Holiday Snack Mix

I love mixing the flavors in this
Gluten-Free Autumn Snack Mix.

M&Ms

cashews

raisins

candy corn

Snack Attack

We are a little light on the cooking this week here at kill.the.gluten, so I thought I would share a snack tip for you.

Here is a link of all Frito-Lay products that do not contain gluten. We are most pleased in my home to see Cool Ranch Doritos among those listed. Be sure to read the fine print below the list on the Frito-Lay site as some snacks are produced on the same lines as snacks made with gluten.

Please note: Sadly, not all Doritos are gluten-free.

Gluten Free Travelin' Grub

What to take on a Roadtrip

Gluten Free Style

Seeing as I have a vacation coming up to visit a certain sister-in-law,and her husband, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share with you some good car food so you don't have to limit yourself to bunless burgers. All you need is a small cooler.

Grapes-Organic, of course! Actually they are, but only because they were on sale. Now I feel like I've joined in on all the cool people who buy organic foods. Seperate these into snack size baggies for a quick and sweet snack.

Apples-Cut these up into slices, put into snack size baggies, and sprinkle a little pineapple or lemon juice on them. Eat with cheese or peanut butter.

String Cheese-I love string cheese. No prep needed, as it comes individually wrapped for your enjoyment.

Crackers-I've blogged about these Kame crackers before. They are perfect with cheese and apples, or peanut butter.

Cheddar Cheese-We love the extra sharp variety, as the mild is to bland to eat plain. Use the cheese slicer you know you have, and slice. Place in snack size plastic baggies.

Larabar-This is a treat. Notice I only bought one. 190 calories for one is almost like eating a candy bar. Only without all the bad stuff.

Chocolate-Okay, bring the bad stuff. But notice I bought DARK chocolate. So I'm getting all those antioxidents. Again, only one.

Diet Dr. Pepper-This is just for me. Come on, it's a 13 hour drive!

Popcorn-I feel like a genius for this one. I'm going to pop a few bags and seperate into small baggies. My kids will be in heaven when they realize we have popcorn. I plan to use it as a bribe when they act up. Did I mention that I'm going to be driving for 13 hours with 4 small children? That brings us back to the chocolate.

Peanut Butter-Mmmmmm. I love this for a snack. I am a Skippy woman, but I hear choosy moms choose Jif. Whichever you decide on, bring it and some spoons.

Yogurt-Okay, Gogurt. It's not exactly healthy, seeing as how high fructose corn syrup is an ingredient. But they are highly convienent and better most road food.

This is what I'll be packing. Hopefully it'll keep us from stopping 8000 times to get a snack. Now we'll only need to stop for potty breaks. Hmmmm, maybe we will be stopping 8000 times. But at least we won't need to buy snacks.

Smoothies

Smoothies

1 cup frozen strawberries, chopped

2 bananas, chopped

1 cup yogurt or vanilla ice cream

1 cup milk (I prefer them thicker and only use 1/2 cup)

Mix all ingredients in blender and blend until desired consistency enjoy.

Veggies and Cheese

This is a summer staple at our home as a snack or a side dish next to a burger or grilled chicken. Top with your favorite gluten-free dressing.

sliced cucumber

sliced cheese

sliced tomato

dressing

Apple Snacks

So sorry about the lack of posts this week. We've been really busy, and haven't really cooked much of anything. But the weekend is looking up and I've got some great stuff planned.

Apple Snacks

One of my most favorite snacks, that doesn't involve gluten or gluten free items at all, is apples with cheese. Mmmmmm. I love Golden Delicious apples best, as they have a great firm texture and are still sweet, with no bitter peel. We slice them, and serve alongside sliced medium or sharp cheddar cheese. Tillamook is one brand of cheese we buy often. The more flavor the cheese has, the less you need to use. Just stack apple and cheese slices like a sandwich and eat. It's a perfect summer snack.

Apples and peanut butter is a classic snack that somtimes finds it's way into our lunches as well. Again I use Golden Delicious apples and creamy peanut butter. Try sprinkling on raisins, for added sweetness. Between my kids and I, apples don't last long at our house.