These allergy friendly school snacks are healthy snacks for kids that you’ll love, too! All 5 of these school snacks are nut free, egg free, gluten free, and vegan. Oh, and DELICIOUS!
I secretly wish I could going back to school just so I could have the thrill of after school snacks. Come on, admit it, that was your favorite part about elementary school too, right? You finished your day at 3 pm and ran home to tell your mom about your day. She’d pull out the ding dongs (yes, I’m an 80’s child) and you’d dunk them in your milk and reminisce about the day. Poor mom, she had no idea what she was feeding me but at least she tried, and heck, I’m still alive today. Haha!
Kids and Food allergies
Nowadays, things have changed a LOT! Wouldn’t you agree? The bad news is that more kids have food allergies or are sensitive to certain foods.
In the United States, the prevalence of self-reported peanut or tree nut allergy in children more than tripled between 1997 and 2008. – FoodAllergy.org
The GOOD news is that now there are a lot more brands making allergy-friendly products and ingredients with simple ingredients so you throw together quick and easy snacks!
All of the allergy friendly after school snacks I’m sharing today are are nut free, egg free, dairy free, gluten free, and vegan!
Allergy Friendly School Snacks
Are you ready for some great back to school snack ideas? Hold on to your taste buds!
Coconut Milk Yogurt Bowls + nut-free granola
This coconut milk yogurt pairs perfectly with fresh fruit, dried fruit, dark chocolate, or pumpkin seed granola!
A healthy treat for breakfast or an after school snack that parents will feel good about giving to the kids. Nut-free, dairy- free, and gluten-free.
Nut Free Protein Balls with fruit
Pair these nut-free Chocolate protein bites with fresh fruit for a combo rich in protein and Vitamin C. The perfect IMMUNITY BOOSTING snack.
Dessert hummus
Vegan Cookie Dough Dessert Hummus is made with simple ingredients for a lower sugar gluten free, vegan dessert you can feel good about eating. Eat it by the spoonful, or serve it on a snack board for a fun treat!
Savory roasted chickpeas
Roasted chickpeas are super easy to make for a healthy, gluten free, vegan recipe bursting with flavor. Season them with all your favorite herbs and spices. The perfect allergy friendly snack with boost of plant-based protein.
Oatmeal Berry Breakfast Cookies
This gluten free oatmeal cookie recipe may have the word “breakfast” in the title, but they make excellent after school snacks, too! Drizzled with some allergy friendly Enjoy Life chocolate, they’re a healthy, allergy friendly snack you can feel great about giving to your kids. Whole grain, gluten free, vegan, and Refined sugar free made TASTY!
This is such a great list!
Hypersensitive snacks after a child’s school snack are very helpful. Thank you for sharing
Absolutely! Thank you:)
Such an awesome idea!!!!!!
Thank you, Lexi! 🙂
It’s good that I joined this forum, lots of interesting information I can find here.
Nice! Glad you are finding it informative
No need to go back to school, you just need to have a kid. All they eat are snacks and you too by default.
I adore the Enjoy Life brand.
LOL I love it! They are a fantastic brand for sure 😀
I am always looking for snack ideas for the kids! These ideas look great.
Thanks for your kind words, Julia! 🙂 -Cotter Crunch Team
This is such a great list!
We’re so glad you like it! Thanks Gina. 🙂
Snack time is the best time…am I right?!
you know it! 🙂
I need some of this goodness!!!
Gimme ALL the fruits, the sweet potato, kabocha squash, roasted carrot “fries”, and any protein snacks! As a kid, I could smash down a pound of grapes and those CLIF builder bars. SO GOOD. Haha, I wouldn’t recommend anybody to do that, but it was a definitively delicious time in my life.
Thanks for sharing, Cassie! Snacks in my lunches and after school were my favorite! Many fond memories there. So awesome that kids with food allergies can have fantastic snacks too! 😀
After work snacks for me… don’t mind if I do! 😉
Lol love it!
Such great snack ideas! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Jennifer! It’s our pleasure. 🙂
Love this, Lindsay! When my kids come home after school, they devour EVERYTHING. And I love that these snacks are perfect for their friends with allergies for when they come over!
Thanks so much, Liren! <3 I love it-lol. Absolutely!
All of these look so great for after-school snacking for the kids! Love having these allergy-friendly options from Enjoy Life Foods!
Love their products! Thanks for your kind words. 🙂
I love enjoy life chocolate chips. I need to try their protein bites! Love all these ideas!
Thanks, Liz! Same here, they are delicious! The first time I had them, I had no idea they were dairy free. I couldn’t even tell! So good.
…and thanks for the delicious nut-free snack ideas!
My daughter has severe tree nut allergies (almonds and peanuts are fine), so we buy Enjoy Life chocolate by the caseload on Amazon. Thank you to Enjoy Life for making chocolate that tastes great and is “worry-free”!
How did I not know this? Oh I need to send you a bunch of Enjoy LIfe food goodies Susie!
I gotta be super real here: I’m relieved I went to school back before food allergies and guidelines got so severe. I feel horrible for kids nowadays, unsure about what’s safe or available for snacks. My favorite after school/back to school snack was always apple slices dipped in cinnamon & peanut butter, with a glass of milk (served with a pink Silly Straw, of course).
Right?! I so agree and feel lucky to have gone to school with such ease. Haha my mom made me peanut butter everything. YIKES! p.s love the pink silly straw
These are great for lunchboxes too!
Absolutely! 😀
I’ll need to check these snacks out Lindsay! I’d go back to school just for the good snackin’!
haha me too!
These are SO good!
These are all so great. I wish I was a kid again too, for this reason alone!
right? You and me both!