Snacks

[Pebbles1]

Hi

I've a 15 year old daughter who is struggling with snacks whilst on the GF diet, cereal bars are out as she dislikes nuts! any ideas welcome.

[ianwoowoo]

Salted peanuts are usually OK, I eat a lot now but obviously high in good fat so beware. Also I have taken to mixed dried fruit - a standard pack from Asda with Raisins & Sultanas, I just take a small pot with me each day to nibble in the car. Cracker breads are OK too if you can find a nice topping, I like slice banana. I guess Sardines will be out of the question for a teenager - my kids can't stand them.

I have also started eating Seabrooks crisps as they are now on the OK list from CUK - they are a local firm to me so not sure if they are available country wide. Not all flavoutes are OK though so cehck first.

[Pebbles1 in reply to ianwoowoo]

Hi Ian

Thanks, she loves crisps so will take a look and see if I can find some. We have exhausted the varieties which are GF free!

Liz

[ianwoowoo in reply to Pebbles1]

Hi Liz,

Some Kettle Chips are OK as well but they are a bit greasy for my liking. None of the salt and vinegar ones seem to be GF which I guess is the Malt Vinegar. The Co-op own crisps are GF too but they're not that great. Seabrooks are v nice in my opinion.

Seabrook do have an online shop if you wanted to try some:

seabrookcrisps.com/

( not sure how you make this a link ???)

The CUK website has a list of the OK flavours in the Electronic Food Guide Updates section.

[Pebbles1 in reply to ianwoowoo]

Thanks I an

Will definitely give them a try.

An interesting link! at least it gave me my local stockists.

Liz

[Hidden in reply to Pebbles1]

Seabrooks plain, cheese and onion and prawn cocktail are gf

[Liana]

I raised 5 teenagers ... they really know how to eat! Here are some snacks I've created and used -

Snacks:

1. Hard cheese and grapes

2. Sugar Plums - foodchallenges.ca/sugar-plu...

3. Veggie chips (crisps) with hummus, salsa and or guacamole

4. Romaine "cups" (small inner leaves) stuffed with cottage cheese, egg salad, or tuna salad etc

5. Smoked salmon on cheese crips - foodchallenges.ca/cool-appe...

6. Baked Apples - foodchallenges.ca/baked-app...

7. Quinoa Tabouleh - foodchallenges.ca/quinoa-ta...

8. Mixed veggie sticks with hot dip - foodchallenges.ca/hot-crab-...

9. Potato Popovers - foodchallenges.ca/potato-po...

10. Homemade cookies - foodchallenges.ca/gluten-fr...

For more recipes visit Food Challenges at foodchallenges.ca

Good luck!

[Pebbles1 in reply to Liana]

Hi Liana

That's great thank you. I will take a look at these suggestions.

Liz

[Liana in reply to Pebbles1]

You're welcome, Liz. With teens, I always focused on healthy eating....organic fruits and veggies. I stayed away from processed foods which are loaded with sugar, chemicals and salt. It's certainly more time consuming to make your own, but the benefits are in the quality and healthfulness. The kids always helped ... it was a great opportunity to chat intimately about what was on their mind. The side benefit ... my children are now all grown and gone, some with teen children of their own, but those chats have lead to a close friendship which I treasure to this day. In case you wonder... I was a single mom who worked full time as a teacher. My priorities were kids first ... job second. Yes, it was difficult, but I wouldn't have done it any other way.

[meanioni]

Nakd bars naturalbalancefoods.co.uk/s... are good, tasty and come in lots of flavours. No added sugar and hig fibre. Yet to find someone who does not like them. All big supermarkets do them. Don't go for the oaty ones though (gluten).

9 bars 9-bar.co.uk/ are also good

[Pebbles1 in reply to meanioni]

Thanks, we have tried the chocolate and strawberry Nakd bars but not to popular. May be we should try some of the others.

[freelancer]

I find I'm eating a lot of rice cakes and bananas these days, as they're things you can carry around or easily buy when out and about. Flavoured rice cakes are a bit more interesting but some may not be gluten free.

I still eat crisps if I can find ones that are GF, and a lot of dark chocolate.

I eat Nakd and Eat Natural bars sometimes, but they both have nuts in so wouldn't be much use to you. Slightly off-topic, but I was surprised to find that salted peanuts aren't always OK as previously I'd being using them as a fallback. One of the popular ones, I think KP, says "may contain gluten".

[Lexy in reply to freelancer]

Yep I can second this re KP salted peanuts: was glutened by them once and I'm never having them again. Was surprised to see 'May contain gluten' on the packaging...

[ianwoowoo in reply to Lexy]

Hi Lexy,

I have had Asda's and Tesco's own brand Roasted Salted Peanuts and had no problems.

[Lexy in reply to ianwoowoo]

thanks for the info ianwoowoo! Will give them a go...had some unknown salted peanuts in a pub yesterday here in Stockholm and felt a wee bit of itching coming on...weird, as I have no bother with peanutbutter at all!...

[Hidden]

I often buy a bag of grapes for when I am travelling and they are a good source of iron. I also like dried fruit as that travels well and is healthy.

Sometimes I buy ready cooked poppadoms, Sharwoods are labelled as gf and they are nice with cheese etc. And you can get a variety of individually wrapped cheeses.

My advice to all newly diagnosed coeliac is to look at their favourite foods and the foods that they miss the most and then look for naturally gf alternatives.

[Pebbles1 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Jerry

Thanks for that, funny as Sharwoods poppadoms are a big favourite of hers!

Liz

[Lynxcat]

Try her out with all of the dried fruit ranges these are abundant and there is usually something for everyone. Whether a person enjoys the more traditional such as currants, raisins, sultanas, prunes, dates to the more exotic of pineapple (the ones from Julian Graves are especially chunky and juicy), mangoes, papaya, coconut and not forgetting the newer forms of dried blueberries, cherries, peaches, apple ... the list is much longer than this and there are things being added all of the time.

Shame that she doesn't enjoy nuts as the toasted almond flakes are delicious and handy when your're peckish.

Home made gf cake is a good option which when baked and cooled can by cubed and frozen and eaten as and when you choose.

Bananas are useful too as they are both filling and nourishing.

Here is a little chart which is useful for all of us coeliacs as it lists which vitamins and minerals are in which fruits ..

healthalternatives2000.com/...

[glitzygem]

popcorn, corn tortillas, smoothies, nachos and dip, pepperoni, biscuits (lots of nice ones in Tesco), nutella and toast, or another spread if she doesn't like nuts, gherkins, pickled onions, rice crackers, lollies, ice lollies, chocolate covered apples, bhajis

[Hidden]

Wasnt sure if ok to eat dried fruits, seems to be fine.

[Beehive]

I'm addicted to bombay mix ... most brands are ok, but best to check.

[Hidden]

occasionally i take dried fruit and cover them in aero chocolate, my teen adores them

[Morningstar]

I but the luxury dried mixed fruit from Sainsburys and stick it in little bags for snacks. I also get stuff from the graze company. it is online. It is £3.85 and box which has 4 packets of snack in. However if you sign up your first box is free and the second half price. I knocked off everything with gluten and wheat in and olives! She could bin everything with gluten and wheat in and nuts. You bin the ones that you don't like or want. After you try them you tick the ones you like and mark the ones you want sooner- there are over 100 combinations. The boxes have mixes in like 'pina colada' which is dried mango pineapple and coconut. I also want to lose weight. the combinations are very moorish but full if nutrition and good for us. they have a break up of nutrition in with them.

[Morningstar]

OOO the corn tortillas at Asda are ace. It is the very cheepy bag, about 49p? Are they called smart price? I have had them loads, really good.

[Pebbles1 in reply to Morningstar]

Thank you tortillas are a favourite!