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I find my girls eats and drinks a lot more at camp because of all the hiking and swimming so I am generous with the servings.
I freeze reusable containers overnight and plop cold foods in them in the am to keep them cold for a few hours. it works
yogurts
Applesauce
Fruit salad
cottage cheese
I might add some crackers or pretzels to have with them
sandwiches on bread or rolls (Udi's has hamburg and hot dog rolls out now and they are good) the hot dog rolls make an ample sandwich and are cheaper.
I often send chicken and rice, it doesn't need to be heated up as it stay room temp which is warm in summer
rice with beans is also good add some tortilla chips for scooping
dinner leftovers are always welcome
Lettuce wraps with lunch meat or tuna
we have a favorite gluten-free pizza takeout and she loves cold pizza (yuck) for lunch the next day
I have not had good luck with pasta salad but others have, you could add ham and cheese cubes, beans , or veggies, I love pepperoni in mine
Salad with chicken, tuna or turkey
hard boiled eggs with meat rollups or cheese sticks
veggies sticks with dip as a side
snacks for aftenoon
Rice cakes ( I will take two and sandwich pbutter or nutella between them and wrap in Saran wrap)
tortilla chips with salsa or guacamole ( if needed Lunchables has a gluten-free snack pack of tortilla chips salsa and cheese if you need a throw in the bag kinda item)
Popcorn
chips or potato sticks
cookies
pretzels with PButter or Nutella
homemade muffins
good luck
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I like black bean salad:
Canned beans with finely diced onion, green and red pepper and frozen corn (rinsed in hot water but not cooked) toss in italian dressing and good to go.
A tuna salad with celery, onion and pickles on bed of spinach with chopped hardboiled egg.
My mom used to make us a simple salad of lettuce , peas and hardboiled egg with a mayo and garlic dressing for hot days. I am the only one who likes this in my family I have mayo haters here.
I look forward to reading more idea's.
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Oh, and I would not trust ANYTHING the camp provides to be safe. If your kids are going to eat the fruit, they should wash it (and their hands) thoroughly immediately before eating it.
I have to agree here, I sent 1 thing in for the camp coordinators to do for my DD(gluten-free smores) and somehow they cross contaminated it. I never trusted them with meal prep again. If someone on staff has caliac in the family, MAYBE, I would, but otherwise I would plan on supplying all the food except for maybe the fruit,( if its whole) and drinks .
We did 2 weeks camp last year and have 3 weeks planned this summer and I am doing the same thing.
Do you need meal idea's?
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I tried to make the snickerdoodle cookies from the gluten-free Cake Mix Doctor Cookbook, and they were a mess! They came off the sheet in crumbs. The recipe was basically Betty Crocker yellow cake mix, egg, butter (I used Earth Balance sticks to keep it dairy free), cinnamon, and some sugar. I kept trying different things on subsequent batches - greasing the cookie sheet, making them bigger, etc. Nothing worked.
Is this a common problem with baking gluten free cookies, or did I mess things up subbing the Earth Balance for the butter? I've used EB in place of butter with cake recipes with no problems.
The crumbs were tasty, but it'd be nice to get it off the sheet in one piece!
I have not tried this recipe but I have made her other recipes but never substituted and have had plenty of success. IMO BC mixes are always crumbly. I only use King Arthur, Pamela's and Namaste gluten-free mixes. In that order. The Pamela's mix uses almond flour that might help with the butter sub as it has more fat than rice flour.
If you want to stick with what you have put the cookies on the pan in the freezer for 15 minutes before cooking them. Worth a try, it helps with our PB cookies we make from scratch.
The recipe calls for vegetable shortening instead of butter if going dairy free have you tried that?
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Definitely bring your own meat in foil.
I just brought a black bean salad and it was a big hit.
1 can black beans rinsed well,1 box frozen corn do not cook just run under warm water for a minute. Add about a 1/4 finely diced onion, green pepper and red pepper( add more or less to taste). Toss in lightly a 1/8 c of Wishbone Italian dressing (it's gluten-free). This is a refreshing side dish, really easy to make and healthy. Can easily be doubled for more.
Also,
You can do a veggie tray with gluten-free dressings , chips and Salsa's , fruit platter with yogurt dip , or a pickle and/or olive tray.
My sisters makes BBQ butter beans which is 2 cans butter beans, 1 cup bbq sauce (Bullseye is gluten-free) ,1 cup karo syrup (dark) and 1/2 cup brown sugar and 4-6 slices diced bacon, simmer for 1-2 hours. the longer it sits the better it is. Corn on the cob .
