Stepdaughter has been here for a few days and is already gone to church camp. Her dad went with her to make sre she can get to the right gluten-free foods etc. I think we did ok with her meals while she was home though. She eats buddig lunch meat and block cheese and lays potato chips for lunch, which she seems happy about and is what she eats at her mom's... and for dinner we had bean soup, pot roast, spaghetti, and taco salad so far.
Now, to be honest, I know for a fact I contaminated her
So I have been researching and adding things to my blog, which has a gluten-free tag to keep all the gluten-free posts together.
Open Original Shared Link (look for the gluten-free tag)
I read two books last night (kid books) and posted some information from them that I wanted to keep. And, I posted some links.
Nothing else new at this point in time. Still need to clean/organize the kitchen. In a way we are lucky that we have this time to prepare. I realize not everyone gets that
Looks like Holiday World wins so far as being the most gluten-free friendly park near us. That's actually a good thing since that has become our yearly family vacation spot with my inlaws. I bookmarked their food/restaurant page for future reference. Looks like Cedar Point, otoh, has no gluten-free food.
Wow, I had no idea that you had to even worry about SHAMPOO!! Something I just basically take for granted, but apparently I will have to make sure that my stepdaughter's shampoo and hair products are gluten-free.
I'm honestly beginning to wonder how ppl afford such a restrictive allergy. I mean, we are a family of 7 when all are here. MOST of the time we are a family of 5. If she comes to live with us full time, which it sounds like she will be, we will have 6 here full time. (The 7th child
So, I am thinking about when YSD is here and what needs to be done before she arrives. I wish I knew for sure if she would be LIVING here full time or here just for a month, because I probably would not go to as much effort to change as much for a short time span... but I also don't want to wait til the last minute to start changing things. I thought I'd make a list of sorts to get me on track and keep me on track.
go through pantry and freezers, finding gluten-free foods we already have
We recently found out my 14 year old stepdaughter has celiacs disease.
My goal is to find gluten-free recipes I can cook that will feed us all without breaking the bank to do it... or finding gluten-free foods similar to what we normally eat and making it normal for us and making her gluten-free portion separate. For example, spaghetti. I can make two pots, one regular and one with gluten-free pasta. To me that makes more sense and should be less expensive, hopefully.
Anyway, I am hopi
