Haha. What a great idea to make them yourself. I really need good snacking options this time of year, when everything around me is coated in sugar and chocolate (temptations!). We’ll definitely be packing these up when we take our road trip in a couple of months!
Donna
I LOVE this! I made the mistake of grabbing one of the snack boxes from Starbucks for the kids the other day while on a road trip and they have been asking for one everytime they see Starbucks since. They will love these homemade versions, especially if they get to help put it together! Plus how yummy are those snacking rounds? They have started stocking them at our Costco so they have become a fan favorite around here!
Sue
Great tip. I’ll be looking for these at my next Costco run! Thank you!!
Sue
Thank you for sharing this! A past obstacle for me in making this Starbucks copycat box was the bread. Could never find something equivalent! I’ll be getting the Ozery Bakery Snacking Rounds asap! Great ideas!
Carmy
I hope you find the bread! Enjoy! :)