What makes a GERD-friendly snack?
Here are some snack ideas to help keep your GERD symptoms at bay when you're on the go!
A general rule of thumb - aim for a mix of protein, fiber, and healthy fat. We also recommend avoiding these common GERD triggers:
- High amounts of fats (especially trans fats)
- Acidic foods (citrus, tomatoes)
- Chocolate
- Carbonation
- Peppermint
- Peppers of spicy seasonings
Fruit
- Bananas
- Cantaloupe
- Honeydew
- Watermelon
- Apples
- Pears
- Strawberries
Veggies
- Carrots
- Snap peas
- Cucumber
- Celery
- Jicama
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
- Radishes
- Sweet potatoes
- Beets
Dairy-Free Yogurt
- Silk Almond Milk Yogurt (Vanilla, Strawberry Peach, or Plain)
- Kite Hill Almond Milk, Yogurt (Vanilla, Plain, Peach, or Strawberry)
- So Delicious Coconut Milk Yogurt (Plain, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry, or Strawberry Banana)
* Avoid flavors like orange, pineapple, lemon, and lime
Salty & Crunchy
- Mary's Gone Super Seed Classic Crackers
- CrunchMaster Multigrain Baked Rice Crackers: Sea Salt
- Real Food From the Ground Up Cauliflower Crackers
- Enjoy Life Seed & Fruit Mix
- Biena Sea Salt Chickpea Snacks
Protein & Energy Bars
- Rx bars (Maple Sea Salt, Peanut Butter, Blueberry, Vanilla Almond, Mixed Berry)
- LaraBars (Cinnamon Roll, Blueberry, Apple Pie, Carrot Cake, Cashew Cookie, Cherry Pie, Peanut Butter Cookie, Pecan Pie)
- GoMacro (Banana & Almond Butter, Peanut Butter, Blueberry + Cashew Butter, Maple Sea Salt, Cashew Caramel)
- Bobo's Oat Bars (Maple Pecan, Cinnamon Raisin, Peach, Apple Pie, Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Peanut Butter & Jelly)
* Avoid flavors with chocolate, mint, and lemon
DIY Mix & Match Snacks
- Carrot sticks with hummus
- Apple slices with 1 Tbsp peanut butter
- Marry's Gone Crackers with cucumber slices and hummus
- Banana slices with 1 Tbsp almond butter
- Silk Vanilla Almond Milk Yogurt with blueberries
- DIY Trail Mix (Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried blueberries, almonds)