The other day I could just feel this mother’s pain as she told her story of struggle in attaining gluten-free accommodations for her two children at school. “Has anyone else been so frustrated that they just sat and cried?” she said about a recent exchange she had with her elementary school where her two gluten-free children attend. Unfortunately many of us have.
Cooking, art — they are all good skills to know and learn about in school. That is until your celiac child finds him or herself elbow deep in whole wheat flour with their friends throwing flour at each other nearby. Or the paper mache paste starts flying everywhere. So what can a parent do to keep the gluten-free diet in check while maintaining our child’s participation in class?
What’s the difference between clean and “celiac clean”, well if you have a kitchen with both gluten-free and gluten-containing foods this is a post you’ll want to read.
Today ABC News posted an article about how celiac disease is still considered a health issue that is met with others’ skepticism. Do these so-called skeptics not think it’s real that I had a daughter who could have died as her health deteriorated dramatically in the months before her celiac diagnosis? This is a topic I get fiesty about — read on.
Help! Just when I had a rhythm going ensuring my starving celiac daughter had the snacks she needed for school, she tells me she’s sick of them! I need inspiration for a young lady who’s bored with her mid-morning hunger fix!
It can be very hard attending any event that involves a meal (wedding, funeral, family reunion), but I have a success story I hope will inspire you to ask some pressing questions of the organizers of your next event. You may be surprised at the answer.
First the internet goes all abuzz over new research connecting type 1 diabetes and celiac disease. Now I’m following up with one parent who quickly learned how to handle both diseases when her son had a double diagnosis. How does this research sit with people directly impacted by the diseases?
This is the final installment of my discussion with my daughter about growing up gluten-free. This time she looks at how the future could be for kids like her with celiac disease.
The Chicago Tribune’s story about food allergens — specifically Wellshire Farms gluten-free products allegedly containing some gluten in them — is a hot topic in the celiac community. Today I pose the question about grocery stores. Without a recall, is the store obligated to take any action to protect customers? I checked in with a few of my local stores to see what they’re doing about this issue.
Love those holiday potlucks right? Maybe not. There are often very few gluten-free choices but lots of cross-contamination — let’s face it the dip always spills out and onto the gluten-free chips. What can you do to survive the potluck without offending anyone, seeming rude, and putting your health at risk? Here are some easy suggestions…
