healthy handfuls.

With kids in mind {most who "prefer candy coatings"}, the Real Simple team set out to find grab-and-go snacks that weren't loaded with fat, preservatives, and calories. They left us with a list.

Tangled and True tip: snack in style with Mobi designer lunch bags.

best granola bar: trader joe's chewy coated granola bars (chocolate chip)
*$2 for a box of 6.
www.traderjoes.com

best chips: popchips original potato chips
*$1.30 for a one-ounce bag
www.popchips.com

best cheese crackers: my family farm cheese baked crackers
*$5 for a pack of nine one-ounce bags
www.myfamilyfarm.org

best fruit leather: 365 organic cranberry fruit strip
*50 cents for a since .65-ounce fruit strip
www.wholefoods.com

best freeze-dried fruit: crunchies pineapple
* $5 for a 1.5-ounce resealable bag
www.crunchiesfood.com

best snack mix: nabisco 100 calorie packs (ritz snack mix)
*$3 for a box of six one-ounce bags
www.nabiscoworld.com

best flavored cookies: snikiddy banana nibbles
*$4.50 for a box of five .85-ounce bags
www.snikiddy.com

best plain (vanilla) cookies: heaven scent natural foods eco-planet organic cookies vanilla
*$1.30 for a 1.5-ounce box
www.eco-planet.net