Easy gluten-free snack recipes for kids
What
if we told you that a healthy snack can be gluten-free, made with less oil, and
tasty at the same time? Snacks that are healthy, easy to make and so delicious
that kids can’t stop asking for more!
A
bit about gluten and the allergy
Gluten
is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. A few people might develop gluten
allergies. The exact reason the cause of this allergy is unknown, but it causes
rashes, diarrhea, leaky gut, stomach ache, acne, etc. There is growing
awareness about gluten allergy or celiac diseases and if you or your kid are
allergic to gluten, it is time to look for healthy swaps for basic ingredients
like wheat.
Replacing
wheat with millets, and maida with mixed flours is a great way to manage gluten
allergy.
However,
allergy or not, replacing wheat and maida is not only healthy but also very
nutritious, as millets and mixed flours are loaded with nutrients. So making
gluten-free snacks a part of your diet is a good idea as it provides nutrition
and improves gut health.
Let
us look at some simple ways in which you can swap wheat or maida with healthier
alternatives that are nutritious and gluten-free.
Gluten
Swap:
●
Replace your wheat crunches with Sweet Potato crunches. Sweet potato is not
only rich in fiber, vitamin A, C, and folate but it is also very healthy. Sweet
Potato crunches can be equally crispy, spicy, and crunchy, just like the
regular chips.
●
Rather than having biscuits made with Maida or wheat, swap for biscuits made
out of gluten-free flours like millet flour or almond flour, or banana floor.
These days, there are a lot of flavors available.
● Instead of typical Rava Dosa, make dosas with jowar and Ragi flour. Add onion, chilies, cumin powder, and curd to the flour. Mix them well and adjust consistency with water. Voila! Your crispy dosa batter is ready. Spread it thin like Rava Dosa and enjoy.
Some
easy gluten-free sack options for tiffin and for snacking.
●
Millet bread vegetable sandwich is the easiest way to add veggies and sprouts
to the child's meal. You can add tomato, cheese, onion, carrot, capsicum,
cucumber, avocado, paneer, and potatoes. Boiled sprouts like moong, matki,
rajma, chickpeas, chana, etc. too can be added in a mayo base and spread on
millet bread.
●
Cinnamon Apple pie.
●
Millet muffins or cakes
●
Jowar vegetable wrap,
●
Garlic bajara paratha
●
Tangy rajma wrap
●
Quinoa upma
●
Akki roti
●
Thalipeth
●
Khandvi
●
Dhokla
●
Regular Dosa or millet dosa
●
Idli made of rice, jowar, or ragi
●
Moong daal panner chilla
●
Sprouts Tikki
●
Palak mix flour chakli
The
list is endless. Keep this handy and never worry about finding new tasty
gluten-free tiffin snacks.
Gluten-free
recipes for kids are easy to make. Let us also look at a simple gluten-free
snack recipe that kids will enjoy:
RAINBOW
CHILLA
INGREDIENTS:
Moong
Dal soaked and ground into a dosa-like batter
Salt
to taste
Red
chili powder - ¼ tsp.
Asafoetida
a pinch
For
filling
Oil
- 1 tsp
Red
capsicum – 1 tsp. [chopped]
Yellow
capsicum - 1 tsp. [chopped]
Green
capsicum – 1 tsp [chopped]
Carrot
peeled & chopped – 1 tsp.
Cabbage
chopped – 1 tsp.
French
beans chopped – 2 tsp
Paneer
(cottage cheese) crumbled – 10 gms
Salt
to taste
Red
chili powder - ½ tsp.
Pav
Bhaji masala - ¼ tsp.
Method
●
In a bowl, combine moong batter, salt, red chili powder, asafoetida, turmeric
powder, and water to make a thick but pouring consistency batter.
●
Heat oil in a nonstick pan and add red capsicum, yellow capsicum, green
capsicum, carrot, cabbage, sprouts, french beans, salt, red chili powder, pav
bhaji masala, and half cup water and cook till the vegetables are tender.
●
Add paneer and sauté for two minutes.
●
Heat nonstick Tawa and make Chella.
●
Cook on both sides.
●
Keep stuffing in the center, fold and serve with green chutney.
Such
easy gluten-free snack recipes for kids will ensure that they eat something
healthy and tasty every day.
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