During the summer months, we’re always on the go. From hiking to playing at the park to swimming away the day at the pool, it’s rare to encounter a summer day when we’re not out doing SOMETHING! Living in such a beautiful area of North Carolina, there are seriously endless outdoor activities that boast amazing new ways to discover fun. Now, I’ll never complain about the fact that my boys love to go, go, go all summer long. In fact, I encourage them daily to think up new adventures. However, the challenge I do face most days is coming up with portable snack ideas that I feel good about giving them, that they’ll actually WANT to eat and that fuel all our summer adventures in a delicious way. As I’ve struggled with this conundrum this summer, I tried out a few different solutions. However, true inspiration didn’t really hit me until I discovered how simple it is to pack On-the-Go Summer Snack Boxes that can be personalized for every member of the family and always deliver much needed snacks no matter where our daily adventures have taken us!
So, how did I come up with this ingenious way to ensure everyone is ready to snack on their favorite items no matter where we are? Well, it’s only fair to tell you that I’ve been a Jif mom for years. There’s just something about that creamy peanut butter taste that satisfies every member of my family. So, when I found that Jif Bars are made from the same Jif peanut butter that my family loves while being fast and convenient, I was sold on them as a summer snack option! However, you know I’m one of those moms who has to take things to the next level and I did just that while saving by using my digital $.50 off Jif To Go®, Jif Bar or Jif Peanut Butter item coupon to purchase Jif Bars from Food Lion!
What You Will Need:
Jif Bars
A Variety of Favorite Fruits
Small Water Bottles
Silicone Cupcake Molds
Colorful Boxes (Cupcake Boxes work Well)
Twine
How to Make It:
These On-the-Go Summer Snack Boxes are seriously so easy to make and can be customized with every member of the family’s favorite fruit and favorite flavor Jif Bar! To start, I needed to ensure I had everything on hand to make these fun summer snack boxes. After stocking up on my Jif bars in Creamy Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter Chocolate, it was easy to put my summer snack boxes together. While I had bought most of the fruit to pair with my Jif Bars at Food Lion, we also have a blueberry bush near our house that we picked some fresh blueberries off of….like I said, adventures are everywhere when you simple look for them!
Once we had everything we needed to put together our summer snack boxes, I asked my youngest to get involved and help me create fun snacks that every member of the family is sure to love! To start, we filled our silicon cupcake molds with a variety of favorite fruits (blueberries, blackberries and strawberries work well together) for a summer taste that was sure to be delicious.
After covering our fruit cups with plastic wrap (to keep the fruit in and the bugs out) we placed them into our box with a small bottle of water and two Jif Bars.
Knowing that the Jif Bars combine the perfect blend of creamy peanut butter and chewy granola and come in a variety of combinations that are irresistible, I knew they were a perfect addition to my summer snack boxes. Add to that the fact that they boast 7 grams of protein per serving from the real Jif peanut butter and I knew this was one item that was truly made for snacking for my peanut butter loving family! After tying a piece of twine around each of my boxes (to keep them closed until we were ready to open them), we headed out on our adventures!
Our On-the-Go Summer Snack Boxes were perfect for taking along on all our summer activities. Since they were individually boxed so that everyone was guaranteed their fair share (am important thing when you have multiple kids!), they were perfect for throwing in either a backpack or a pool bag! Then, all I had to do was pull them out when we reached our destination and let everyone grab their own box for a fun and easy snack that keeps us going all day long!
From the hiking trails to the pool to every adventure in between, our On-the-Go Summer Snack Boxes were the perfect way to ensure that no matter where the summer days take us, we’re ready with a snack that fuels all our fun and ensures that hunger never slows us down!
Even better, I never have to worry about hungry kids cutting our adventures short. Instead, I can rest assured that with the perfect combination of deliciously creamy Jif Bars, fresh fruit and water on hand, the memories are ready to be made and the adventures will never be cut short! Instead, fueled with our perfect summer snack presented in a way that makes it easy to take along and enjoy anywhere, we’ll continue to make the most of the summer months, one warm, beautiful day at a time!
For my always adventurous family, that means we can go further, do more and creating tons of amazing memories without hunger ever slowing us down!
