Safe Snacks for IBS

Our fabulous messageboards 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 flavor
Zone brand Apple Cinnamon Bar
Zone brand Chocolate Raspberry Bar
Luna bars

Chips, Pretzels, and Rice Snacks

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
Second Generation 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
Dairy-free Clif Bars — check for inulin and avoid if listed
Dr. Soy brand Soynuts
Glenny brand Soy Crisps
Belsoy brand soy pudding cups, vanilla or chocolate

Safe Bread and Rolls

Peanut Butter Roll-Ups — soft tortilla with 1 teaspoon 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, such as juice boxes or bottles — 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