Food allergies and intolerences should not be a major source of stress when going to school. From kindergarten to college, healthy snacks are needed to keep us focused, fueled, and ready to soak up every bit of knowledge that we can. Not all of us can safely eat a granola bar or handful of nuts to keep us going. And no one wants to have a reaction and become sick in school. But stress be gone! There are plenty of healthy gluten-free and allergy-free snack options to put the minds of parents and students at ease. Here are some of my 100% gluten-free and allergy-free healthy snack options to keep eager minds bright and retentive!
Snackable Raw Veggies: Sugar Snap Peas, Snow Peas, Green Beans, Celery, Carrots, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Bell Peppers, Mushrooms, Grape Tomatoes, Broccoli or Cauliflower Florets, Dehydrated Veggie Chips
Snackable Fruits: Apples, Bananas, Grapes, Pears, Stone-Fruit (if in season), Berries, Orange Slices, Homemade Fruit Leathers, Dehydrated Fruits, Dried Fruits (raisins, figs)
For Dipping & Spreading: Hummus/Bean Dips (Balsamic Roasted Red Pepper Basil Hummus, Garlic Kale Hummus), Seed Butters (Sunflower Butter, Pumpkin Butter, Tahini (Sesame Seed), Hemp Seed Butter), Veggies or Fruit Salsas (Peach Zucchini Salsa), Mustard, Ketchup, BBQ Sauce, Fruit Jams/Butters (Raw Raspberry Fig Chia Jam)
Crunchy Snacking: Roasted Chickpeas (Smoked Paprika Cinnamon Chickpeas, Cinnamon “Sugar” Chickpeas), Homemade “Tortilla Chips”, Homemade Plantain Chips or Root Vegetable Chips, Popcorn, Popped Sorghum, Dry Allergy-Free Cereals/Granolas, Roasted/Raw Seeds (Sunflower, Pumpkin)
Handheld Snacking: Raw/Baked Bars (Raw Coffee Quinoa Protein Bars), Raw Bites/Balls (Mint Chocolate Sunflower Bites, Pumpkin Pie Snack Bites), Muffins (Apple Gingerbread Muffins, Golden Kiwi Muffins, Power Breakfast Muffins)
With A Fork + Small Snack Container: Cooked Beans (Chickpeas, White Beans, etc. Season as desired), Cold Cooked Quinoa/Buckwheat, Olives, Pickles, Applesauce
Store-Bought (Because we can’t always go homemade!): Manitoba Hemp Heart Bites, Enjoy Life Foods Products, INBars, Le Pain Des Fleurs Crispbreads, Libre Naturals No Nuttin’ Bars, Rice Chips/Crackers (various brands), Corn Chips/Crackers (various brands), Popcorn (various brands), Lundberg Rice Cakes, Snack Factory Gluten-Free Mini Pretzel Crisps, Crispy Green (Freeze-Dried Fruits), SuperSeedz, Beanfields Snacks, Go Raw Snacks, Harvest Snaps (pea and lentils crisps), Earthly Choice Superfood Snack Bar Crisps, Health Warrior Chia Bars
So tell me:
+ What are some of your favorite go-to snacks?
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Gin
Thinking about your smoked paprika and cinnamon roasted chickpeas is making me hungry! Sounds like a great flavor combo.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are yummy!
kimmythevegan
Ooooh you don’t need these snacks just for school! These are perfect snacks for anytime =D
Great post!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Exactly! Snacks for any occasion and every age!
Raia
Great list, Rebecca! 🙂 I need to try those Cinnamon Sugar Chickpeas…
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are a super popular snack!
Kim~madeinaday
So wanting to try cooked Chick peas! Great list! Sharing your post today on our MM Pinterest Board.
Best,
Kim
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Roasted chickpeas 😉 Thanks!
Kathy
Thank you Rebecca for your wonderful recipes.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Deborah Davis
Who can resist these healthy and delectable snacks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
We all need options.
Audrey @ Unconventional Baker
Never heard of the hemp heart bites, but they sound yummy! I’ll look out for them. <3
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They’re very hempy but good!
Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Gardenv
Sounds like some great snacks!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Snacking for all!
Stephanie
Such great ideas!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Sandy Sandmeyer
These are great suggestions.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Jennifer Stewart
Great snack round up! I love roasted chick peas! I could eat them all day long. The paprika adding some smokiness:)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
The best!
Bianca @ ElephantasticVegan
Ohhh I love all these ideas! I’ve made some roasted chickpeas (sweet & bbq seasoned) today and now they’re gone and I’m really sad about it. These little things are quite addictive.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I’m about to make them right now!!
Krystal
What an awesome roundup Rebecca! I’ll be making quite a few of these for the little one, and myself.. 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Wooo! Thanks Krystal 😉 Snack up!
Clotilde
Hi, visiting you via Healthy Vegan Fridays. Those look and sound delicious. Thank you for sharing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thank you!
Evi @ greenevi
Great post! Snacking is the best thing in the world 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
It can be pretty fun 😉
Audrey
Great round up! you can never have too many healthy snacks around the house.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Totally not!
Sarah N
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/323062973247987032/
Bananas are my usual go to snack.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Haha, I am not a banana eating fan!
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl
I sincerely hope that I can get roasted chickpeas back into my life soon. I MISS THEM! 🙁
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I actually haven’t had them in awhile!!! I need to whip some up!
Jenn @ EngineerMommy
Oooooh, great ideas! I’m always looking for easy after-school snacks for the kids!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
So many options!
Raewyn
This is an awesome post! My husband recently eliminated gluten and never knows what to snack on. I can make these and he’ll finally have something to eat at work! I love to make no bake peanut butter and oats bites as a snack!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Bites are always a winning fueling option!
Caroline
I love this list! And I’m excited to try those hemp heart bites! They look and sound delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Your comment doesn’t count as an entry 😉 I hope you know!
Farrah
hehehe, I love how you went through a breakdown of all the different types of snacks! Everything sounds delicious! <3
Apples are probably my favorite snack! 😀
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Mother’s Earths most perfectly crafted snackable creation!
Linda @ Veganosity
This is such a comprehensive list, Rebecca. And everything is healthy and delicious. Great post!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks!
Becki @ Fighting for Wellness
My favorite snack in grad school was sliced bell peppers with hummus. Yummm! https://www.pinterest.com/pin/243757398559225435/
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Anything with hummus!
Becki @ Fighting for Wellness
Yes, true enough. 🙂
Jenn
I LOVE this list!! So many great ideas!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Thanks Jenn!
GiGi Eats
Chickpeas would totally be on go-to!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I bet!
Annmarie
Great resource! Love the hemp bites, they are SO GOOD!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
They are very “hempy” 😉
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/210895195028263967/ link to pin 🙂
Michele @ paleorunningmomma
Love this so much – it’s super helpful! My kids can’t bring nuts into the classroom and figuring out healthy snacks is hard – they wind up with fruit and a little bag of gf cereal or something every day. But we need variety!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
I vote bites!!!
Kimberly G
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/133630313920616808/
My favorite snack is a green granny smith apple with peanut butter!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
You’re a sour fan!
Erica @ Erica Finds
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/117164027782962705/ I would like to try these! I love all natural energy bars like GoMacro, Simple Squares and Oatmega and of course apples/almond butter or trail mix.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Apples and nut butter…kinda the best thing ever!
Vicki Montague - The Free From Fairy
A great post with some lovely ideas…but my kids are tricky customers. Snacking on raw vegetables or fruit is never going to happen…even with nice dips…how ever hard I try!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
Do they have any allergies?