These gluten-free bites and balls are packed with flavor, nutrients, and allergy-friendly real food ingredients! Healthy choices for kids-on-the-go, lunch box treats, and summer break snacking. No-bake and easy to make with minimal ingredients!
Allergy-Friendly Snacks For Kids
A few years ago I helped Attune Foods at the Gluten-Free Expo in Dallas. I was there to answer any questions about their gluten-free products and the safety of their production for celiac’s, etc. You know what shocked me the most? All the kids. All these kids had one form of gluten-sensitivity or celiac and were prescribed a gluten-free diet due to their health condition.
These kids would run up to me excited to be able to eat cereal! Not the cereal that looked and tasted like styrofoam. The cereal that tasted legit, yet was still gluten/dairy-free. Their little faces lit up with joy when I told them that.
These are the kids that can’t go to a birthday party and eat the cake. These are the kids that have to bring a special lunch to school. These are the kids that deserve better. Better health, better food, better taste!
Which is why I am posting this round up! When kids with certain allergies go back to school, they won’t feel left out at snack time. In fact, other kids will probably be envious of their delicious snack bites!
Almond Joy Energy Bites
The Healthy Maven – Inspired by the ever popular chocolate bar but without all the gunk! They pack a serious nutrition punch and are gluten-free, vegan, and paleo.
Carrot Cake Energy Bites
Cookin Cancuck – These no-bake energy bites have all of the flavors of carrot cake, without the extra calories, fat or sugar. They’re ridiculously good (and also vegan)!
No Bake double Chocolate Fudge Protein Bites
Run with Spoons – Loaded with chocolate and wholesome ingredients, these protein bites are a great way to satisfy that chocolate craving with a boost of energy and protein.
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Cinnamon Breakfast Bites with Protein
These Gluten-Free Cinnamon Breakfast Bites with protein are super easy to make with no baking required! Healthy and kid-friendly, they’re great for snacks or breakfast on the…
No Bake Lemon Coconut Bites
Hummusapien – Packed with fiber and protein for a filling snack. Made with coconut flour and naturally sweetened!
Chocolate Cherry Date Balls
Peas and Crayons – These delicious Larabar chocolate chip cherry torte copycat bites are a healthy no-bake snack with a kiss of chocolate!
Chocolate Chia Energy Bites
The Lemon Bowl – My husband likes to take them to work for an afternoon snack, and my kids love them any time of day!
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Caramel Snickerdoodle Protein Balls
Gluten-Free Caramel Snickerdoodle Protein Bites are the perfect high-protein snack to satisfy your sweet tooth! Super easy to make with no baking, kid-friendly, great for snacking, desserts,…
Trail Mix Energy Bites
With Salt and Wit – Loaded with dried cranberries, oats & pistachios for a healthy breakfast or snack on the go!
Cashew Butter Balls
The Big Mans World – Soft, creamy, and full of rich cashew butter flavor in every bite. They need just three ingredients to make a high-protein, wholesome snack!
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Chocolate Nut-Free Protein Balls
These Chocolate Nut-Free Protein Balls are packed with health benefits from dates and chocolate plant-protein. Delicious and chewy, these no-bake bites are the perfect healthy gluten-free, nut-free,…
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bites
Food Faith Fit – These call for only three ingredients and take just ten minutes to make. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and totally irresistible!
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
Ambitious Kitchen – These call for only three ingredients and take just ten minutes to make. Gluten-free, dairy-free, and totally irresistible!
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No-Bake Cowboy Cookie Energy Bites
These No-Bake Cowboy Cookie Energy Bites are the perfect gluten-free breakfast or snack. Made with better-for-you ingredients, they’re everything you love about a freshly baked cowboy cookie…
There’s nothing like seeing a look of joy on a kid’s face and knowing you had something to do with it. You have such a beautiful heart Lindsay!
Kid friendly… or Abby friendly:)
Love these [and you!] like woah! Thanks for featuring my recipe, Almond Joy!
Love you more! Hope move went well
That is a great post. Sometimes we forget abot there are actually loads of kids that cannot, for the reasons described, eat gluten.
Good job!
Sad truth but at least we can help remedy that now! Yay!
You know what makes me sad? That snack bites weren’t a thing when I was a little kid… I was missing out big time! But that’s okay because I’m making up for lost time now 😛 Thanks for including me, lady! <3
I know!! But at least we can share and enjoy them now, right? ??
