Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Newly Diagnosed

RyLexmom

Recommended Posts

RyLexmom Newbie
RyLexmom
Posted

Hi,

My 4 year old son has just been diagnosed with Celiac Disease...blood work and scope. We haven't heard 100% on the scope results yet, but our GI doc that did it said it looked like Celiacs. We are trying to switch over to be gluten free now, we have an appt with the doc and nutritionist in Jan. My son is very picky and only eats a few things anyway...chicken nuggets, grilled cheese, pasta, pizza, peanut butter and jelly...and baby carrots and all fruits. Then of course, all the snacky things...chips, crackers, goldfish, cookies..etc.

We tried a bunch of things from Whole Foods and some local places and aren't having too much luck with him liking these things. I bought the gluten free pasta at WF but it wasn't good. We tried rice noodles tonight and they seemed better. The breads we have gotten aren't too good. We tried some gluten free pizza crust but he only took a couple of bites.

My question is, how do you get a picky preschooler to switch and like it??? I am so overwhelmed and not a cook so I don't know what to do! Any help with brands or ideas would be so appreciated!

Thank you!

Kelly

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


Lisa Mentor
Lisa
Posted

Hi Kelly and Welcome!

You've found a great place here. Here is a wonderful link to the Celiac Survival Guide:

Open Original Shared Link

Amyleigh0007 Enthusiast
Amyleigh0007
Posted

Your situation sounds a lot like mine. I have a picky 8 year old Celiac son and I am NOT a cook. But, I had to learn really quickly to make the basics. I make chicken nuggets using Pamela's baking mix and McCormick chicken seasoning. I make waffles and pancakes using Pamela's baking mix. In my opinion, most of Pamela's mixes are really good. We like the vanilla cake and brownie mixes. As for prepared foods, Amy's frozen mac and cheese (make sure it's the gluten free kind) is REALLY good. There is an Oreo type cookie made by Kinnikinik that my son likes. Annie's makes a good boxed mac and cheese (make sure it's the gluten free kind). Lays Stax are a favorite snack. My advice would be to buy a few things at a time in small portions to see what your son likes and doesn't like. In the beginning, I made the mistake of buying lots of things that my son took one bite of and hated. What a waste of money! Your son is young and his taste buds will change. It's hard for them at first but we are 9 months into it and my son has slowly opened his mind to some foods (he would have never eaten anything with BBQ sauce before his dx and now he loves BBQ chicken and pork steaks). Give it time. He might surprise you!

dandelionmom Enthusiast
dandelionmom
Posted

My daughter was just like your son when she was diagnosed. As she started feeling better she got much less picky. She'll try anything now and even likes some of it. :)

Getting the right brand of gluten-free food makes all the difference. I always check here for product recommendations before buying stuff. So far we like the Kinnikinnick breads the best. But it is only good if it is toasted. For pasta we like the Tinkyada the best. For pizza crust, we like the Chebe mix (it makes a thin, crispy crust). I am not a cook either but I've had to learn!

One sneaky thing that we did was we gave her more treats than I ever would have. Yummy things like flour-less peanut butter cookies. And we talk about how that treat is gluten-free and soooo yummy. That way she started to really like the idea of gluten-free foods.

It also helps to involve her in the shopping and food prep so she feels some ownership of the food.

I hope some of this stuff might be useful for you!

bear6954 Apprentice
bear6954
Posted

My 2 1/2 yr old use to hate gluten free food. For a few months I could only get him to eat cheetos and chips. As he began to heal, he began to try new foods. We like the trader joes organic brown rice noodles. They have the same texture as regular pasta. I cook mine for 15 minutes because my son likes it softer. Enjoy life cookies are pretty good. As someone else said, he loves lays stax. He also eats go gurt and cheese. I make his pizzas using corn tortillas. I toast them, then add sauce and cheese and cook in the toaster till the cheese melts. For spag. we use trader joes noodles and we mix ragu traditional and 7 herb (its really good). He eats lots of mashed potatoes. Our dr told us to hide powered milk in food to help with my sons protien intake.

RyLexmom Newbie
RyLexmom
Posted
  • Author

Thank you all! All of the advice/comments are extremely helpful! :)

kelly

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):


  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      131,162
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Jean Kemling
    Newest Member
    Jean Kemling
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.4k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):


  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • DAR girl
      Celiac and allergic to common subs and adds in prepared foods

      By DAR girl · Posted

      Looking for help sourcing gluten-free products that do not contain potato or corn derived ingredients. I have other autoimmune conditions (Psoriatic Arthritis and Sjogrens) so I’m looking for prepared foods as I have fatigue and cannot devote a lot of time to baking my own treats. 
    • Scott Adams
      Disregarded

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      I am so sorry you're going through this. It's completely understandable to feel frustrated, stressed, and disregarded after such a long and difficult health journey. It's exhausting to constantly advocate for yourself, especially when you're dealing with so many symptoms and positive diagnoses like SIBO, while still feeling unwell. The fact that you have been diligently following the diet without relief is a clear sign that something else is going on, and your doctors should be investigating other causes or complications, not dismissing your very real suffering. 
    • Oldturdle
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By Oldturdle · Posted

      It is just so sad that health care in the United States has come to this.  Health insurance should be available to everyone, not just the healthy or the rich.  My heart goes out to you.  I would not hesitate to have the test and pay for it myself.  My big concern would be how you could keep the results truly private.  I am sure that ultimately, you could not.  A.I. is getting more and more pervasive, and all data is available somewhere.  I don't know if you could give a fake name, or pay for your test with cash.  I certainly would not disclose any positive results on a private insurance application.  As I understand it, for an official diagnosis, an MD needs to review your labs and make the call.  If you end up in the ER, or some other situation, just request a gluten free diet, and say it is because you feel better when you don't eat gluten.      Hang in there, though.  Medicare is not that far away for you, and it will remove a lot of stress from your health care concerns.  You will even be able to "come out of the closet" about being Celiac!
    • plumbago
      Paying for my own Celiac screening at WalkInLab so a positive result doesn’t become part of my medical history

      By plumbago · Posted

      Yes, I've posted a few times about two companies: Request a Test and Ulta Labs. Also, pretty much we can all request any test we want (with the possible exception of the N protein Covid test and I'm sure a couple of others) with Lab Corp (or Pixel by Lab Corp) and Quest. I much prefer Lab Corp for their professionalism, ease of service and having it together administratively, at least in DC. And just so you know, Request a Test uses Lab Corp and Quest anyway, while Ulta Labs uses only Quest. Ulta Labs is cheaper than Request a Test, but I am tired of dealing with Quest, so I don't use them so much.
    • Scott Adams
      Does Dailymed.nlm.nih.gov site have filters for gluten?

      By Scott Adams · Posted

      PS - I think you meant this site, but I don't believe it has been updated in years: http://glutenfreedrugs.com/ so it is best to use: You can search this site for prescriptions medications, but will need to know the manufacturer/maker if there is more than one, especially if you use a generic version of the medication: To see the ingredients you will need to click on the correct version of the medication and maker in the results, then scroll down to "Ingredients and Appearance" and click it, and then look at "Inactive Ingredients," as any gluten ingredients would likely appear there, rather than in the Active Ingredients area. https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/   
×
×
  • Create New...