22+ Gluten And Dairy Free Snacks
Gluten-free and dairy-free foods are foods that don’t contain gluten or dairy, and they have become more popular in the past years (more and more people are starting to follow dairy-free and gluten-free diets).
There are a variety of reasons for choosing to go gluten-free and dairy-free. Some people have to do that for health reasons (such as intolerance to gluten or dairy or generally food allergies), and some people choose to do it because it has benefits.
Avoiding gluten helps you have better digestion, it’s good for weight loss, reduces bloating, helps you have better memory, and so on. Being on a dairy-free diet can help your skin, weight loss, bloating, and so on.
Snacks are a great way to stay full throughout the day without overeating, they can help you recover from exercise, curb cravings, give you a boost of energy, increase your nutritional intake, and so on.
So, if you decide to go gluten and dairy free, you probably want some gluten and dairy free snack ideas, because tons of pre-made snacks you can find in grocery stores contain at least one of those things. There’s no reason you can’t eat great snacks and enjoy life if you can’t or don’t want to eat gluten and dairy.
So, in this post, I’m giving you some great gluten and dairy free snack ideas.
22+ Gluten And Dairy Free Snacks
Most gluten and dairy free snack will include nuts, seeds, nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, etc.), fruits, and veggies.
Thankfully these days there are tons of gluten and dairy free options for store-bought foods out there, so you can find dairy and gluten free milk, cheese, yogurt, chocolate, and so much more.
All of these homemade recipes are also great for kids, so you can use these as healthy snacks for kids as well. There are also some sweet options for all of those with a sweet tooth!
If you’re looking for an easy snack idea that doesn’t contain gluten or dairy, look no further than this list of dairy and gluten free snack idea list!
1 Apple & 1/4 Cup Nuts
277 calories
Ingredients:
1 Apple, small - 77 calories
¼ cup Nuts - 200 calories
Instructions:
No nuts? Use seeds.
1 Apple & 1 Tbsp PB
171 calories
Ingredients:
1 Apple, small - 77 calories
1 Tbsp Peanut butter (Tbsp) - 94 calories
Instructions:
Slice apple and dip in peanut butter.
Notes: Any other fruit is fine, if you don’t have an apple. No nuts? Use a seed butter, e.g. sunflower seed butter
1 Cup Carrots and Hummus
145 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup Carrots, baby - 45 calories
¼ cup Hummus - 100 calories
Instructions:
Dip carrots in hummus.
1 Egg & Guac
172 calories
Ingredients:
1 Egg, large - 72 calories
1 Guacamole, single-serving packet - 100 calories
Instructions:
Hard boil egg
Use 1/4 cup guacamole instead of a single-serving packet if you prefer!
1 Egg, 1/8 Cup Nuts, and Nectarine
235 calories
Ingredients:
1 Egg, large - 72 calories
⅛ cup Nuts - 100 calories
1 Nectarine, medium - 63 calories
Instructions:
Hard boil egg.
No nuts? Feel free to use any other nut/seed you prefer (roasted & salted is fine!).
1 Serving Jerky + 1/4 Cup Nuts
340 calories
Ingredients:
2 oz Beef jerky - 140 calories
¼ cup Nuts - 200 calories
Instructions:
Roasted & salted nuts are fine. No nuts? Use seeds.
No beef? Use turkey jerky, salmon jerky.
Dairy-Free Overnight Oats
377 calories
Ingredients:
½ cup Oatmeal, dry oats (uncooked) - 150 calories
¼ cup Almond milk - 7.5 calories
1 Banana - 105 calories
1 Tbsp Peanut butter (Tbsp) - 94 calories
1 Tbsp Cocoa powder - 20 calories
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Let sit in container with lid (like a mason jar) overnight.
No nuts? Use a seed butter e.g. sunflower seed butter.
Easy Chia Seeds & Almond Milk
279 calories
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp Chia seeds - 120 calories
½ cup Almond milk - 15 calories
1 Tbsp Peanut butter (Tbsp) - 94 calories
1 cup Strawberries, fresh - 50 calories
Instructions:
Combine chia seeds and milk in a container and soak in fridge overnight.
In the morning, add peanut butter and strawberries.
Edamame and Guac Box
341 calories
Ingredients:
½ cup Edamame, shelled - 130 calories
1 cup Carrots, baby - 45 calories
1 cup Snap peas - 61 calories
¼ cup Guacamole - 105 calories
1 Salt, dash - 0 calories
1 Pepper, dash - 0 calories
Instructions:
Defrost or boil edamame if cooking from frozen. Season with salt & pepper.
Arrange all foods in a bento box.
