Unsurprisingly, the most popular snacks in the U.S. and the world are chocolates, such as Oreos, Kit Kat, and Snickers. While I have substitutes for them in my post (https://liveglutenanddairyfree.com/gluten-dairy-free-substitutes-for-popular-chocolate-snacks/), today we focus on substitutes for sweet and salty snacks, including two on the U.S. list, Doritos and Cheetos.
Keith Belling, the co-founder of Pop Chips, has a great quote that describes my snacking habits. He said, “I’m definitely a serial entrepreneur and a serial snacker. And when it comes to snacks, I’m more of a salty snacker, though I’ve been known to have a craving for sweets from time to time.” I’m the same way- my go to snacks are usually crunchy and salty, like popcorn and pretzels. But occasionally my sweet tooth wants something sugary like fig bars or crispy rice treats. If you’re like me and you crave both, the following gluten and dairy-free snacks will satisfy a sweet tooth and a salt tooth. It includes a good mix, from Rice Krispies to Fig Newtons to Goldfish crackers. And there are three substitutes for Doritos, five for Cheetos, and a whopping seven for pretzels. The pretzel varieties range from buttery tasting to soft pretzel, chocolate-covered, and even garlic-flavored.
I want to mention a few things to increase your awareness. First, I divided the snacks into sweet and salty snacks.
Second, while I list seven pretzel brands, I have not included Glutino, which is dry, and Quinn, which is so hard that I feared breaking my teeth. You can read a more thorough review of pretzels here:
Third, while The Daily Crave Beyond Churros looks like traditional churros, they have a dry texture, similar to cereal. And I can’t find the Chuys churros anywhere, so they may be discontinued. Also, the other churros listed are more like cinnamon-flavored chips (https://liveglutenanddairyfree.com/gluten-dairy-free-churros-and-cinnamon-snacks/).
Finally, I excluded Old El Paso Fiesta Twists Cinnamon Churro, PopCorners Cinnamon Crunch, and Stacy’s Baked Cinnamon Sugar Pita Chips from the churro list because they contain wheat or milk.
Brands that Sell Both Allergy-Friendly Snacks and Snacks with Gluten and Dairy
Many brands sell allergy-friendly snacks along with snacks that contain gluten and dairy. Here is the list, along with information on discontinued and omitted snacks.
Please be sure to read product labels carefully.
If You’re Craving This, Here’s the Gluten- and Dairy-Free Version
| If You’re Craving This | Here’s the Gluten- and Dairy-Free Version |
| Funyuns | Peatos onion rings |
| Cheetos | Vegan Rob’s cheddar puffs Hippeas chickpea puffs Earth Balance vegan aged white cheddar flavor puffs Lesser Evil paleo puffs Siete queso puff |
| Ritz crackers | Crunchmasters avocado toast line Absolutely! Gluten-free, grain-free flatbread Mary’s Gone Crackers From the Ground Up cauliflower crackers |
| Doritos | Hippeas chickpea tortilla chips Beanfields nacho flavor chips Siete grain-free tortilla chips, nacho flavor |
| Goldfish and Cheez-It Crackers | From the Ground Up Cauliflower cheddar flavor crackers Mary’s Gone Cheezee plant-based cheddar flavor crackers Made Good Cheddar Star Puffed Crackers |
| Pop Secret Popcorn | Lesser Evil popcorn SkinnyPop popcorn Boom Chicka Pop sea salt popcorn Orville Redenbacher’s Naturals Simply Salted Popcorn |
| Snyder’s pretzels | Savor by Suzie pretzels (various flavors) Katz soft pretzel nuggets Fit Joy pretzels (various flavors) Snyder’s gluten-free pretzels Snack Factory gluten-free pretzel crisps Gratify gluten-free pretzels No Whey! chocolatey covered pretzels |
| Rice Krispies | Made Good Crispy Squares Skinny Crispy marshmallow rice treat (various flavors) |
| Nabisco Nilla Wafers | Kinnikinnick vanilla wafer Home Free vanilla cookies |
| Nabisco Honey Maid graham crackers | Kinnikinnick S’moreables graham style crackers |
| Barnum’s Animal crackers | Kinnikinnick KinniKritters vanilla animal crackers Goodie Girl magical animal crackers |
| Little Debbie Oatmeal Crème pies | Katz oatmeal crème pies Ben & Jerry’s nondairy oatmeal dream pie |
| Nabisco Fig Newtons | Nature’s Bakery gluten free fig bar Bobo’s fig bar |
| Great Value Churros Twists | Siete grain-free cinnamon churro strips You Need This Churro Puffs The Daily Crave beyond churros |
| Hostess cupcakes | Katz cupcakes (various flavors) Kinnikinnick donuts (various flavors) Veggies Made Great muffins |
https://today.yougov.com/ratings/consumer/popularity/food-snack-brands/all
Top 10 US Food and Snack Brands:
| Rank | Brand | Number of Instagram Hashtags |
| 1 | Oreo | 9,776,758 |
| 2 | Kit Kat | 3,783,190 |
| 3 | Snickers | 1,756,558 |
| 4 | Doritos | 1,066,146 |
| 5 | Hershey | 1,060,904 |
| 6 | Ben & Jerry’s | 1,020,212 |
| 7 | Reese’s | 969,059 |
| 8 | Pringles | 904,509 |
| 9 | Lay’s | 795,842 |
| 10 | Cheetos | 784,364 |
The cookie-to-creme ratio of an original Oreo cookie is always 71 percent to 29 percent.
The man who created Pringles requested that his children bury part of his cremated remains in the iconic Pringles can, which they did.
These fun facts are from https://www.delish.com/food-news/g3952/snack-brand-facts/. Check out the article for more fun facts about your favorite snacks, including Doritos, Cheetos, and Pop-Tarts.
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