Baby Snacks

27 products ranked by Scout score

Best baby snacks right now

Once Upon A Farm Puffs Strawberry, Coconut & Sweet Potato 94/100
Scout's analysis: Once Upon A Farm Strawberry, Coconut & Sweet Potato Puffs scored 94/100 — the top-tier puff in the baby-snack category. Built on organic sorghum (not rice or cassava),…
Happy Baby Organic teether crackers Strawberry & Beet box 86/100
Scout's analysis: The Happy Baby Organic Teether Crackers in Strawberry & Beet flavor score 86/100, highlighting their beneficial ingredients such as organic amaranth flour and rice…
Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Puffs 85/100
Scout's analysis: Organic grain-free baby puffs from Once Upon A Farm featuring organic sweet potato, organic apple, and organic beet. No artificial flavors, no preservatives, no added…

What to skip

HappyBABY Superfood Puffs Apple & Broccoli 1/100
Scout's analysis: HappyBABY Superfood Puffs Apple & Broccoli scored 1/100. Inorganic arsenic was detected at 266 ppb (~2.7× FDA limit), with lead at 8.2 ppb right at the action level and…
Parent's Choice Organic Strawberry Rice Rusks Stage 2 1/100
Scout's analysis: Parent's Choice Organic Strawberry Rice Rusks Stage 2 scored 1/100. Testing detected lead at 26.9 ppb (>2.5× FDA action level), arsenic at 108 ppb (over the infant…
Sprout Organic Plant Power Puffs Apple Kale 1/100
Scout's analysis: Sprout Organic Plant Power Puffs Apple Kale scored 1/100 — one of the lowest scores in the baby-snack category. Testing detected cadmium at 41.5 ppb (>8× industry…

Independently lab-tested baby snacks

12 of the 27 products ranked here have a lab panel on their pages — each measured amount, the level it falls in and the report it comes from. The highest-scoring five:

Once Upon A Farm Puffs Strawberry, Coconut & Sweet Potato 94/100
Beech-Nut Naturals Fruity Oat Bars Banana 55/100
Beech-Nut Naturals Fruity Oat Bars Strawberry 55/100
HappyBABY Organic Teethers Blueberry & Purple Carrot 34/100
Baby Mum-Mum Banana Rice Rusks 12/100
and 7 more in the ranking above

Ingredients to watch in baby snacks

The flagged ingredients that show up most often across these 27 products. Each link opens Scout's analysis of the ingredient.

Natural Flavors in 8 of 27
Organic Apple Juice Concentrate in 7 of 27
Synthetic Vitamin & Mineral Fortification in 4 of 27
Organic Cane Sugar in 3 of 27
Sunflower Oil in 3 of 27
Maltodextrin in 3 of 27

What the better baby snacks have in common

Common questions about baby snacks

What scores highest in baby snacks on Scout?

Once Upon A Farm Puffs Strawberry, Coconut & Sweet Potato leads Scout's baby snacks ranking at 94/100, followed by Happy Baby Organic teether crackers Strawberry & Beet box (86) and Once Upon a Farm Organic Fruit & Veggie Puffs (85). Scores compare products within the category on ingredients, processing, packaging and any lab results.

What should I avoid in baby snacks?

HappyBABY Superfood Puffs Apple & Broccoli scores 1/100, the lowest of the 27 products Scout has analyzed in baby snacks; next lowest are Parent's Choice Organic Strawberry Rice Rusks Stage 2 (1) and Sprout Organic Plant Power Puffs Apple Kale (1). Each product page lists the ingredients behind the number.

What drags scores down in baby snacks?

Across these 27 products the most common flagged ingredients are Natural Flavors, Organic Apple Juice Concentrate, Synthetic Vitamin & Mineral Fortification, Organic Cane Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin. Each appears in at least two of the products ranked here.

Is anything in baby snacks independently lab tested?

12 of the 27 products on this page carry independent lab results — Once Upon A Farm Puffs Strawberry, Coconut & Sweet Potato; Beech-Nut Naturals Fruity Oat Bars Banana; Beech-Nut Naturals Fruity Oat Bars Strawberry; HappyBABY Organic Teethers Blueberry & Purple Carrot; Baby Mum-Mum Banana Rice Rusks and 7 more. Each of their product pages shows the measured amounts, the level each falls in and the report they come from.

How does Scout score baby snacks?

Every product in baby snacks gets one 1–100 score for comparison within its category: the full ingredient list judged by a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. Lab results are disclosed, not scored. Scout takes no payment for scores or placement.

How Scout scores baby snacks

One 1–100 score per product, judged within its category: every ingredient on the label through a category-specific framework, the published processing level, the packaging, and any credible lab results. No brand pays for a score or a position on this list. Read the full methodology →