It is a challenge creating lunches for a picky child who has to eat both gluten and dairy free. If you are in the same boat, you may also struggle with finding healthy solutions for lunches. I have some suggestions here, but I would love to hear tips from you if you have any!
Proteins:
Seeds and nuts
Peanut butter sandwiches on gluten free bread
Gluten free jerky
Hard boiled eggs
Turkey or other sandwiches on gluten free bread
Almond butter sandwiches on gluten free bread
Gluten free trail mix (you can make your own)
Peanut or almond butter on gluten free graham crackers
Fruits and Vegies:
Well, that pretty much explains it! Sometimes I slice carrots or pop in a box of raisins but I always try to have fresh fruit in the lunchbox. Applesauce is useful. I try to stay away from sugary fruit snacks as they rarely contain "real" fruit.
Carbohydrates:
Popcorn (I pop a bag on Sunday and then put in baggies for lunches - reusable lunch baggies are the best)
Gluten Free Bars - we love Pamela's brand. The Whenever Bars, Chocolate Cocunut flavor, are my daughter's favorite.
Tortilla chips
Muffins (I prefer to make my own to save money)
Dairy:
Since my daughter can't have dairy I make sure she has a great calcium supplement...
I'll try to edit this blog whenever I get some new ideas...
We don't have restrictions at my house, just the ones I impose on us. Less meat, no milk, etc. It's not easy getting my son to eat veggies, or remembering to eat mine. We're good at fruit, though. For the last couple of months, I've been making smoothies: almond milk, peanut butter, pumpkin, spinach, banana, etc. I add extras to it, chia seeds, wheat grass, flax seed oil. Lately I've been adding broccoli, carrots, kale, different fruits. I had started out just making them for myself for breakfast, but my son loves them and always wants one, too. You might try that for your daughter.
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