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T Shirt For My Little One


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hi i am new on hear my little boy is 2 and has celiac i am on the look out for a t shirt for him not having much look finding anything in uk :o also if any one could advise me on foods he is very fussy also cant hav milk gets me down as no noone with celiac who can give me hints and tips thank you joanne.xx :rolleyes:


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hi i am new on hear my little boy is 2 and has celiac i am on the look out for a t shirt for him not having much look finding anything in uk :o also if any one could advise me on foods he is very fussy also cant hav milk gets me down as no noone with celiac who can give me hints and tips thank you joanne.xx :rolleyes:

My daughter was 2 when we started the gluten-free diet. A year after eating gluten-free, she was finally able to digest milk, so hang in there. His lactose intolerance MAY go away w/ time. (That's not always true, but often true of celiacs.)

Can he eat eggs? If so, do you know what deviled eggs are? My daughter loves those! You hard-boil eggs, split the boiled eggs in half with a knife, extract the hard yolks, and mix the yolks with mayonnaise & salt & pepper until it's the consistency of smooth frosting/icing (some people also put mustard in their yolk mix). Then spoon the mayo-yolk mix back into the hard white portion of the egg. Be wary, mayonnaise contains soy, so if your boy is soy-intolerant, this isn't for you.

Another fun treat is rice cracker sandwiches. I lay sliced gluten-free meats and rice crackers in a decorative swirl on the plate. Then I allow my daughter to build her own "sandwiches". Sometimes making the plate look pretty gives them the impression that their food is phenomenally yummy. :D Presentation is everything! We call the rice cracker sandwiches "Lunchables". Naming the food can make it fun too.

When we first started the diet, I spent a lot of time at our local health food store. Don't be afraid to ask the salesperson questions. Chances are, the employees at your local health food store are already familiar with celiac disease and the gluten-free diet.

Good luck to you, and hang in there. It gets easier with time. :)

Esther Sparhawk Contributor
hi i am new on hear my little boy is 2 and has celiac i am on the look out for a t shirt for him not having much look finding anything in uk :o also if any one could advise me on foods he is very fussy also cant hav milk gets me down as no noone with celiac who can give me hints and tips thank you joanne.xx :rolleyes:

P.S. And here's a web site, where you can get clothes, stickers, etcetera that say "gluten-free":

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April in KC Apprentice

I have three boys who are gluten-free, ages 7, 4 and 2. Two are still dairy free. I find that it's easy to run out of ideas. I was never a big planner before, and there were always plenty of convenient options. Now it requires more thought.

It's VERY helpful to sit down every once in a while when nobody's hungry and make a list of what your DS does eat. I separate my list into meats, fruit/veg and starches, and desserts. Ask your son and other family members to help you remember what DS eats.

Then build a "Plan B" menu for your entire week - breakfast, lunch, dinner. Keep it up somewhere you can see it. Feel free to repeat favorite foods a couple of times...kids don't mind.

Then, if you get inspired to make or try something new (a/k/a "Plan A"), feel free to go "off" the menu. But if you're tired and cant think of what to eat, you can just look at the backup menu. It also doubles as a shopping list, so you always know what you need to buy.

Ideas:

- Gluten-free pizzas (on Kinnikinnick frozen crusts, which microwave well on top of an inverted paper plate - I top and then micro on high for 3 minutes), with Enrico's sauce, topped with Hormel turkey pepperoni and nothing else (no cheese, and my kids are too picky for other toppings). My kids would eat this every day if I let them.

- Hamburgers, no bun. Two of my kids likes Heinz organic ketchup.

- Pot roast (I cook one in the crock pot every other week or so--use it for lots of meals & sandwiches)

- Deli turkey

- gluten-free toast with jam....or pour a bit of olive oil on a plate and then press the toast onto the plate to thinly coat. Serve with a shake of salt. (Don't ask - salty toast is just something my picky kids like.)

- Uncured chicken hot dogs (healthier than nitrate filled 'dogs)

- Lots of fresh fruit - I always write "5 fruits" on the shopping list and challenge myself to get something in addition to the usual apples and oranges.

- Baby carrots (raw), yellow pepper sticks (cooked broccoli for the ones who tolerate it)

- Applesauce in individual serving cups

- Almonds (maybe not for 2-year-old)

- Rinsed and heated pinto beans with a bit of cumin, salt and pepper, and onion powder for seasoning. The two youngest like this.

- Scrambled eggs with a bit of bacon mixed in for flavor (I use Rice Milk or Almond milk to scramble my eggs)

- Buckwheat pancakes - yum

- Modest use of potato chips, corn chips with mild salsa, and Rice Chex for starchy snacks.

- Rice Crispy treats using Erewhon Crispy Brown Rice, and Marshmallow Fluff (I add a tiny bit of oil, but no butter)

- Frozen french fries, the kind you bake in the oven

- Rice pasta with red sauce and/or meat sauce

- Chili made with chicken or beef, beans and tomato sauce (youngest two like this)

- Gluten free cookies and baking mixes - I try to bake a big batch of something on a free Saturday and freeze some portions so I don't have to do it every weekend.

Darn210 Enthusiast

Here's anothe link for T-shirts

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look around the site, they've got lots of different styles. (The link I gave is for kids, but they've got infant and toddler sizes as well)

shanluts Apprentice

Cafepress.com/partyanimalco has gluten-free kid tshirts, stickers andmore.

I get gluten-free micro mixes and many of them are dairy free and DELISH. Mydd is 6 and loves them. Most are Dairy Free. Like the cake mix I send to school for parties.

Email me and I will give you the website as this board will not let me post it

Shannon

Rook's Mommy Apprentice

I started making more at dinner and having leftovers for lunch. Rook loves sweet and sour chicken and Brown rice with black beans.


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