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I was looking at the cookbooks to buy. Jacob is 3 and I saw 2 that were good...From your experience which would you recommend or if there or others out there please share :D

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This book isn't a cookbook, but it is a great book for kids with celiac. I am a teacher with celiac and I read it to my students to help them understand why I can't eat their birthday cuppycakes and such. It is called Eating Gluten Free With Emily . It is written by Bonnie Kruszka. It is a must have for a celiac kiddo!! You can buy it through the gluten free pantry or even on amazon .com Open Original Shared Link

As far as cookbooks go, I like this one for kids: Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults by Connie Sarros.

Many kid-friendly recipes can be adjusted to be gluten free. Even corn-dogs and chicken nuggets!! So try experimenting and have fun in the kitchen. It is well worth it.

-Jessica :rolleyes:

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We have Sheri L. Sanderson's book. It's called (something like) Incredible Edible Gluten Free Food for Kids 150 family tested recipes.

A friend from work saw a Carol Fenster book (something like) Wheat and Gluten Free Meals and bought that for me, and we have the Gluten Free Gourmet makes Bread.

The dietitian and Celiac Association had a lot of handouts with recipes and the forums here have lots of recipes.

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Judyin Philly
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I was looking at the cookbooks to buy. Jacob is 3 and I saw 2 that were good...From your experience which would you recommend or if there or others out there please share :D

HI Mom

My friend wrote this book and some of my friends have it for their kids.

I've glanced at it--not sure of recipes or not but know they love it and from these amazon reviews, looks like one Jacob would enjoy.

Nancy put one in our local library for people to see. Not sure if your library might have it but it's worth a try.

Hope it helps.

Judy in Philly

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Gluten-Free Friends: An Activity Book for Kids (Paperback)

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Great for Children with Celiac Disease! , August 3, 2005

Reviewer: Jennie Osborne "Jennie Osborne" (Tallahassee, Fl) - See all my reviews

This has really helped my daughter ( age 5 ) understand Celiac. I wish we had this when she was diagnosed two years ago. This has been a great study on what foods to eat, and how her body reacts to both gluten, and gluten free foods. Some of this is more advanced, but it's a great study to use over and over again. This is a must have book!!!

Gluten Free Friends : A Must Have for Children!, May 16, 2005

Gluten Free Friends: An Activity Book for Kids is an extremely well written book. It is an advanced coloring book and works well for varied levels of learning.

The coloring pages are very well illustrated and resemble real life pictures, which young children love.

This book also includes differentiated teaching lessons and activities for the older child and provides a guide for parents and care givers to learn from and help guide the child/children with. The activities are practical and really get to the heart of the matter: children need to feel empowered and in control and through reading the book and doing the activities, children gain control over celiac disease. A positive way to learn for both child and parent or care giver. A definite book for your library, especially after it has been covered front to back. My family refers to it a lot!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

This activity book has been wonderful in helping my son learn more about celiac disease. At 5, he enjoyed learning what happens 'on the inside' when he eats gluten. At almost 8, he likes to help choose his own foods, and we use the book as an educational tool for teaching about safe, and healthy foods. Nancy Falini has done an excellent job tailoring the book for different age groups. It is a great resource book for the kids!!

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You could always use regular children's cookbooks and just modify them for the gluten free diet. I modify regular recipes and my food always turns out great. Try Kinnikinick's all purpose flour mix in recipes.

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