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Winter. The perfect time to turn on the oven and do some cooking and baking! It’s actually kind-of nice to heat up the house when you are in the kitchen. Unlike the summer, when I cringe at the thought of having to use the oven. The problem is coming up with healthy winter recipes – one’s that won’t break the bank!

So often the typical winter recipes are overly processed and just not that great for you. It also tends to be the time of year I don’t get outside and run near as often – so I don’t need as many calories to fill me up. 😉

So today, I wanted to share a list of healthy winter recipes we can pull from to enjoy cooking and filling our families up with nourishing foods at the same time. They aren’t even all soups, so you will be able to find something for everyone. My brother is one of those people who doesn’t like soup – crazy!

If you are looking for more ways to eat healthy on a budget, check out these ideas!

For some more recipes, check out these cookbooks.

Healthy Winter Recipes

Sheet Pan Dinner

Crispy Baked Chicken Thighs

Chicken Spaghetti Made Over

Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls

Spaghetti Squash Chow Mein

Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore – from Sweet and Savory Meals

Chicken Parmesan Casserole – from Thriving Home Blog

Lemon Garlic Butter Shrimp – from Dancing Through the Rain

Healthy Stuffed Shells with Ground Turkey and Spinach – Mighty Mrs.

Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli – Sweet and Savory Meals

Shepherd’s Pie – Iowa Girl Eats

Slow Cooker Whole Chicken with Veggies Thriving Home Blog

Whole30 Slow Cooker Chicken Thighs with Butternut Squash Mom Foodie

Ground Beef Cabbage Casserole – Melanie Cooks

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken Strength and Sunshine

Vegetarian Sweet Potato Chili Margin Making Mom

Chicken Noodle Soup

One Pot Orzo Vegetable Soup

Healthy Crockpot White Chicken Chili Heidi’s Home Cooking

Hearty Pumpkin Chili Recipe The Flying Couponer

Cabbage Roll Soup The Rising Spoon

Green Chili Chicken Stew Mooshu Jenne

Split Pea and Ham Soup Savor the Best

Balsamic Oven Roasted Root Vegetables The Rising Spoon

Healthy Sweet Potatoes

Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Do you look forward to being able to use the oven in the winter without heating up the house? Hopefully this list will help you come up with some new, yummy healthy winter recipe ideas to add to your menu.

What are your favorite recipes to make in the winter?

We have spent periods of time eating gluten and/or dairy free trying to resolve some minor health issues. One of the food challenges is coming up with gluten free snacks for kids!

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Although we don’t do a lot of snacks, the kids do have one every afternoon. Those kiddos always get hungry on the long gap between lunch and supper.

Gluten free snacks also come in handy for long drives and trips.

Brainstorming several options, both homemade and packaged made life a little simpler.

Our daily snacks are always frugal ones and I prefer healthy. Of course there are always gluten free snacks for kids that are more of a once in a while treat. Surely we aren’t the only ones that has some of those normally no foods on vacation? 😉

One of the tricks to having your kids eat healthy gluten free snacks is to have them readily available! That and give them 2 or 3 options and have them all be healthy options. The first few times they may tell you they want the cookies or potato chips, but when they figure out the healthy options you said are the only options, my kids have always selected one of them.

Gluten Free Snacks for Kids:

• Vegetables
  Have washed and cut veggies available in the fridge. My kids love carrots, celery, and cucumbers the most. Having them prepped makes them super easy for the kids to grab and eat.
• Fruit
  Another obvious one. A bag of mandarin oranges, apples, berries, grapes, bananas etc. Buy what is on sale and have 2-3 options available each week.
• Peanuts
• Nuts
  Almonds, walnuts, pecans – any of their favorites.
• Rice Cakes
  They can eat them plain or topped with something like peanut butter or meat.
  
• Peanut Butter
  Use for rice cakes, apples, celery, etc.
  
• Tortilla Chips with Salsa or Guacamole
• Plain Potato Chips
• Popcorn
  Regular or kettle corn for a special treat. 🙂
  
• Energy Balls
• Muffins
  You can buy a mix or make one of our favorites: Chocolate banana muffins, oat flour banana muffins, and pumpkin oat flour muffins.
  
• Popsicles
• Gluten Free Pretzels
  Try the ones from Aldi – they are really good!
  
• Gluten Free Crackers
  My kids aren’t fans of the ones made from all rice flour. Look for ones that use a few types of gluten free flours.
• Meat
  Deli type meat or cooked chicken breasts cut in strips.
  
• Beef Jerky
  Read the labels – some brands can have gluten in them.
• Cheese
• Raisins
• Other Dried Fruit (Dates, apricots, prunes, apples etc)
• Trail Mix (Make your own!)
• Dry Cereal
  You can find gluten free cereals and have them as a snack. Something like Chex or Cheerios (or their healthier brand alternatives – just always be sure to read labels. Sometimes one won’t have gluten but the other will).
  
• Larabars (You can make these yourself too!)
• Hummus
  Let your kids dip veggies, pretzels, or crackers in this.
  
• Gluten Free Joes-Joes
  These are Trader Joe’s version of Oreos. My kids loved them.
• Other Trader Joes Finds
  If you live near a Trader Joes, be sure to browse through their store for other fun gluten free finds. You can often get seasonal gluten free items as well.
• Roasted Chickpeas
• Plain Yogurt
  Plain yogurt topped with fruit or granola and drizzle of honey or maple syrup if additional sweetness is needed.
  
• Granola (Or make your own)
• Frozen Grapes
• Pickles
• Olives
• Hard Boiled Eggs
• Applesauce
• Homemade Granola Bars
• Smoothies
• Banana Chips
• Homemade Pudding

What am I missing? I’d love to keep adding to this list of gluten free snacks for kids to make it a super helpful resource for moms struggling with snack inspiration for their gluten free kiddos.

You can even turn these ideas into a snack supper – that’s one of my children’s absolute favorites.