Healthy snacks play a vital role in providing essential energy and nutrients to children between meals. The snack industry has evolved to blend technological, industrial, and social elements, ensuring both sensory enjoyment and nutritional benefits. However, balancing health and taste remains challenging as nutritious options often lack appeal. Understanding children’s taste preferences is crucial; they generally prefer sweet, salty, and fatty flavors. Nutrient fortification with vitamins, minerals, and proteins is essential for supporting growth and health, prompting the need for innovative solutions that cater to these evolving tastes. Designing snacks based on children’s sensory preferences is vital, evolving from simple to complex flavors and textures as they grow. Fortified snacks should focus on dense nutrients and low energy, aiming to reduce sodium, fat, and sugar to address nutritional deficiencies and health concerns. Ensuring the safety of these snacks involves mitigating process contaminants, preventing swallowing hazards, developing hypoallergenic options, and monitoring additives for potential health risks. A multifaceted approach combining food technology, sensory science, and nutritional fortification is essential to create snacks that are healthy, appealing, and safe for children, thereby supporting their growth and fostering healthier eating habits.