Baseball Snacks: Easy, Fun Ideas for Kids’ Practice and Games

Baseball team snack ideas can stump even the most seasoned sports parent. You need snack ideas the kids want to eat that also provide healthy fuel to make it through the next few innings, and Fetch is here to help with some new items on your baseball snack menu.

When you use the Fetch app, stocking up on baseball snacks earns you points toward free gift card rewards. Turn those gift cards into the next round of snacks or into upgraded equipment for your little leaguer. 

Why snacks matter for baseball games and practices

Have you ever been in the stands for a kids’ baseball team when nobody thought to bring snacks? You can practically see the energy leave them inning by inning. While any baseball snack is better than showing up empty handed, the right foods and drinks will:

• Keep the kids hydrated
• Deliver a boost of energy
• Settle any rumbling tummies
• Stave off post-game “hangries”

It’s important for your baseball snacks to be practical, too, and that means they need to be the kind kids can grab between innings and go back out on the field. 

Build out snack bags starting with the Fetch app: open up the available offers to choose grab-and-go favorites like Go-GURT or Mott’s apple juice boxes to earn more points and reach rewards faster.

Baseball snack ideas for any occasion

Whether it’s your turn to come up with a baseball snack idea for the whole team or you know you need to keep some extra fuel on-hand for your own slugger, you don’t have to do it alone. Fetch has nine snack ideas for baseball games and practices that should keep the kids fueled up through the ninth inning.

1. Fruit: Think fresh, like apple slices or grapes. If you go for fruit cups, remember to bring plasticware.
2. Cheese: String cheese and small cheese cubes pack plenty of protein in just a few bites.
3. Sports drinks: Gatorade and Powerade have kept baseball players of all ages hydrated for years.
4. Juice: Mott’s apple juice boxes or single-serve Simply juices hydrate and deliver some of the kids’ needed fruit servings for the day.
5. Trail mix: Kar’s or Sabritas trail mixes make a quick and easy baseball snack (be sure to check for peanut allergies).
6. Yogurt: Leave the spoons at home and bring tubes of Yoplait’s Go-GURT for an energy boost of protein and sugar.
7. Popcorn: Keep a bag of Smartfood popcorn in the dugout to snack on between at-bats. 
8. Crackers: Kids love to see Goldfish or Cheez-It crackers in their snacks before the game.
9. Granola bars: From classic Nature Valley granola bars to cereal bars like Kellogg’s Special K Bars.

When building out baseball snack bags for the team, shopping from specific brands can help you earn more points in the Fetch app, too. Don’t forget to check for boosted brands (the bigger the flame icon next to the brand, the bigger the boost in points).

Creative baseball snack bags for teams

You didn’t think a handful of trail mix or a cheese stick would carry them through all nine innings, did you? Use Glad sandwich bags to assemble baseball snack bags for everyone on the team to keep in the dugout with them. Try not to overthink it; some of the best baseball team snack ideas will be taking three favorites and putting them into a bag.

Baseball snack bag tips

• Try to include 2-3 snacks.
• Include an Ocean Spray or Minute Maid juice box.
• Keep your baseball snack bag healthy with a fresh fruit or vegetable.
• Include a sweet treat like a fun-size Snickers bar or package of M&Ms.
• Give them something savory, like Chex Mix to balance out the snack bag.

If you already know the team well, consider personalizing your baseball snack bags. A name on the bag and a familiar treat can work wonders for team morale.

How to save money on baseball snacks with Fetch

When you use the Fetch app, you can earn rewards on nearly any purchase. That means being on baseball snack duty makes it easier for you to earn points, which you can redeem for free gift cards to reward yourself. Roll a Target, Walmart or Amazon gift card into the next snack duty, and you’ll be amazed how fast the savings stack up.

Here’s how to earn Fetch points:

• Snap pictures of your receipts in the app.
• Shop personalized offers and boosted brands to get the most points per item on your shopping list.
• Do your shopping in the app, through Fetch Shop. Just tap the cart icon and earn points on the dollar when shopping at places like Target or Sam’s Club.

Final tips for baseball snack planning

Planning is key, but it shouldn’t be too difficult:

1. Get together with other parents to create a baseball snack bag rotation schedule.
2. Keep an up-to-date list of allergies and dietary restrictions for everyone on the team.
3. Try not to plan your baseball snack ideas too far in advance: you want fresh foods for the kids.

Fetch makes planning easier, too: when you tap the heart icon on an offer, it saves it to a list. Think of it as your own personal Fetch shopping list, with each item on it bringing you closer to your next reward.

If you don’t already have the Fetch app on your phone, be sure to download it today to get started earning points on your baseball team snack ideas.