The Best Snacking Cheese to Eat Anywhere, Anytime

Sometimes you just need cheese—no ifs, ands, or buts about it. But what if you have somewhere to be? That’s where the best snacking cheese comes in. The best cheese snacks are at the very intersection of comfort and get-up-and-go, just like sweat pants or canned wine. You can barely go wrong with snacking cheese as it is, but these cheeses are the best of the best.

Sprouts Market Corner Low-Moisture Part-Skim String Cheese

Far be it from me to order you around, but you should really reconnect with your inner child. One way to do that is by engaging in the kid-friendly activity of peeling string cheese strand by strand. When it comes to the best cheese snacks, string cheese is in a league of its own. And in our ranking of the best string cheese, this snacking cheese from Sprouts won because it’s basically string cheese in its most perfect form. Sporked senior writer Jordan Myrick said that it’s “the perfect balance of waxy and pliable. Even though it’s part-skim, the flavor is full fat.” —Angela Guglielmino

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Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

Don’t worry, I’m not the infamous Abby Lee Miller, so I don’t believe that “second place is the first to lose.” These Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks came in second in our ranking of the best cheese sticks because they pack a lot of flavor and the jalapeño pepper adds dimension to the typical snacking cheese experience. You don’t have to settle for flavorless cheese just because you’re in snacking mode. —Angela Guglielmino

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Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese Snacks

Eating this cheese is like eating the baby version of a full block of cheese—Block Jr., if you will. Now, Block Jr. and I have gone on many adventures to the movies, in the car, bouncing around in my at-home office chair, and I can, in fact, report that she’s an all-terrain kind of snacking cheese. It’s an appropriate, socially acceptable amount of cheese to have in a public setting, plus, it’s Tillamook cheddar, so you know it’s good. Block Jr., congrats. You’re one of the best cheese snacks at the grocery store. —Naajia Shukri

Vermont Creamery Bijou Crottin

Vermont Creamery Bijou Crottin is GOATed, literally. If you’re not familiar, a crottin is a small round of goat cheese, and these come two in a pack, which makes them some of the best snacking cheese. The rind has a little bit of farm yard-y funk, and the cheese inside is tangy and creamy. If you’re looking for the best snacking cheese to smear on a cracker, this is it. —Angela Guglielmino

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Daiya Dairy-Free Mozzarella Style Deluxe Cheeze Sticks

We’ve got you covered if you’re dairy-free (or aspiring to be dairy-free). These individually wrapped Daiya vegan cheese snacks are surprisingly good. Jordan called these “actually cheesy and salty,” and said they’d be thrilled to get one in their lunch box. If real milk mozzarella isn’t on the menu for you, these cheese snacks are a grate alternative. Sometimes the best snacking cheese is actually “cheeze”!—Angela Guglielmino

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Bel Gioso Fresh Mozzarella Snacking Cheese

I never knew I craved tiny balls of mozzarella before discovering these snack packs. They’re perfect for when you crave a mild cheese or are making a very small salad. These are the shots of the cheese world, because you truly can just knock some back and go about your business. Each pack contains three bite-sized mozzarella balls, which seems like a nice way to pace your cheese consumption, however, I must warn that they are as easy to inhale as they are adorable. —Naajia Shukri

The Best Cheeses at Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s is for cheese. It is the reason to go to Trader Joe’s over another grocery store. Sure, the dips are okay and the frozen section can occasionally feature some strong offerings, but the cheese selection is something different.


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The Sporked Staff tastes everything and anything. They are obsessive about groceries and finding the best of any type of food or drink, from frozen fried shrimp to Dijon mustard to gummy candy. And they're always on a hunt for the best new products. When they aren't eating professionally, they're eating recreationally. And often they're browsing grocery store aisles, just for fun.

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  • I disagree with the babybell option because it tastes like the wax that it comes in! It absolutely has an after taste of the wax. yuch!

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  • There is a concerning lack of Croc Bites in this list.

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  • I don’t know if I’ve ever eaten a cheese stick and felt it. It’s like they don’t contain matter. It’s like nothing went into my body. Is…is this…just me? Anyone?

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    • No, this is not just you. You need Babybel. I sound like I work for them or something… (I do not)

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