Swedish meatballs can sit in a crock pot all day also.
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That's a really good point. I guess with that I'm concerned about cross contamination, how would you handle that? As far as outward symptoms it isn't a problem for the birthday girl, but it is for her sister. A few weeks ago my sister didn't wash her hands while feeding my daughter carrots (She was eating pizza.) and 4 hours later the runny diapers started. I just don't want either of the kids sick. Even if just for cost I would love to just serve every one else their normal baked ziti and mac n cheese, but they do not understand about keeping the food safe and a few of them don't care.
I only meant to accomodate your needs 95% then maybe throw in something like a store bought equivalent for an alternative.
I know none of my daughters friends will eat the gluten-free pasta's (NONE) I have tried the corn , the quinoa and Annies mac and cheese all her friends hate all of them. If I were making a gluten-free pasta salad maybe I would buy a pasta salad from a deli for my guests. But I would certainly limit my non allergen items to just a couple of things and maybe make it the items my kids or myself wouldn't really care about.
I in no way meant to go hog wild crazy and serve nothing you guys can eat or certainly not to serve your daughters favorites that she could not have.
As far as making it safe make sure it the last thing on the buffet table or separate table, that way cc should be limited.
Really its a matter of doing what you are comfortable with. If you do not feel safe having food with dairy, soy , gluten, eggs etc.. in your house don't serve them. Stick with snacks and dessert only. Tell the adults you will be allergen free so they an eat beforehand if they so choose (that is their option) the kids should be fine.
But be realistic with the foods. Most 5 yr olds will not eat saurkraut even if it is pink. Make sure there is lots of fruit kabobs etc... :-)
I can't imagine what kind of dessert you can make that is dairy, soy, egg and Gluten free? Good luck with that.
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Interesting quiestion about the food. I agree mostly with everyone. I do however think there are exceptions to the rule.
For instance I have been lucky enough to have friends who ask "what can your DD have that I can include or disclude into the menu for a party THEY are throwing" Now no one ever goes GLuten free completely but some have bought specialty items like gluten-free pizza, gluten-free snacks or just gone mostly natural foods with exceptions of cake and ice creams.
Now in my opinion if they are nice enough to include your kids gluten-free foods into their parties shouldn't the courtesy be extended back?
It's a tough call when you are going to have 30 people of varying ages and your allergens are pretty limiting compared the rest of the party attendees.
Can't you have all your kids favorites and throw in a few others for the guests?
I have to say if I invite people over I consider it my job to make them happy and intend to feed them foods they like. I can mostly accomplish that going gluten-free, but we are only gluten-free, not additional allergens.
Good luck!!!!
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Ditto for us with the cc issue's, headaches and moodiness and red under the eyes are a pretty clear indicator of getting gluten. I know it's not coming from home but mostly from school. Particularly in the classroom where they still snack at their desks.. and the other day she came home with a clay model that contained gluten. No matter how many times you say something things still get missed. My girl is in 2nd grade and these things are still an issue.
I also am growing concerned over processed foods. I may have to do an elimination of her favorite (no gluten containing but does not specify gluten free) snacks. sigh!
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When my DD is having a bad day I notice she has a lot of redness mostly below the eyes as if she has been crying.
Is this a GLuten exposure sign?
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Is ANyone else having bed-wetting issue's?
My DD will be 8 in 4 wks. She had lots of day-accidents before diagnosis, those have stopped completely except for when she gets glutened. She has not been dry for 2 nights in a row ever.
We are getting her up at 10:30 at night to use the bathroom , she get's nothing to drink after dinner and she still wets. She is in XL underjams and is now feeling the pressure of "Sleepovers".
We just missed a Girl Scout opportunity and she was devastated. I hesitate to call the Dr's, Last time this discussion was had our Pedi said "wait it out another year and see what happens", our GI wanted to send us to a specialty clinic.
Is this common for Celiac's? Any advice?
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A friend of mine who is not Celiac is looking for a good Brownie recipe that is egg and dairy free for her Allergen kids.
Anyone got one?
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I have Boy Scouts but from what I have heard is that these GS people are volunteers and moms. I don't think we should expect lay people to understand or even be able or aware of the proper precautions to keep us safe.
Next year, way ahead of time, when they do the volunteer sign-ups, sign-up. Plan the meals, activities, etc.
My hub & I volunteer for alot of things - Boy Scouts, sports, Robotics club, etc. We try to plan food that works for all but there are so many different medical & religious preferences, it doesn't always work out. Something as serious as Celiac (I have it) or a peanut allergy - where one little crumb can hurt- may be beyond what we can do. Especially in a outdoor type setting.