Lindsay, I love the story about all of the kids who were excited and happy to enjoy foods they typically weren’t able to eat! I bet it brought so much joy to you to see them happy. 🙂 Great story and great collection of GF snacks. I need to try these soon – great snacks for work! 🙂
I love all of your delicious little bites. I feel like they need their own cookbook!! 🙂
that’s my ultimate goal!!! God willing. <3
Yup the oatmeal creme pies..amazing or the zebra cakes. Oh heavens..my poor belly. “Ahh… their little faces lit up with joy when I told them that”<—- that line, brings me to tears. Your writing speaks to me. So I think you're set for life. Healthy bite creator & future author.
I need to get back on my bites game. I used to make them each week, but I’ve been lazy. Thanks for posting this round-up!! They all look so tasty.
this is such an epic roundup! I gotta go make some me some healthy bites! These all look incredible! 🙂
It’s funny that something as small as a little snack bit can taste SO GOOD! These recipes look awesome! P.S. I agree with Ding Dong ball 😉
okay, ding dong bite it is!! Let’s do it!
wow, all of these look so good i dont even know where to begin! i made my first batch of energy balls last week and they were gobbled up in minutes. time for a new recipe to try 🙂
now i’m hungry! also, is it ethical to tell children these are donut holes?
If you made a Ding Dong ball I’d love you forever. I’m note even going to make the obvious joke here because I’m so serious.
Dude, i’m so going to do that!
THAT WOULD BE AMAZING.
Such an awesome collection! Whenever I see roundups like this, I cannot help wishing we could all get together and sample each and every one of these! Have a wonderful weekend! xx
me too! how fun would that be??!!
I want to eat them all. My daughter is sitting next to me and she said double chocolate look the best! I wish there was a healthy bites bakery down the street from me, how amazing would that be!
yea!!! let me know if you try them and what she likes!
** For kids or grown ups because they all look DELISH! 😉
You know it! <3
I’m literally obsessed with makeing bites now!
Weird, but one of my favorite things to eat after school when I was young was leftover cold mac n cheese from the previous night’s dinner. I would heat it up on a paper plate and put ketchup on it….hahahahaha!
I may need to try the Reeses ones. If Mom says they’re good, then they must be!
So many choices!! I just whipped up Aurora some S’more Power Balls for next week and I was going to make a couple more (thinking your Salted Caramel Snickerdoodle) for her for next week. I’m sure the girls will finish off most of the s’more ones this weekend at Sammie’s soccer tournament but I’m putting some away for Monday (National S’more Day) for Aurora’s gymnastics. She has camp for 8 hours a day and I really need to make sure she eats as she is in the gym flipping, jumping, running, ect for 7 hours a day! She isn’t a big eater and she didn’t get last time why just fruits, veggies, and a packet of peanut butter plus a Kind Bar for snack wasn’t enough. She learned quickly after the 1st day and was happy I packed lots of extras.
She wasn’t sure if she wanted sprinkle balls as we have made those a lot this summer. She loved your Reeces ones, and those and my S’more were the only ones she could think of that she wanted. We may have to also play with some new flavors but we are really limited on time. :/
Food allergies are really tough on kids, I love that it inspired you to create Healthy Bites – we all win!
Not even kidding, I spent 2 minutes trying to do the loveheart emoticon and non worked- not even (l).
Thanks for the shout out and thank YOU for what you do- Heart of gold + corn bread.
Omg, they all look so good! Which one to make first?!?
My fav after school snack was flavoured oatmeal packs or a toasted bagel with cream cheese and jam 🙂
The Chocolate PB Healthy Bite is my fav too!
I’m a kid… and boy am I going to need them tomorrow–up at 4:30 for coaching and long run and then we are driving to Wisconsin for a wedding and I’m driving everyone back that night. They do know that I will be asleep during the ceremony, right?
This is such an awesome round up! So many bloggers that I know and love! 🙂 The cocoa cashew pretzel bites are next on my list to try!
OMG it’s my fav! you’ll love. Happy friday lovely liz!
Your story about the kids made me tear up! You have the biggest heart Lindsay 🙂 these all look soooo tasty of course and you bet we will be making some for afterschool snacks! My kids love bars and bites after school along with some fruit 🙂