# Portion-Controlled Cheese Bites These Cheese Snacks for Kids are Nutritious, Portable & Playful By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2019-08-21 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheese-snacks-for-kids References: [foodbusinessnews.net](https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/media/photos/4068-striking-a-balance-in-children-s-product-innovation) & [crystalfarmscheese](http://www.crystalfarmscheese.com/products/) This back-to-school season, [Crystal Farms Dairy Co.](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-farms-dairy-co) is helping parents to choose better-for-you cheese snacks for kids with its all-new Nibblers and Little Nibblers. The single-serve cheese snack packs both feature bite-sized pieces of either mozzarella or marble jack cheese, including nuggets or blocks that can be playfully stacked to create imaginative shapes and characters. These pre-portioned, [kid-friendly cheese snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cadootz) set themselves apart from many other kid-targeted snacks on the market that are loaded with sugar or low in real nutritional value. As health-conscious parents are eager to purchase snacks that are portable, convenient and most of all, exciting to kids, these ones will be a treat for kids to find packed into their school lunches. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 44% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Portion-controlled Snacks:** The trend of portion-controlled snacks opens up opportunities for manufacturers to create healthy and convenient products for health-conscious customers. - **Kid-friendly Snacks:** As parents become more health-conscious, the trend of creating healthy and innovative snacks for kids becomes an attractive opportunity for food manufacturers. - **Fun and Imaginative Snacking:** The trend of creating fun and imaginative snacks, such as Crystal Farm's nibblers, offers an opportunity for manufacturers to appeal to both kids and parents, providing them with a convenient and healthy snack option. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Food and Beverage:** The food and beverage industry has a major role to play in creating and marketing innovative and healthy snacks, such as Crystal Farm's Nibblers, to meet the growing demand for health consciousness in consumers. - **Packaged Foods:** There seems to be a disruptive innovation opportunity in the packaged foods industry to create portion-controlled healthy snacks, such as Crystal Farm's Little Nibblers, that are convenient, easy to transport, healthy, and fun. - **Children's Snacks:** The children's snacks industry has an opportunity to shift to healthier, pre-portioned, and playful products that both appeal to kids and satisfy the health consciousness of parents. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Bite-Sized Snacking Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/snacking-cheeses.md) - [One-Ounce Snack Packs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-ounce-snack-pack.md) - [Flavorful Cheese Stick Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cheese-sticks.md) - [Crunchy Filler-Free Cheese Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eat-happy-kitchen-cheese-bites.md) - [Cookie-Paired Cheese Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fun-balanced-breaks.md) - [Grilled Cheese-Style Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grilled-cheesestyle-bites.md) - [Bold Snacking Cheeses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystal-farms-dairy-co.md) - [Artisanal Cheese Snack Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sartori-cheese-cheese-bites.md) - [Snack-Sized Mozzarella Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fresh-mozzarella-cheese-snackers.md)