Hiking Snacks from Thrive Market

Our hiking snacks criteria

Light- this is relative to how long the hike is, sometimes things can be a little heavier if its a shorter hike
Easy to prepare- both before hitting the trail or on the trail
Doesn’t need to be kept cold, or can be left out for several hours
Nutritious- has all the good stuff to keep you going
Fun- hiking snacks should be fun, it adds to the experience of the hike
Tasty- while being nutritious, it doesn’t have to taste terrible.

Would you agree with our list?

Introducing Thrive Market

One of our resources for healthy hiking snacks and ingredients is Thrive Market.

The easy access to foods that we know don’t have any of the “bad stuff” and lots of healthy interesting options is super helpful for preparing food for our numerous outings.

What is Thrive Market?

Thrive Market is an online resource for quality products and brands that strives to make healthy, whole foods available to everyone. Using a membership system customers can try Thrive free for one shipment and then there is a yearly membership fee. The prices at Thrive are comparable if not cheaper than at a grocery store, making up for the membership fee within a few orders.

We like Thrive Market because of the convenience of ordering harder-to-find products online from a reliable source. Thrive shares their values here.

To learn more about Thrive Market visit their website.

Hiking snack items

Hot hiking snack ideas

These are things that could be made on the trail by adding hot water to a mix. We have a Jetboil that heats water very quickly. You just need a Jetboil and a can of propane.

Hiking snack combo ideas

Meat bar, dark chocolate with coconut water
Meat stick, chips, applesauce cup
Energy bar, apple sauce cup, nuun electrolyte drink
Sardines on pork rinds, coconut water
Salami, sliced cheese, crackers
Smoked clams on crackers
Salmon on crackers or chips
Tuna on crackers
Grain-free granola with almond milk (serve in a resealable reusable bag)
Toaster pastry and trail mix
Almond butter on crackers

Water

Stay hydrated! Even on an overcast day it is possible to get dehydrated if you are sweating a lot and not drinking enough water.

Always pack water when going hiking.

Electrolytes

In our experience, and in talking with other hikers and outdoor enthusiasts we’ve learned that not only is water important for hydration, but also having electrolytes to replenish your ability to use water for hydration.

Coconut water

We are big fans of coconut water as a healthy, sugar free alternative (most coconut waters have added sugar, so look for one that doesn’t include sugar in the ingredients).

Thrive carry’s a coconut water that doesn’t have added sugar.

Nuun tablets

Another alternative is something like Nuun tablets. An electrolyte drink tablet that you add to water. It creates a slightly fizzy, flavored drink full of electrolytes. Thrive Market carry’s multiple flavors of Nuun tablets.

Your favorites

This is not meant to be an exhaustive snack list, just a jumping off point of ideas for you to experiment with. Try some of the Thrive Market products and see what you like. Then you can start to create a list of your favorite snacks.