wifeandmomofceliac

My husband and son were glutened Christmas Eve. The meal had been catered. All the right questions were asked, but apparently not the right answers. My daughter was fine, so that narrowed down the culprit food. We of course have contacted the caterer. My poor little one is only 13 months old, so has no idea why he feels so bad.

My family has always done cornbread stuffing. Now we make cornbread from scratch instead of Jiffy, and it is even better. Make cornbread, add a can of corn (pureed in blender first) for nece texture and flavor to your cornbread mixture. While cornbread cools, chop celery, green peppers, and onions. Crumble the cornbread. Add salt and pepper. Add in...

No matter the reasons, it is not BAD to keep your child away from gluten. No one ever got sick from NOT eating gluten. Better safe than sorry, at the very minimum. I also have a baby that does not tolerate gluten. We have not bothered with tests. We ran our own. He ate gluten, he got sick. He does not eat gluten, he is not sick. Okay by me. He...

Well, Cracker Barrel is certainly not the easiest place, but not the worst, either. Remember, they have breakfast all the time. Think eggs, fruit, grits (double check), bacon, (not the ham, I think). I also think they have a prime rib that may be okay. I am going from memory there. And green beans and corn. Try to focus on the CAN haves, instead of...

Okay, so I AM the gluten eating spouse. My husband and 2 kids are gluten free. And yes, I occasionally make mistakes. Last week, while making 2 pots of oatmeal (one Irish Oats for the gluten-free crew, and one Quaker for me and third child), I stuck the wrong spoon into the Irish Oats to stir. Oops. I did realize it immediately, though, and refrigerated...

My daughter would roll on the floor and scream while holding her belly (age one to almost two) before going gluten free. Her pediatrician (who had been out on his own medical leave that whole time) was told that we had tried the BRAT diet (lots of toast and Cheerios, yikes) over and over during the past 9 months, and just seemed to get worse everytime. ...

My son loves the Gerber Wagon Wheels. We have not seen any reaction to them. (But we all know if he manages to snag a single Cheerio at day care!) So, I hope that helps you figure things out. If your son cannot have the wagon wheels, Heinze makes a gluten free rusk (brittish word for teething biscuit) that my son also loves. We quit getting them a little...

In my church, the priest is unable to offer a gluten free host. However, there is an extremely low gluten host that is approved by the Pope. It is made by the Benedictine Sisters, and my church orders them for several members of my church. They have a separate ceborium (spelling?) and a disignated station that persons requiring the LG host go to. It is...

I am afraid that I do not know of a pre-made crust. The good news is that I also am not great in the kitchen, but I have a crust recipe that is easy, and fantastic. I served it at Thanksgiving, and no-one could tell. They actually started hollering when my gluten-free daughter started to take a bite, because they were sure that she was getting a piece...

A couple of ideas, here. 1 - Contact a local support group for celiac (if you have one), and people in the group will probably have some feedback. 2 - make a few phone calls. Try to talk to the doctor if you can, to see how familiar he/she is with celiac. 3 - In the Tampa area, I took my daughter to Dr. Michele Weinsett, a pediatric gastrointerologis...

Check out the thread on Thanksgiving for more detailed info, but apparently Butterball is gluten-free. To re-iterate what others have said, do not use the pre-packed gravy or stuffing mixes, and do not buy a pre-stuffed turkey. Good luck.

To agree with Ellen, get your son tested, or at least see if removing gluten from his diet has an effect. My daughter, though never diagnosed with autism, was "displaying autistic behaviors" from age 1 to 2. At age 2, my genius pediatrician said to get her off gluten. I thought he was nuts, but tried it anyway. We noticed a diference after only 3 days...

Dessert ideas? Yeah, I have dessert ideas. I do a mean Pumpkin Pie. I follow the standard recipe for filling, substituting cornstarch for flour (its only a bit and has not apparent effect). For the crust, I use a crushed pecan, brown sugar, and butter mixture if there are no nut allergies attending. Otherwise, I use a crushed Gorilla Munch cereal...

I second the recommendation for the Mater White Cake from gluten-free Bakes Dessert. Yummy, and holds up quite well.

My son's first birthday is today, and I wanted a gluten-free cake to serve. I have had great success with Kinnikinnick Chocolate, but no other flavors. I did not want to give my one year old chocolate, so I decided to once again attempt the elusive yummy white cake. I turned to my Bette Hagman's Gluten Free Gourmet Makes Dessert, and tried her basic white...