Vegan snacks: oat bars & kids' snack bars

Choosing vegan snacks

Good vegan snacks are the ones you will actually pack, so start with what you need them for: a school lunchbox, a desk drawer or a long walk. Read the ingredients for fruit, oats and seeds near the top of the list, and check the allergen panel if you are packing for a group. Creative Nature makes almost everything here, and its range is made without any of the top 14 allergens, which means no gluten, nuts, milk, egg or soya. We chose Creative Nature because it is open about what goes into its food and where it is made.

Oat bars for every day

Creative Nature's oatie bars are soft, chewy oat bars made with gluten-free oats and fruit. Flavours include bursting berry blend, berry and beetroot, spiced apple, mango and carrot and blueberry muffin. Most come in boxes of 20, which works out handy for the school week, and there is a taster bundle if you want to try a few first. Keep a box in the car or your bag for days that run long.

Kids' snack bars and allergen free snacks

The kids' range uses the same base with fruit and vegetables, in berry and beetroot or mango and carrot. Bars come in packs of nine and multipacks, sized for small hands. Because every bar is free from the top 14 allergens, they are useful allergen free snacks for nut-free schools, parties and play dates. Even so, always check the label for the latest allergen information if someone has a severe allergy.

Vegan snack bars and chocolate bites

For something sweeter, Creative Nature's Magibles are dairy-free chocolate bites in a pouch or share bag. They sit alongside the vegan snack bars as a lunchbox extra, and the share bag works well for parties and long drives. Store bars somewhere cool and use them by the date on the box. Vegan Snacks lists the vegan range, Nuts & Seeds has makhana and seeds, Chocolate has bean-to-bar bars, and Eco swaps for food and drink: Where the plastic actually comes from looks at packaging across the kitchen.