Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Snacks, Quick Foods, and Good Grub to Grab in a Hurry

Our fabulous moderator HanSolo has compiled a list of everyone's favorite quick and easy snacks that are safe for IBS. Thanks Han!

For comprehensive snack ideas and recipes, check Eating for IBS

Crackers
- Rice thins, Rice crackers
- Graham crackers
- Arrowroot crackers (make sure they're dairy free)
- Animal crackers (make sure they're dairy free)
- Fat free saltines

Cereals
- Heather's Honey Chex Mix
- Barbara's Bakery Puffins Cereal
- Honeycomb
- Rice Chex
- Corn Chex
- Crispix
- Cheerios
- Kix
- Barbara's Bakery Shredded Spoonfuls

Bars
- Nature's Choice Multi Grain Cereal Bars (cherry flavour)
- Zone brand Apple Cinnamon Bar, Chocolate Raspberry Bar
- Luna bars

Chips etc.
- Baked Lay's
- Baked Tostitos
- Pretzels
- Rice cakes
- Quakes
- Sakata Salt and Vinegar Baked Crisps
- Kellogg's Apple Jacks
- Bachman's Pretzel Twists
- Quaker brand Mini Rice Cakes
- Baked Ruffles

Cookies
- Fortune cookies
- Peek Freans brand "Nice" cookies
- Newman's Own organic cookies
- Second generation alphabet cookies, ginger sandwich cookies
- Carr's brand Biscuits for Tea
- Trader Joe's Meringue cookies
- Uncle Eddie's Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Nilla wafers

Soy
- Genisoy Apple Cinnamon Soy Crisps
- Soy chips
- Provamel Soya Desserts (vanilla)Bars
- Dairy Free Cliff Bars (but check for inulin and avoid if in there)
- Dr. Soy brand Soynuts
- Glenny brand Soy Crisps
- Belsoy brand soy pudding cups (vanilla, chocolate)

Safe Bread/Rolls
- Peanut Butter Roll-Ups (soft tortilla with 1 tsp peanut butter, rolled up)

Fruits and Vegetables
- Betty Crocker brand Fruit Roll-Ups (strawberry sensation)
- Veggie Stix
- Dried Papaya
- Mott's Health Harvest Applesauce
- Mott's Fruitsations individual size applesauce cups

Drinks
- Your favorite caffeine-free herbal tea
- Fennel Tummy Tea
- Peppermint Tummy Tea
- Cranberry Juice in individual size containers (ie. juice boxes, bottles, etc.) - make sure they're cranberry juice ONLY

Please take your own tolerances for things like high fructose corn syrup and trace amounts of dairy into account when choosing a pre-packaged food, and always read the ingredients so you know what you're eating!

- Heather

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Heather is the Administrator of the IBS Message Boards. She is the author of Eating for IBS and The First Year: IBS, and the CEO of Heather's Tummy Care. Join her IBS Newsletter. Meet Heather on Facebook!

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