What started out as a joke has become a whole category of snacking—and admittedly, it’s intimidated me. I love the concept of a “snackle box,” AKA taking a tackle box and filling it with a variety of snacks, but what do you fill in all of those tiny compartments? And how tedious are they, honestly, to throw together? (Especially when compared to my usual strategy of cramming my tote bag with an armful of snacks hastily grabbed from my pantry as if I were competing in Supermarket Sweep.)
“Yes, I feel like this is something a ‘cool aunt’ would do, and might be used ONLY for special occasions, but it does the trick,” Michaela Blaney, who’s credited with launching the trend, told Table Pittsburgh magazine back in 2022. While the snackle box makes for a great way to enjoy a variety of foods at once, it’s also been a useful way to get picky eaters to try something new.
“My friend used it to play a snack bingo as they drove to their next activity; ‘eat something that’s GREEN!’ Tricked ya, kid,” Blaney shared.
In the name of research, a desire to get my own picky eaters to expand their horizons—and my own love of Girl Dinner-esque grazing on lil’ bits of everything—I tested all kinds of snackle box ideas to come up with a few easy, tried-and-true variations to share.