Now it’s your turn! No matter where your summer adventures take you, be sure to stock up of Jif Bars and Jif To Go® from Food Lion to ensure that hunger never slows you down! Start by grabbing your digital coupon here for $.5o off any Jif To Go®, Jif Bar or Jif Peanut Butter item!
Then don’t forget to follow Jif on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram to stay up to date on all the delicious summer, peanut butter filled ideas they have to offer!
Now tell me, what would you pair with Jif Bars to create your own On-the-Go Summer Snack Box?
What a great way to store on-the-go snacks! I haven’t tried the Jif bars yet so I need to grab some next time I’m grocery shopping. They seem to pair so well with the fruit.
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My kids are big snackers. These Jif bars sound like an awesome snack to take on the go with us this summer.
That is such a great idea! I love all the healthy deliciousness in the box, and I love the box itself. It’s so colorful and fun!
That’s so fun! I love the idea of bringing a sunshiney box like this with us when we take the kids somewhere. Great idea.
Wonderful idea especially when going to the pool or park. Food at the pool is expensive and not that healthy. This would be perfect.
These snack boxes are a great idea for the beach or the pool. Love that it’s healthier then order the pool or beach snacks from the snack bar.
My kids love these Jiff bars. They are a great snack or an addition to a lunch. Who does not love peanut butter?
That’s awesome! I’ll have to remember this for our next beach day, usually I bring everyone’s stuff together, but separating it out like this would be so much more convenient!
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I love the options in this post!! I am in Canada and haven’t seen the JIF granola bars here yet, but that would be GREAT!
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This is such a great idea! My kids are always hungry when we are out and about and I don’t want to go through a drive through!
This is such a great idea! My son is always starving by the time we finish at the pool and I hate to stop!
This is such a great idea! I am always trying to come up with ways to make snacking more fun and easy during the summer months. I love this idea.
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Aww, these are awesome little snack boxes! Jif is always good for keeping you going when you’re active!
What a solid idea for packing snacks on the go! Cost-effective too! Your pictures are great too, detailing what you’re putting in your snack boxes. This will be a great idea for us with our grand kids!
These snack boxes are so cute and easy to make. My kids love Jif bars. They are so delicious and easy to throw a few in my purse and go. I will have to make a few of these boxes for our next road trip.
This is a great idea. My girls would have loved it if I had done this when they were young.
This is a fun way to have snacks ready in the summer. We love Jif Bars and the Jif To Go cups. I like how easy they are to take on the go when you are busy.
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Those are such a good idea! I’ve never tried the Jif bars, but they look like they’d be very tasty. I love the colorful boxes. It makes it more fun!
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Peanut butter is my favorite snack! These Jif bars sound like they would make my snacktime a lot easier than what I’m doing now, which is eating peanut butter off a spoon.
those are awesome boxes. we usually have some type of protein or pb bar around the house. i’ll have to try these out.
This is a brilliant idea! Pack some of these up at the beginning of each week. Then grab one when you need to!
Peanut butter is a great snack. My daughter loves eating it with her crackers.
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This is awesome! I love that these are prepackaged to grab and go for each day.
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I think this is a great way to store snacks while on the go. I haven’t seen Jif products up here in Canada but I will have to double check. My daughter would love them.
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This is such a great idea for busy and on the go families like mine. We are always all over the place and my kids are always asking for snacks so this is the perfect solution!
This is such a perfect idea for summer snacking. I can see my son taking this with him when he goes to the pool or out to play with his friends. Definitely going to make one of these boxes for him.
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I love the convenience that this on the go box brings! I think it’s awesome and I can’t believe I never thought about it before! You also no longer have to worry about anything breaking or about washing the boxes when you get home!
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What a clever way to store the kids snacks! I would do this for our upcoming road trip to Atlanta!
These summer boxes are so smart. Such a great way to keep snacks on hand all summer long. I am totally going to try this craft.
I love this take anywhere snack box. You did pack healthy and nutritious snacks that would keep the kids’ energy level up. I love that you also added a bottle of water. That is very important especially in the extreme summer heat.
These little snack boxes are such a great idea! They are an easy way to make sure your kiddo eats healthy and stays hydrated while playing outside.