Healthy Eating Good Food Fast 5 Packaged Snacks That Are Tasty and Sustainable From dried fruit to crispy seaweed sheets, these snacks are good for you and the planet. By Morgan Durick Morgan Durick Morgan Durick works as an editorial apprentice for EatingWell. She's currently wrapping up her college years as a senior at Iowa State University studying journalism and mass communications. When she isn't working, or thinking about what's for lunch, you can find her studying in her favorite coffee shop, snuggling with her puppies, Hank and Hippo, strolling to class with an oat milk latte in tow or soaking up precious time with her people. EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Published on March 29, 2022 Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh The next time you're craving a snack, try one of these munchies that are good for you and the planet. These snack companies keep sustainability in mind with their missions, from composting to fighting food waste and more. Check out these five nibbles that satisfy stomach grumbles while keeping the Earth in mind. 01 of 05 Sun & Swell Organic Dried Mango Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh 140 cal, 0g added sugar, 1g protein, 3g fiber, 5mg sodium This dried mango forgoes the sugar some other brands add. Better yet, they come in a compostable bag. No compost pile? Send it back to Sun & Swell and they'll do it for you. Try it: Sun & Swell Organic Dried Mango 02 of 05 Quinn Plant-Based Cheezy Style Filled Pretzel Nuggets Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh 140 cal, 0g added sugar, 2g protein, 1g fiber, 350mg sodium These pretzel bites feature sorghum, a gluten-free whole grain that has earned praise as a sustainable crop. It has dense roots that help sequester carbon from the air and is drought-tolerant, meaning it needs less water to grow. Try it: Quinn Plant-Based Cheezy Style Filled Pretzel Nuggets 03 of 05 Spudsy Sweet Potato Fries Vegan Ranch Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh 140 cal, 0g added sugar, 1g protein, 1g fiber, 290mg sodium Spudsy is reducing food waste by making these crunchy sweet potato fries exclusively from "imperfect" veggies that would otherwise have been tossed. We love the tangy ranch-dusted ones for bold flavor in every bite. Try it: Spudsy Sweet Potato Fries Vegan Ranch 04 of 05 Rind Kiwi Chips Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh 100 cal, 0g added sugar, 2g protein, 3g fiber, 0mg sodium By keeping the fruit skins on all their products, Rind fights food waste (saving 120,000+ pounds of potential food waste in 2020). Keeping the peels also boosts nutritional benefits—in this case, it increases the fiber in these tangy chips by 50%. Try it: Rind Kiwi Chips 05 of 05 Ocean's Halo Trayless Sea Salt Seaweed Snack Ted + Chelsea Cavanaugh 20 cal, 0g added sugar, 1g protein, 1g fiber, 60mg sodium These crispy seaweed sheets recently lost their plastic tray—a change estimated to keep at least 15 million pieces of plastic waste out of oceans and landfills annually. Plus, this snack gives you an iron and omega-3 boost. Try it: Ocean's Halo Trayless Sea Salt Seaweed Snack Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit