100 Best Grocery Store Gluten Free Dairy Free Snacks

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100 Best Grocery Store Gluten Free Dairy Free Snacks

Are you a family like us? Do you have a few different health things going on and need some ideas for quick gluten-free and dairy-free snacks? Because I feel you.

Having gluten sensitivity myself and mama to five kids, one of who has Celiac disease, we have to have some snack options. And we want them to be tasty snacks! As well as making sure these options taste good for people with food allergies!

My aunt has dealt with Celiac disease for many, many years now. (Including having to be on a dairy-free diet as well.) She has shared with me how hard it was early on to find options that were safe for her. However, many local grocery stores have at least a few gluten-free (GF) and dairy-free (DF) options now.

Gluten Free Dairy Free Snack Options at the Grocery Store

Some healthy snacks that are easy to find at the grocery store are fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, as well as packaged varieties. Gluten-free dairy-free crackers with dip or nuts/ trail mix can even keep picky eaters happy. If that seems too limiting, I’ll cover even more ideas below with exact links for the perfect snack. As well as plenty of options that are easy for grab and go DF GF school snacks or if you need packaged foods for road trips.

How to Shop for People with Food Allergies

If you’re wondering what makes food gluten-free, check out what the Mayo Clinic says here. Or to learn more about dairy-free diets check out this post for a dairy-free diet guide.

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Disclaimer: It is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT that you double-check labels when choosing gluten-free dairy-free snacks from this list.

• This is not medical advice. Therefore, please always consult your doctor or medical professional.

• Make sure to read the actual labels and nutrition facts. Manufacturers can make changes to ingredients over time. I would hate to have you deal with issues due to changes or cross-contamination. It is always a best practice to double-check nutrition labels to make sure it fits your personal dietary restrictions.

• I know “healthy” can be a subjective word. What I may consider healthy may not be 100% perfect for you, and that’s ok for us to see differently on some things. I just hope this list can be helpful to you in finding healthier options that work for your dietary needs.
• There may be other allergens you need to stay away from that are on this list. Like I said earlier, please read the food label and follow the advice of your healthcare provider. When my daughter got her official Celiac diagnosis, a nutritionist came and explained what a gluten-free diet entails. I hope you have also gotten clear instructions for your family.

What snacks can I eat on a gluten-free dairy-free diet?

Click these titles to jump to different sections.

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Fruit and Vegetables

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Crackers

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Chips and Pretzels

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Dips and Sauces

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Energy Bars or Protein Bars

Freshly Made Gluten Free Dairy Free Smoothies or Smoothie Bowls

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Popcorn

Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free Trail Mix + Nuts

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Chocolate or Sweet Snacks

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Bread

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Yogurt Alternatives

Gluten Free Dairy Free Meat/ Protein Options

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

All fresh fruit and vegetables are naturally gluten-free and dairy-free, which makes them great healthy snack ideas.

Some of our favorites are:

• Fruit: Apples, berries, grapes, bananas, mandarins/ oranges are easy for on the go.

Dipping fruit into some almond butter or other nut butter can be a great snack.

• Veggies: Cucumbers, carrots, peppers, green beans, broccoli, cherry tomatoes. We like to dip veggies in hummus.

Prepared Fruit And Vegetables

• Dried fruit: Pineapple, dried raisins, mango, and dried cranberries are some of our favorite dried fruit to snack on.

• Fruit Leather: Store-bought fruit leather

Or here is a basic recipe for how to make your own fruit leathers. We use a food dehydrator when making ours with simple ingredients, but they can also be made in the oven. Making homemade food is a great way to reduce added sugars from things like fruit snacks.

Some more options are:

• Applesauce or applesauce pouches.
• Fruit cups
• Cups of olives
• Packs of pickles
• That’s it Fruit Bars A friend recommended these as well, although we haven’t tried them yet.

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Crackers or Rice Cakes

There is a wide variety of gluten-free dairy-free safe crackers.

Gluten Free Dairy Free Crackers:

• Simple Mills Almond Flour Crackers are some of our favorite gluten-free crackers, although they obviously are not nut free.

• Schar – Table Crackers are also delicious and remind me of eating a bowl of soup with soda crackers. (The linked price is pretty outrageous, but I’ll share it anyway so you can see what to look for on the shelf of your local grocery store.)
• Mary’s Gone Crackers
• Glutino Gluten Free Table Crackers: Have a short ingredient list and are really good.

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Grahm Crackers:

• Schar – Honeygrams: Our favorite type of GF DF graham cracker, I have found them at Walmart.
• Kinnikinnick S’moreables: This brand’s graham crackers are very thick. Not great for smores in my experience but good for making a pie crust.
• Partake’s Classic Grahams: are a top 9 allergen free graham cracker that I think is the best options for making great s’mores with some dairy free chocolate. I found them at Target.

Rice Crackers:

• Friendly Grains – Crunchy Rollers

• Tropical Fields Organic Crispy Coconut Rolls. Now this one isn’t technically a rice cake but the crunchy rollers reminded me of them, and they are sooooo good. If you shop at Costco, they are usually there for a better price.

We enjoy gluten-free dairy-free crackers or rice cakes with guacamole (here is a recipe, homemade is the best in my opinion), hummus, or nut butter.

Gluten-free and Dairy-Free Chips or Rice Chips and Pretzels

Tortilla Chips:

• Late July Organic Sea Salt Thin And Crispy Tortilla Chips have a very small ingredient list. Organic whole ground corn, Organic sunflower oil and/ or organic safflower oil, sea salt. I have found them at many locations including Walmart and Target.

• Siete Tortilla Chips are also grain free if you need a corn-free option. Seite has lots of great flavor choices, including a dairy-free Nacho chip.

Speaking of Seite, please find these!

• Siete Grain Free Cinnamon Churro Strips are delicious snacks. They are made with cassava flour, avocado oil, coconut sugar, agave syrup, pumpkin powder, cinnamon, psyllium husk powder, sea salt, and vanilla powder.

Potato Chips:

Kettle Brand Potato Chips Our family prefers the great crunch of a kettle-type potato chip.

They are certified GF and the packaging makes no mention of being made on shared equipment with dairy products. If you would like to verify with them, you can reach out to their customer service.

Some other flavors are:

• Jalapeno Kettle Chips

• Sea Salt and Vinegar

• Backyard Barbeque

Many other brands of original flavors or even some different flavors of chips are also gluten-free and dairy-free, for example, Lay’s Classic Potato Chips doesn’t have any problematic ingredients in their ingredient list. But if I listed every option possible, this post would be annoying to read.

Rice Chips:

• Lundberg Original Sea Salt Rice Chips

Sweet Potato Chips:

• Terra Vegetable Chips, Sweet Potato

Whenever I think of sweet potatoes, I think of garlic aioli. I usually make some from scratch but here is a good brand. Primal Kitchen Garlic Aioli Mayo made with Avocado Oil

Puffs:

• Hippeas Organic Chickpea Puffs and Vegan White Cheddar.
• Vegan Rob’s Plant Based Dairy Free Cheddar Puffs 
• Outstanding Puffs Kansas City BBQ
• Outstanding Puffs Chill Ranch (they also have other flavors too!)

Pretzels:

• Snyder’s of Hanover, Gluten Free Mini Pretzels.

Synder’s also has pretzel sticks and pretzel rods. (The pretzel rods can be used to make an alternative to a gingerbread house by making a Christmas log cabin!)

• Glutino Gluten Free Pretzel Twists

Glutino makes pretzel sticks too as well as has snack packs for easy school lunch packing.

• Savor by Suzie, Gluten-Free Pretzel Twists are Grain Free and Nut Free

I haven’t personally tried these but friends have and like them. It’s always nice to have a grain-free and nut-free option too.

• Quinn has gluten-free dairy-free pretzels that have many flavors including a

• Peanut butter-filled pretzel!

(Please note that not every flavor is dairy free. But this variety pack of snack packs is listed as dairy free as well as gluten-free.)

Plantain Chips:

I usually get the Trader Joe brand of plantain chips but when writing this post, I came across these from Amazon Prime.

• Wickedly Prime Plantain Chips the ingredient list is super simple and the reviews look like they are worth a try!

Side note, I provide links for you to check out the ingredient list yourself. As well as for you to know what to look for on the shelf of your local grocery store. I personally don’t often order chips from Amazon because the prices can really high. I like to shop around for the best price so I encourage you to do the same.

Gluten Free Dairy Free Dip and Sauces

Now that we have talked about chips I can’t help but think of dips.

Hummus: There are so many brands and varieties!

I really haven’t met a hummus I don’t like but if you can find the time, making it homemade takes it up a couple of flavor notches!

• Guacamole: We love getting individual single-serving portions for quick snacks.

Salsa:

• Mateos Gourmet Salsa is really delicious.
• Five Pepper Salsa Verde, I’m a big fan of green salsa.
• Mrs. Renfros Peach Salsa Mild Summer in a jar!

There are lots of different varieties and flavors when it comes to salsa. Check out your local farmers market when they are in season and grab a jar of locally made salsa, I’m sure you’ll be pleased!

• Bitchin’ Sauce, Chipotle is one of our favorite flavors.

It goes great with Mexican dishes too. We tend to eat a lot of Mexican/Tex-Mex homemade recipes. For example, this Instant Pot Mexican Chicken is so simple for a busy weeknight.

• The Best Cilantro Lime Crema Sauce is a homemade recipe and you can follow the alternatives to make it dairy-free. But man! It is delicious.

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Energy Bars or Protein Bars

Larabar has a wide of gluten-free and vegan flavors.

These three are some of my favorite Larabars.

• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip
• Cherry Pie
• Blueberry Muffin
• This variety pack looks super good too.
• Enjoy Life Cocoa Loco Chewy Bars are my daughter’s favorite. I haven’t found
• Enjoy Life Caramel Apple Chewy Bars I haven’t found these locally but I’ll have to get some!
• Nature’s Bakery Gluten-Free Fig Bars
• Betty Lou’s Fruit Bars 

Freshly Made Gluten Free Dairy Free Smoothies or Smoothie Bowls

It is hard to share links to grocery store options for smoothie packs, since they need to be frozen to transport. But be on the look out for these options or similar choices.

Basically you need some frozen fruit, (maybe some greens, vegetables or leafy greens) dairy-free milk of your choice (like almond milk, oat milk or water), and a good blender.

• Acai Berry and Guarana Smoothie Superfruit Pack

• Organic Glow Superfood

If you want some smoothie recipes to make at home, this post should have you covered!

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Popcorn

I find that popcorn is always a great snack option. Weather homemade or store bought, it usually has a few simple ingredients that are easy to change up to avoid major allergens.

• BOOMCHICKAPOP Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn 
• BOOMCHICKAPOP Sea Salt Popcorn
• LesserEvil Himalayan Pink Salt Organic Popcorn
• SkinnyPop Sea Salt Microwave Popcorn Bags
• SkinnyPop Twist of Lime Popcorn

Popcorn is a great option for gluten-free snacks. It is a whole grain and naturally gluten-free. And depending on your topping, you can make it dairy free.

Amish Country Popcorn

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Trail Mix + Nuts

Trail Mix

• Nature’s Garden Organic Trail Mix Snack Packs
• Enjoy Life Foods Seed and Fruit Mix

Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and seeds are naturally gluten and dairy free but you’ll want to check the nutrition label for any cross-contamination from the production of the product.

If you can get them whole and use a nutcracker, there is less chance that they have gone rancid in the packaging.

Some of our favorite nuts and seeds are:

• Cashews
• Pecans
• Almonds
• Pistachios
• Pumpkin Seeds

Flavored Nuts and Mix

• Sahale Snacks Maple Pecans Glazed Mix

• Nut Harvest Nut & Fruit Mix

Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free Chocolate or Sweet Snacks

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Sweet Snacks for the Sweet Tooth

​Our personal favorite dairy free (DF) and gluten free (GF) chocolate is

Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE OatMilk Chocolate Candy Bar: It makes fantastic s’mores! I find it at Walmart, Publix and Food Lion.