We see many parents who do not even try to help but demand that this or that should happen. I usually tell them, "That sounds wonderful. You can be in charge of that."
Normally I would agree except our co-leader in charge of the menu is a NURSE . She should know better. Also, I personally have volunteered and organized a few events and I have even worked with the camp coordinator on a few things in the past. So I think they should of considered calling me when they were making sure everything was peanut and egg free. Something as simple as a brand change would have worked in our favor.
BTW I agree, so I already signed up to be leader next year because 2/3 of our leaders dropped out after 1 year of service, so this will not happen again.
I am also a room parent to a class with 3 different types of allergens and a vegan of which I planned 2 class parties for. I also am a member of the PTO and have provided Allergy friendly food lists for school events as well as volunteer in the school for various projects. I absolutely understand how impossible to be allergy free friendly to all. I just wish they had at least reached out to TRY.
yes, ranting again!!!
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Hi,
Mostly this will be a rant but feel free to chime in.
We have a day camper Girl scout event coming up 8am till 8pm ( not doing sleepover because DD still bed wets and kids will taunt )
Anyways we NEVER got a call from co-leader who was planning menu so that goes without saying nothing gluten-free there to help me out with and menu was emailed to all parents and items were bought. So I am packing my own cooler.
FYI I had emailed her asking about the menu 4 days before she sent it out but she still did not ask me about food choices. Also found out she never spoke to mom of Peanut allergy child about menu but she managed to make a Peanut free menu anyways.
I emailed the Girl Scout coordinator of event 2 weeks ago asking about any and all food related events being done that day.
The response I got was text book : This was in response to 2 emails I sent asking about food and arts n craft planned.
To the best of our abilities, we have tried to ensure that we are providing an allergy-free environment.
Those girls, like your daughter, who cannot have dough, can just make baked apple slices, which only she will handle. We only have one cooking station to teach cooking skills and it is a snack.
The jelly beans come as a surprise to the group and it would ruin the surprise to bring extras. I
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Here is my $.02.
An endoscopy is NOT very invasive my 7 yr old had it done and It was harder on me than her. BTW my mother had it done as an adult and again, not invasive.
We only got the dx note because of the Endo. and we NEEDED that note .
I DO NOT allow the school to feed my child because I don't trust the cross contamination factor BUT because of the DX note i am able to get my DD's homemade lunches heated up in the teachers lounge. Giving us twice as many lunch options.
NOTE: school cafeteria's cannot heat up food brought in by a student because it is against health code.
Also, as I found out recently when traveling you may need a note to take gluten-free food. You can still NOT take liquids, gels, fruits, veggies and cured meat ( they asked me about ham and salami I do not know why?) but I was told by my travel agent
to keep the note handy so they did not take my boxed product or premade frozen foods. I took the note and had it ready and needed it at customs in the caribbean.
If you can get an endo done quickly I would do it. Better to have it done now then to go gluten-free and have to go back on gluten for 3 MONTHS to have the test later if you needed to.
Good luck with whatever you do.
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I agree as well, suggestive of early Celiac sounds exactly like confirmed and caught early. Blood work was the clincher.
But if you are somehow stuck on the wording simply ask the Dr. to confirm it with you verbally.
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We have had this exact experience. I also went over procedures with the lunch staff . There are only 2 gluten-free items offered in our school, Ians nuggets (BIG YUCK) and gluten-free pizza crust they add sauce and cheese to, then bake on a designated pan.
We tried the pizza 3 times, each time she had tummy ache and small bout of d. 1st we didn't know where it came from, 2nd time we still was not sure as there was a scout event afterschool and it could of been the hot chocolate.
3rd time was ding, ding, done!
The principal (very nice accomodating lady) allows my dd to go to the teachers lunch room and microwaves hot meals for her. The lid only gets loosened not removed and I make notes as to how many seconds.
We have not had an incident in school since.
We know she will never be able to have a cafeteria lunch and we deal with it.
There are 3 other kids with Celiac, 2 of them get the pizza and nuggets and to my knowledge they do not get sick. BUT, I do not know the parents very well either to ask about any recent events.
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camping:
most important ALUMINUM FOIL and cooking spray believe me anything can be done with it.
