Laura Fuentes

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Eat Healthy
  • Quick Meals
  • Pancakes
  • About
  • Pasta Night
  • Best Chicken Recipes
  • Meal Plans
  • Cookbooks
  • Contact
search icon
Homepage link
  • Recipes
  • Eat Healthy
  • Quick Meals
  • Pancakes
  • About
  • Pasta Night
  • Best Chicken Recipes
  • Meal Plans
  • Cookbooks
  • Contact
×
Home » Partnerships

After School Snacking Made Easy with Healthy Protein Snack Boxes

By Laura Fuentes Updated Feb 7, 2024

This post is brought to you by Lorissa’s Kitchen. Thank you for supporting the brands that encourage my creativity and work.

In my world, things are non-stop. Each day brimming with things to do, lunches to pack, dogs to walk, work deadlines to meet, laundry to fold, and dinner to cook. Thankfully, I can count on my kids helping me remember to take a step back and have a snack!

Packing lunches for my family with Lorissa's Kitchen premium chicken cuts, cheese, beef sticks and crackers

On any given day, around 4 p.m. you will find my kids asking for a snack. Fortunately, I’ve come to appreciate this, while it’s just a snack to them, it’s a much-needed mini-break for me as I take a few moments to prepare a healthy snack to eat at home or pack to-go for our evening activities.

Like other meals, snack time should be nutritious, simple, and of course, delicious! Our favorite high-protein snacks are made by Lorissa’s Kitchen – they are all perfect for a quick snack on-the-go because of their packaging, but they’re also great for making a snack board or snack boxes.

Most days, I build a big snack board and then my kids grab a snack box and they fill it with their favorite items. This is great because it helps with portion control but also because sometimes, they leave with dad to an activity while mid-snacking. All they have to do is put the lid on and they can continue eating it in the car.

Snack board with fruit, cheese, and premium chicken cuts, jalapeno beef sticks, and crackers

Lorissa’s Kitchen beef strips and beef sticks are made from 100% grass-fed beef and the chicken cuts are made from chicken raised without antibiotics. Their quality is second to none since they also do not add unnecessary ingredients like preservatives, growth hormones, MSG, nitrites and are always gluten-free. They’re serious about snack time too.

I also love how both my kids and I can enjoy them for a snack, it’s not jerky like you’ve probably experienced, the tough, stringy, hard to chew kind. Lorissa’s Kitchen premium steak strips and chicken cuts are slow-smoked which contributes to the tenderness and flavor.

Snack board with fruit, cheese, and premium chicken cuts, jalapeno beef sticks, and crackers

The steak strips come in delicious flavors like Korean Barbeque Beef, which my son LOVES and I’m head over heels for the Original Beef Sticks.

Some of my favorite ingredients for building a snack board or fill their snack boxes are:

  • Lorissa’s Beef Sticks
  • Lorissa’s Chicken Cuts & Beef Strips
  • Blueberries
  • Grapes
  • Cheddar cheese squares
  • Mango wedges
  • Whole grain crackers

My kids and I love the sweet and salty combination which is why you’ll often see fruit and cheeses paired with the delicious beef strips.

The truth is that my kids rarely sit still, especially my youngest, so building a snack board for those of us that are hanging out around the kitchen is a terrific idea in the afternoons. Of course, whether you use a snack box or a plate, the idea is that everything you need to feed your child a delicious snack box is right in front of you.

Snack board with fruit, cheese, and premium chicken cuts, jalapeno beef sticks, and crackers

As a mom, making healthy choices is important to me and I find that keeping homemade, prepared snacks on hand are my best route especially when the kids are back in school. All the school work and activities seem to make them EXTRA hungry and it’s easy to pack into their backpack or pull out of the snack bins while we share how our day went. Plus, I know that they are eating the best snack options possible.

Snack board with fruit, cheese, and premium chicken cuts, jalapeno beef sticks, and crackers

Lorissa’s Kitchen helps me to keep a balance of simple and delicious without sacrificing the quality ingredients I aim to incorporate in each meal. It’s a lot like my kids reminding me to stop, take a break, and enjoy the meaningful moments while we share a snack.

And the best part? Lorissa’s Kitchen snacks make eating healthy on the go super convenient because they are available at retailers such as Target, Walgreens, Kroger, Publix, and of course on Amazon.com where you can use 20OFFLK to get 20% off your purchase.


More Partnerships

  • Laura fuentes standing in the kitchen wearing a light blue shirt holding a pink daily harvest smoothie cup with a straw
    Daily Harvest for Post-Workout Smoothies
  • Laura Fuentes sitting on a counter eating Daily Harvest ice cream
    Daily Harvest Review | Is It Worth It?
  • Laura on couch with child's homework
    How to Find a Tutor for Your Child
  • teen boy sitting at table doing homework on a laptop
    5 Ways Online School Helps Kids Build Life Skills

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Hi! I'm Laura.
Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, mom of three, and the woman behind the world’s best pancakes—here to help you ditch the mealtime drama with recipes your family will actually eat.

More about me →

Let's Be Social!

Facebook Pinterest Instagram YouTube
5 Secrets to Healthy(er) Family Meals

Fresh Favorites

  • large stack of fluffy pancakes with slice of butter on top
    Best Fluffy Pancakes Recipe
  • rotisserie chicken alfredo
    Rotisserie Chicken Alfredo
  • three hard shell tacos
    How to Make Taco Shells
  • 4 fillets of baked cajun salmon served with roasted potatoes and broccoli
    Baked Cajun Salmon

Trending Now

  • large stack of pancakes topped with a slice of butter. a small bottle of maple syrup behind the stack of pancakes.
    How to Make Pancakes Without Eggs
  • copycat canes nuggets and fries with texas toast and two sauces
    Copycat Cane’s Chicken Recipe with Homemade Cane’s Sauce
  • large plate of freshly baked mixed chicken pieces
    Juicy Baked Chicken Pieces
  • creamy garlic sauce in a large pot with pepper on top
    5 Ingredient Creamy Garlic Sauce

Footer

Browse

  • Start Here
  • Eat Healthy in 30 Days
  • Weekly Family Meal Plans
  • Recipe Index

Useful Links

  • Contact
  • Permissions
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy

COPYRIGHT © 2025 LAURA FUENTES · DESIGN BY FUENTES MEDIA