The 15 Absolute Best Beach Snacks for a Fun Day in the Sun

Frozen treats are a delicious snack year-round, but unfortunately, many brands of popsicles use artificial ingredients, flavors, and dyes. Not GoodPop! These tasty fruit freezer pops bring real fruit flavors in frozen form, using fresh-squeezed 100% juice with no sugar added.

Vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and guilt-free at only 30-45 calories per serving, this beach treat will cool you down and satisfy any sweet tooth.

More: The Best Beach Bags to Help You Transport All Your Snacks

If you thought jerky was limited to meat options, think again! Wild Joy Goods Banana Jerky is a sweet and savory plant-based snack made with dried bananas, organic olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and a whole lot of tangy spices. Satisfy your sweet and salty tooth with this healthy jerky alternative. 

These PopCorners are a fun twist on kettle corn packed with salty and sweet flavor. Made with four ingredients and never fried, these crunchy snacks will fulfill that craving for chips, without the greasy, bloated feeling. Vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free, these healthy alternative chips will complete your beach picnic.

Add a little spice to your beach snack spread with Mango Chili Lime Harvest Snaps Black Bean Crisps. These delicious baked snacks have 30% less fat than normal potato chips and pack serious flavor into every bite.

Harvest Snaps are gluten-free and a good source of protein and fiber.

This Black Cherry Barbecue flavor from KRAVE Jerky — made with real black cherry juice — is one of the most addictive varieties yet. Slightly sweet, savory, and naturally packed with protein, this is one satisfying beach treat that'll keep you full till the sun goes down.

Individually wrapped cheese is a must for the beach. Avoid a sandy snack with the classic packaging of Babybel Original Cheese. These creamy cheeses are not only tasty, but are also packed with 5 grams of natural protein and are a good source of calcium. 

Craving cheddar? We got you. These Cheddar Cheese Whisps will give you lots of cheddar flavor packed into a gluten-free crisp. These flavorful snacks are loaded with 6 grams of protein and guilt-free with only 1 gram of carbs per serving. 

Chips Ahoy! may seem like your average, run-of-the-mill treat, but after a day under the sun, these classic little cookies are warm and melty. Made with real chocolate chips, these are the perfect chocolate fix. 

You may want to buy the party pack, because everyone will want some.

For a healthier beach-treat alternative to sugary candy, opt for these cute organic bunny-shaped fruit snacks from Annie's.

Made without artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, these better-for-you bunnies come in individual snack-sized pouches, and they're perfect for beach snacking, road trips, or school lunch bags.

One of the most classic beach snacks of all time, Goldfish are a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for any age group. This best-selling variety pack comes with eight Pretzel Goldfish snack packs, 12 Cheddar Goldfish snack packs, and 10 fun rainbow-hued Goldfish Colors snack packs. 

Whether a briny craving strikes after a swim or on the car ride back from the beach, we count on Van Holten's Pickle-In-A-Pouch to satisfy our peskiest and most pressing pickle pangs on the fly. Don't even think about cracking into that sandwich without one of these bad boys on the side!

Go for the Hot & Spicy flavor for a seriously spicy and perfectly crunchy kick.

These lightly seasoned, roasted sheets of organic nori from Annie Chun's have just the right amount of salt, sesame seed oil, and wasabi to create the perfect balance of sweet, savory, and spicy.

Dairy-free, vegan, and gluten-free, we can't get enough of these addictive, paper-thin crispy snacks for the beach.

A pantry staple that's been around for a while, we'll never leave for a beach trip without a supply of this addictive yet healthy aged white cheddar popcorn. Gluten-free, baked, and made without artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives, Pirate's Booty is a quintessential beach snack.

Air-crisped under low heat, these crunchy kale chips are made with heart-healthy superfood sunflower seeds, and they come in bold flavors like Kool Ranch and Mango Habanero. We love the hint of garlic and dill in these zesty snackeroos.

Van Holten’s sure knows the way to our hearts (and stomachs) when it comes to our favorite beach foods. These Pickle-Ice Freeze Pops combine the sour briny goodness of pickle juice with the refreshment of a frozen popsicle into one slick and portable freeze pop you can easily enjoy on a hot summer day.