Healthy Snacks on the Go: The Best Options in Snack Vending Machines

When it comes to stocking up your workplace snack vending machines, do your snack machines provide your employees with healthy snacks they can grab on the go? Whether it’s for a mid-morning treat, a lunchtime snack or an afternoon pick-me-up, healthy vending machine and drink vending machines are a convenient way to help keep your people, customers and visitors refreshed and energised. 

While firm favourites in snack machines include chocolate bars and crisps (who doesn’t love these), they are not your only options. Instead, you may want to consider adding some healthy snacks to help employees eat a balanced diet and give them more choices when they need something quick.

But beyond food choices, you may also want to review your drink vending machine options to offer healthier alternatives. In this article, we’ll take a look at some of the most nutritious options for vending machine snacks that are available for your snack vending machines.  

Healthy vending machine snacks: Balancing diet with convenience

It’s essential for any business, big or small, that have snack vending machines or smart fridges at their premises to offer a variety of snacks to help cater for different preferences and dietary requirements. As a quick way to grab a snack on the go or pick up a treat, remember you can also offer nutritious and healthy snacks in your snack and drink vending machines.

It’s likely that you already have some idea of what your bestsellers are, as these are the ones that always run out first. Given their popularity, you may wish to continue offering these. But for those that don’t sell so quickly, you could switch them out for healthy vending machine snacks.

This gives your employees, customers and visitors more nutritious and varied choices that can help them make better decisions when grabbing a snack or a drink on the go.

Different types of healthy vending machine snacks

For snack machines, you may want to consider including these types of snacks as part of your offering:

Protein bars

Protein bars are a fantastic healthy choice for a quick snack. Packed with protein, nuts, oats, essential nutrients and dried fruit, they can help your employees feel fuller for longer. Which makes them a popular choice for busy people who need something quick.

Vegetable crisps

Vegetable crisps are perfect for people who want something crunchy and delicious but are a healthier alternative to traditional crisps. Often made from natural vegetables such as sweet potato, carrot, parsnips and beetroot, vegetable crisps are ideal as a quick healthy snack.

Baked crisps

Another healthy snack alternative for your snack vending machine is baked crisps. These typically include lower fat and salt content and are lower in calories than traditional fried crisps.

Trail mix and nuts

These offer a mix of nuts, seeds, dried fruits and sometimes chocolate or yoghurt-coated pieces. They are a great vending machine snack as they provide a balanced mix of protein, healthy fats and fibre and are easy to eat on the go.

Dried fruits packs

Dried fruit packs offer a sweet and healthy alternative to chocolate. Fruits such as raisins, sultanas and cranberries are often available in handy single-serving packs that can be eaten on their own or added to a yoghurt or granola.

Healthier options for drink vending machines

Some examples of healthy drinks to be sold in your drink vending machine include:

• Bottled water – spring or sparkling
• Herbal teas – either cold or hot
• Coconut water
• Smoothies and fruit juices with no added sugar
• Vitamin water
• Plant-based milk alternatives such as soya, almond or oat milk
  
  

Considering offering healthy snacks in your snack vending machine?

At Your Refreshments, we pride ourselves on offering customisable options for our customers. If you’d like to offer healthier vending machine snacks options for your workforce, call us on 020 7082 5555 or email sales@yourrefreshments.co.uk and we’ll be happy to discuss with you. Alternatively, get in touch online, and a member of our friendly team will get back to you shortly.