Gluten free Snacks Guide (on-the-go)
I thought it would be useful to put together a quick guide of snacks you can buy when you’re out and about.
Can’t believe how expensive it can be to pick up snacks when you’e gluten free!!! So, I’ve included a list of the items that are under £1 in each location too.
Hopefully you’ll find something that can replace that squashed up cereal bar in the bottom of your bag!
*prices and allergens correct as of 9/10/19 but please check when you’re in store incase something has changed*
Holland & Barrett – my stars!!!!!
My favsssss because 1) they have a massive selection and 2) they were (by far) the cheapest. And they’re everywhere so hopefully you’ve got one near you!
£1 and under:
- Nakd bars: 50p-99p
- Eat Natural bars: 99p (Some contain milk)
- Trek bars: 59p-£1.19 (contain milk)
- Doves farm cereal bars: 69p
- Deliciously Ella energy balls: 69p
- Go Bites: £1
- Raw halo chocolate: 99p
- Nomo chocolate: 99p
- Yoyo bears: 39-75p
- Nakd raisins: 49p
- Ape Puffs crisps: 99p
- Natures Valley protein bars: 69p-99p (contain milk)
- Soya & Chickpea popped bites (crisps like popchips): 49p
- Fruit and Nut bag: 69p
- Pip & Nut squeeze pouch: 99p
- Milkshakes (soya): 59-79p
- Eat Real crisps: 85p
Boots
Pricey but fab selection.
£1 and under:
- Rhythm Biscuits: £1
- Eat Natural bars: £99p
- Trek bars: 99p (contains milk)
- Various yoghurts: start at 75p (contains milk)
- Babybell: (lactose free)
- Shapers crisps: 65p (some contain gluten & milk so check!)
- Popchips: 89p
- Propercorn Popcorn: 89p
Over £1:
- Fruit: all different prices, starting at £1.20
- Carrot & Hummus: not sure on price but gluten and dairy free!
- Salted Caramel Crunch bar: £1.20 (contains milk)
- Deliciously Ella’s range
- Livias range
Supermarkets
Just writing about the “express” stores or the “grab-and-go” section in the bigger stores. You can actually find quite a few bits. Most of the supermarkets had a very similar selection so I haven’t really included brands here.
£1 and under:
- Catherdral cheese bar: 65p (contains milk)
- Egg pot: £1
- Carrot and Hummus: £1
- Plain Chicken Protein Pot (Asda): £1 (careful with the flavoured ones, some of them contained gluten)
- Fruit Pots: £1
- Crisps: loads of prices but often under £1
Outside of that price range, most had a “chicken and dip” type of snack (like the piri piri one below) for £1.50-2.
Mcdonald’s
Sometimes it has to be done right?! And a warm snack usually fills me up more (don’t ask why…probably all in my head!).
£1 and under:
- Cheeky bag of chips – 89p
- Hash browns if your snack craving is pre 11am – 89p
- Fruit bags/ carrot sticks – 79p
- Cheeseburger/hamburger for 99/89p (which without the bun, could definitely qualify as “snack sized”).
You could even get some veggie goujons but you’ll have to fork out a little more than £1 for those!
Make sure you ask your local Mcdonald’s whether there’s any cross contamination risk, i.e. if they use these fryers to cook anything with gluten.
Costa
** adding this one next!! **
Pret
£1 and under:
- Dark and Milk chocolate bars: 99p (‘may contain milk’)
- Crisps: 99p (most are ‘may contain milk’)
- Squeezy Almond Butter: 99p
- Popcorn: 99p
Over £1:
- Lemon drizzle cake: £1.75 (contains milk)
- Nuts, Fruit & Chocolate: £1.45 (contains milk)
- Yoghurt Cranberries: £1.20 (contain milk)
- Coconut/Almond butter bites: £1.45 (‘may contain milk’)
- Dried Mango: £1.45
- Naked Nuts: £1.20
- Dark Chocolate Salted Almonds: £1.45 (may contain milk)
- Egg Pots: £1.75
- Fruit Pots: From £2.35 to £2.99
- Dark Choc Corn rice cakes: £1.50 (may contain milk)
- Popcorn and Nut Bars: £1.60
They also have a LOT of other pots, from granola and bircher myself to chocolate mousse. Prices are generally over £2 and the product range changes a lot so worth checking when you’re in store!
Starbucks
A very frustrating place!! Ingredients on al labels are sellotaped down, prices are missing on most things & don’t get me started about the fact they use gluten-containing oat milk…
Barely any choice but here goes
£1 and under:
- Gold coin: 75p (contains milk)
Over £1:
- Kettle crisps: £1.10
- Fruit
- Peanut and cashew bar: £1.80 (may contain milk)
- Marsh and Mallow bars: £2
- Deliciously Ella balls: £2.20
WhSmiths
Wide selection. Everything from cereal bars (nakd, Kind, Larabar, RX bar) to indivdual yoghurts (they even have dairy free – Alpro greek style for £1.40), Catherdal City cheese bars, fruit boxes and Livias nugglets. Not a lot for less than £1!
£1 or less:
- Nakd bars: 99p
- Bag of crisps/popcorn – most of which are £1.19 each or two for £1.50.
Over £1:
- Alpro Greek yoghurt: £1.40
- Livias nugglets: £1.89
- Tortilla chips: £1.19
- Love Corn: £1.29
Itsu
£1 and under:
- Prawn Crackers: 99p
- Dark Choc Mini Rice Cakes: 99p
Over £1:
- Edamame: £1.99
- Little pots (choc/salted caramel desserts): £1.49
- Raw chocolate pie bar: £1.99
- “Desserts” (lemon zinger, choc mousse): £2.75 (contain milk)
- Smoothies: £4.49!!
- Rice Cakes: £1.59 (either contain milk/may contain)
- Cocoa Butter Brownie Bar: £1.99 (contains milk)
- Seaweed thins: £1.49
- Beef Twerky: £2.99
*Warning: Choc & Plain Dried Edamame in packets at the till are ‘may contain gluten‘
Greggs
Putting this here as a warning. They sell some rocky road and marshmellow bites that are labelled as gluten free but it’s my understanding that they are NOT COELIAC SAFE.
1 Comments
Kristen
11th October 2019 at 4:36 pm
Amazing list – thanks for putting this together!