Green Smoothie with Banana
252 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup Almond milk - 30 calories
½ Banana - 52.5 calories
½ cup Pineapple, frozen chunks, unsweetened - 46.5 calories
1 Tbsp Almond butter - 101 calories
1 cup Leafy greens, kale, raw - 15 calories
1 cup Leafy greens, spinach, raw - 7 calories
Instructions:
Add in all ingredients and 3-4 ice cubes to a blender
Blend
Pumpkin Popcorn
284 calories
Ingredients:
4 cups Popcorn, popped, plain - 124 calories
¼ cup Pumpkin seeds - 160 calories
2 tsp Pumpkin seasoning - 0 calories
Instructions:
Pop popcorn from kernels or use a pre-popped version (choose a calorie-equivalent amount)
Mix in seeds (roasted, salted is fine!) and seasoning
No seeds? Use nuts
Rice Cakes with Peanut Butter and Fruit
396 calories
Ingredients:
1 Brown rice rice cakes - 120 calories
2 Tbsp Peanut butter (Tbsp) - 188 calories
1 Cinnamon, dash - 0 calories
½ Banana - 52.5 calories
½ cup Blueberries, fresh - 35 calories
Instructions:
Spread PB on rice cakes & top with banana slices and cinnamon.
Have berries on the side.
Shelled Edamame
130 calories
Ingredients:
½ cup Edamame, shelled - 130 calories
Oatmeal and 1/4 Cup Nuts with Side of Watermelon
396 calories
Ingredients:
½ cup Oatmeal, dry oats (uncooked) - 150 calories
¼ cup Nuts - 200 calories
1 tsp Cinnamon - 0 calories
1 cup Watermelon chunks - 46 calories
Instructions:
Microwave oatmeal with water until desired consistency.
Top with nuts and cinnamon.
Have watermelon on the side.
Roasted & salted nuts are fine. No nuts? Use seeds.
Ants on a Log
326 calories
Ingredients:
½ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half - 8 calories
2 Tbsp Peanut butter (Tbsp) - 188 calories
¼ cup Raisins - 130 calories
Instructions:
Top celery with peanut butter and raisins.
No nuts? Use any other seed butter
Hummus & Veggies
161 calories
Ingredients:
1 cup Carrots, baby - 45 calories
1 cup Celery stalks, chopped in half - 16 calories
¼ cup Hummus - 100 calories
Instructions:
Dip veggies in hummus
Light Sweet Popcorn
292 calories
Ingredients:
4 cups Popcorn, popped, plain - 124 calories
⅛ cup Cashews (cups) - 98 calories
1 Tbsp Dark Chocolate chips, Tbsp - 70 calories (check the label to make sure the dark chocolate chips you’re buying are dairy-free)
Instructions:
Pop popcorn from kernels or use a pre-popped version (choose a calorie-equivalent amount)
Mix in nuts (roasted, salted is fine!) and chocolate chips
No nuts? Use seeds
Lower Sugar Cobbler
305 calories
Ingredients:
½ cup Strawberries, fresh - 25 calories
½ cup Blueberries, fresh - 35 calories
3 tsp Sugar - 48 calories
¼ tsp Vanilla - 0 calories
1 Cinnamon, dash - 0 calories
⅓ cup Oatmeal, dry oats (uncooked) - 100.5 calories
⅛ cup Walnuts - 96 calories
Instructions:
Crush walnuts by putting them in a plastic bag & mashing them with the butt end of a tool, e.g. knife (be careful)
Combine all ingredients in a bowl
Spray a small oven-safe container (or 2) with an oil spray, add in mixture
Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees
Notes: No walnuts? Use any other nut. No nuts? Use seeds, or go without nuts/ seeds. Frozen berries work fine here! No need to defrost.
Mini Waffles, Egg and Nuts
322 calories
Ingredients:
1 Mini gluten-free waffles - 100 calories
⅛ cup Nuts - 100 calories
1 cup Strawberries, fresh - 50 calories
1 Egg, large - 72 calories
Instructions:
Hard boil egg.
Choose pancakes or waffles that you have access to – frozen already-made waffles, mix from a box, or from scratch are all good options. Pre-made from frozen is what’s pictured (from Whole Foods). Regardless, stick to an equivalent calorie amount that’s listed here. Cook waffles.
No nuts? Use seeds. Gluten-free? Use gluten-free waffles.
PB and Raspberry Toast
268 calories
Ingredients:
1 gluten-free Bread, thick, slice - 110 calories
1 Tbsp Peanut butter (Tbsp) - 94 calories
1 cup Raspberries, fresh - 64 calories
Instructions:
In a bowl, mash ½ the berries with a fork until a jelly-like texture is achieved.
Toast bread.
Top with PB and raspberry jam.
Have additional berries on the side.
No nuts? Feel free to use any other nut/seed butter you prefer.
Gluten free? Use gluten-free bread.
Peach & Prosciutto Bites
239 calories
Ingredients:
1 Peach - 59 calories
3 oz Prosciutto - 180 calories
Instructions:
Slice peach.
Roll prosciutto around each peach slice, as shown in picture.
Store-Bought Snacks
Here are some great snack ideas you can get in grocery stores or some food places near your job/school/home, if you don’t want to make and pack your own:
Fruit leather (especially great as snacks for kids, it’s 100% fruit),
Granola bars (this is a great snack for on the go, you can find many gluten and dairy free ones, some may have dark chocolate and some dairy free milk chocolate, or no chocolate at all)
Smoothies (if you have a smoothie place near you, you can get a smoothie on the go, just make sure you ask for dairy-free milk or yogurt, or even just water)
Dried fruit
Nut packs
Store-bought fruit salads