Yes. Solid snacks like chips, crackers, cookies, nuts, granola bars and candy are allowed in carry-on and checked bags with no quantity limit. Dips and spreads count as liquids, so 3.4 oz (100 ml) max in carry-on.
Solid snacks are allowed in any amount. Snacks with a liquid or gel component (dips, spreads, yogurt) must be 3.4 oz (100 ml) or less per container in your quart-size bag.
All snacks are allowed in checked bags.
Checked against official TSA, FAA and government pages on . These are US rules unless we say otherwise; the TSA officer at the checkpoint makes the final call.
The rules in numbers
- Solid snacks: no TSA limit
- Dips, spreads, liquid chocolate: 3.4 oz (100 ml) per container in carry-on
Packing tips
- Pack snacks together on top of your bag; officers may ask you to separate food for a clearer X-ray.
- Fresh fruit snacks are fine domestically but can't be taken from Hawaii or Puerto Rico to the mainland or brought in from abroad without declaring them.
- A cup of hummus or a container of dip over 3.4 oz will be taken at security.
Questions people ask
Can you bring snacks through TSA?
Yes. Solid snacks are allowed in carry-on and checked bags. Only liquid or spreadable snacks are limited to 3.4 oz in carry-on.
Is there a limit on how many snacks I can bring on a plane?
TSA has no quantity limit for solid snacks; it only asks that bags stay uncluttered for screening.