Looking for healthy and delicious snacks for your kids? Look no further. I’ve collected 20 of the best nut-free, gluten-free snacks around.
My kids headed off back to school yesterday. I am now officially the mother of a 3rd grader, a 1st grader and a feisty little pre-schooler. I can hardly keep up! I know every parent feels this way but I just have to remark upon how quickly the summer flew by. As much as I am anticipating the cooler temperatures and bright golden colours of fall, I am a little sad to say goodbye to summer. We had a great one, and we packed in a lot of activity and a lot of mini-getaways. It’s tougher to do those fun things with the school year in progress.
If you’re like me, you are constantly struggling to find healthy snacks and treats your kids will love. And if your school system is like mine, you can’t send in anything with nuts. We’re also cutting back on as much gluten as possible, so it’s a triple whammy: nut-free, gluten-fee and low in sugar. That ain’t easy, my friends! But with the help of a few blogger friends, I’ve put together a great collection of recipes for you that meet those requirements. Some sweet, some savoury, all of them delicious. Have a healthy, happy school year!
Chocolate Raisin Sunbutter Crunch Bars
Cinnamon Apple Fruit Leather from Savory Simple
Mini Vanilla Macaroons from Everyday Maven
Coconut Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
Beet Chips with Fennel Pollen from The Hungry Goddess
Homemade Gluten-Free Fig Newtons
Spiced Apple Chips from Chocolate Chocolate and More
Banana Fruit Leather from Oh My Veggies
Chewy Cocoa Granola Bars from Sugar-Free Mom
Banana Flax Chocolate Chip Muffins
Healthy Banana Cookies from Alida’s Kitchen
3 Varieties of Pumpkin Seeds from Kitchen Treaty
Chili Lime Roasted Chick Peas from Willowbird Baking
Italian Paper Bag Popcorn from Snappy Gourmet
Brenda @Sugar-Free Mom says
September 5, 2013 at 7:38 amThanks for sharing my Chewy Cocoa Granola bars Carolyn! All of the recipes look fantastic!
Melanie E. says
September 5, 2013 at 10:00 amFun! The last one (popcorn) just links to the jpg image, not the recipe, though!
Carolyn says
September 5, 2013 at 11:11 amWhoops, thanks!
shack says
September 5, 2013 at 6:20 pmsame with the pumpkin seeds 🙂
Carolyn says
September 5, 2013 at 8:06 pmArgh, my cutting and pasting skills need work…
RavieNomNoms says
September 5, 2013 at 11:17 amThat fruit leather is calling my name!
Kare @ Kitchen Treaty says
September 6, 2013 at 10:27 amMy daughter is not old enough for school-school yet but we are starting toddler group and need to take turns bringing nut-free, gluten-free snacks. So this is perfect!
And thanks so much for including a link to my pumpkin seeds!
Rikke says
September 6, 2013 at 10:30 amThanks for sharing!
Our schools don’t have a “nuts policy”. Does the school have many allergic kids or are they just being super cautious?
Carolyn says
September 6, 2013 at 10:29 pmOur school has a kid with a nut allergy in almost every grade.
Alyssa (Everyday Maven) says
September 6, 2013 at 3:10 pmThank you for including my macaroons and sunbutter! Great roundup 🙂
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
September 6, 2013 at 4:08 pmThank you for including my fruit leather! 🙂
Carolyn says
September 6, 2013 at 10:28 pmThe “Cinnamon Apple Fruit Leather from Savory Simple” links to a jpg, not a recipe. Do you have the link to the recipe? Thanks! Lots of fun kid-friendly/mom-friendly stuff here.
Hungry Goddess says
September 8, 2013 at 3:35 pmWhat a beautiful roundup! and scrumptious! Sending this to all of my favorite Moms! Thank you for including my beet chips!
Gillian says
September 10, 2013 at 9:07 pmwow. this is a fantastic round up! THANK YOU! I’ve got three kiddos too – and I completely agree – it’s hard to find great food and snacks that please lots of palates and are nutritionally sound.
Glad I found you!
Mickey says
November 22, 2013 at 10:41 amYou are crazy if you think these are LOW SUGAR! You are a diabetic??? Really? Fruit leather and all these sweet treats are incredibly high in sugar. You are NUTS.
Carolyn says
November 22, 2013 at 10:54 amHi there. I’d advise you not to come to someone’s blog and get all over them like that. It’s incredibly rude…but I am assuming you meant to be rude. If you read the post, you will see that the round up is NOT for diabetics, but healthy recipes for kids. And actually, the majority of them are low sugar. Actually click on the links and read them…you’d see. As for fruit and things made from fruit, yes it contains sugar but that’s not a bad thing for a non-diabetic. I write this blog for people who have celiac too and many of them are able to enjoy some natural sugar without any issue.
Caleb says
December 5, 2013 at 12:02 pmThese all look delicious and it is even better that they are healthy. Thanks for sharing.