They also have these other delicious flavors:

• Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE Non-Dairy OatMilk Salted Caramel Chocolate Candy Bar
• Lindt CLASSIC RECIPE Non-Dairy OatMilk Hazelnut Chocolate Candy Bar

More gluten-free chocolate and dairy-free chocolate for late night snacking:

• UNREAL Dark Chocolate Coconut Bars
• Cocomels Chocolate Sea Salt Cocomel Bites
• No Whey Foods – Milkless Chocolate Bars
• No Whey Foods – Choco No No’s (like M and Ms)
• YumEarth Organic Fruit Flavored Giggles Chewy Candy Bites
• Enjoy Life Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Chips (Great for snacking or making homemade snacks.)
• Enjoy Life Baking Chocolate Semi-Sweet Mega Chunks

Dairy Free and Gluten Free Donuts and Cupcakes

• Katz Gluten Free Triple Chocolate Donuts Target carries Katz deserts as does Sprouts.
• Katz Gluten Free Chocolate Frosted Donuts
• Katz Gluten Free Powdered Donut Holes
• Katz Gluten Free Snacks Chocolate Crème Filled Cupcakes 
• Katz Gluten Free Vanilla Crème Cakes

And because I know this is a common question:

Are Oreos gluten-free?

Regular Oreos are not gluten-free but they do make a gluten-free version that is also dairy-free. You can find them here on Amazon.

(Oreos don’t contain dairy in the regular or gluten-free versions.)

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Cookies

• Glutino Creme Dream Cookies, Vanilla
• Simple Mills Cocoa Cashew Crème Sandwich Cookies
• Goodie Girl Cookies, Magical Animal Crackers
• Kinnikinnick Gluten-Free Vanilla Wafer Cookies

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Ice Cream

• So Delicious Dipped Salted Carmel Frozen Treat
• So Delicious Dairy Free Ice Creams, check your local grocery store for a variety of flavors.
• Talenti Sorbetto Dairy Free
• GOODPOP Organic Assorted Junior Pops

Gluten-Free Dairy-Free Bread

Bread with different jams or spreads can make a great healthy snack.

The best gluten-free dairy-free bread (IMO) is Schar.

• Artisan Baker White Bread is our favorite. We get it for a great price at Costco.
• Canyon Bakehouse Heritage Honey White Bread
• Udi’s Gluten Free Delicious Multigrain Sandwich Bread
• Katz Gluten Free English Muffins 

I also make gluten-free dairy-free sourdough bread with King Arthur Flour here! (As pictured above.)

Dairy-Free Gluten-Free Yogurt Alternatives

• So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Milk Yogurt Alternative A yummy coconut yogurt.
• Forager Project Cashewmilk Yogurt
• Silk Soy Milk Dairy-Free Yogurt 

The above-listed yogurt alternatives are linked through Amazon to Whole Foods delivery. I always suggest shopping around locally but give links so you can check the nutrition label and see what the product looks like.

Gluten Free Dairy Free Meat/ Protein Options for Easy Snacks

Hard Boiled Eggs: I like to use hard-boiled eggs in multiple ways. Egg salad, deviled eggs (not just for holidays!) and sliced on top of avocado toast.

Paleovalley 100% Grass Fed Garlic Summer Sausage Beef Sticks

Chomps Snack Size Grass-Fed and Finished Original Beef Jerky Snack Sticks

Lorissa’s Kitchen Meat Snack Packs, Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Stick

What are your favorite gluten-free dairy-free snacks?

Is there something I missed that is totally worth sharing? I’d love for you to comment below to help others who are looking for ideas! Food restriction doesn’t have to be so limiting. I hope you good luck with taking care of yourself and your immune system. I know it can be hard, but be good to yourself!

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