I freeze ahead pre marinaded chicken , steak or pork chops (THICK CHOPS or they will dry out)
bring onion , peppers, mushroom and some whole potatoes, corn on cob or frozen bags of veggies if you are keeping a cooler
steak with onion , peppers , maybe mushrooms wrap in foil put on coal/grill , wrap potato in foil poke a few holes throw on butter, wrap corn in foil and toss in fire as well
Chicken in soysauce and ginger, wrap in foil put on grill/charcoal , wrap in foil sliced potato in thick slices layer with onion , peppers and butter
Pork chops in ginger, soysauce and orange zest wrap in foil throw on charcoal/grill , quarter potatoes sprinkle with seasoning salt add onion wrap in foil and grill,
If you are willing you can bring rice and try to cook it over the fire , throw in some HERB-OX bouillon into the water for flavoring
You can cook Asparagus, green beans,broccoli, cauliflower, squash etc... in foil just spray first add a little water if possible for steaming and do not leave on for too long , check every few minutes or they will be mushy.
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Taoster waffles in oven
Lower rack to 1 below top and set to broil
Place foli, spray with non stick spray on rack
put waffles on foil and toast each side till brown
when you have time scrub your racks really well and keep them gluten-free and you can pop things on them without contamination fear for future use.
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You can buy toaster bags for the toaster. these are supposed to provide a gluten-free enviroment but after 1 or 2 boxes to could have bought a new toaster.
There are plenty of mainstream alternaties but certainly not the healthiest .
cereals:
Chex
Fruit and cocoa pebbles cereals
kix
if you mix with a natures path cereal you get more fiber and protein.
snacks
Tostito's chips
Utz brand chips and cheese curls (plain or BBQ only)
Popcorn check but many brands are fine
Nature valley granola bars has 2 gluten-free bars and my girl can tolerate the oats and honey and dark chocolate variety
Use corn tortilla for wraps just warm well in microwave and serve warm or they break
Oscar Mayer brand bologna, turkey and hot dogs are gluten-free
Packaged sliced cheese like Sargento or store brands are usually safe. Not processed cheese.
Yoplait yogurts that are plain or fruit ,no cake or pie varieties
Most yogurt that is plain or vanilla is fine, buy dark choc chips as a mix in they will love it and it's cheaper than flavored yogurts
All fresh fruit is fine, just wash skin well
I'm sure others will chime in with more.
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reasons for a diagnosis:
School
If you want to get him on a gluten-free lunch program in school you must have a Dr's note, then file for the lunch program. My DD cannot eat the gluten-free food our school offers (only 2 choices and both tastes terrible) but the staff will microwave her food, giving us a bigger variety for meals because she is diagnosed. The microwave option has made lunch options so much better.
Travel
If you are going out of the country and bring food it is good to have the note for going thru security. Not mandatory but a nice safety net in case they want to take your food away claiming a health threat.
Peace of mind.
Will you, your spouse or family always be wondering if it reallly is Celiac or intolerance
You can easily get the blood test done and take it from there.
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First and foremost everything gets easier over time so don't waste too much time worrying, Although we all did. :-)
some of our favorite brands for non-natural foods;
Cereals :
Chex has multiple flavors that are gluten free and Fruity pebbles and Cocoa pebbles are gluten free.
Natures path and Envirokids( higher in fiber and protein ) has a couple of flavors but are expensive so I mix up my cereals half sugary fun cereal and half healthier cereal. :-)
For breads, bagels and soon hamburger and hotdog buns only 1 brand is worth buying for kids IMO and it's Udi's.
Frozen muffins and donuts = Udi's and Kinnikinnick
Cake mixes ;
chocolate cake/muffins = King Arthur and Pamela's, Namaste is pretty good also
Vanilla cake/muffins = Pamela's
pancake mix = pamela's for my 7yo , I like King Arthur better
I use King Arthur gluten-free flour for homemade pb cookies and muffins
gluten-free Bisquik for biscuits
Some people like the corn pasta we don't. We use Ancient Harvest Quinoa pasta's.
For meals:
I made a chart of all my girls favorite things and listed them out. This made it easier to plan meals and leftovers for lunches.
Making a list allows you to see all your options. At first it might seem like your losing soo much but in reality when you list out all your do's the list is pretty big.
Making a list was key for me, I was soo overwhelmed at first, I was living meal to meal for 2 weeks and was completely freaked out.
Make sure to get a list of all your favorite sauces, spices etc.. and start researching the gluten-free equivalent.
Wish bone makes a lot of gluten-free salad dressings, they say right on the back . Yeah thank you Wish bone.
Expect to spend more $$ than usual the first month replacing non- gluten-free sauces, dressings, spices etc..
Anything you dipped a knife fork or spoon into that touched a gluten based product has to be replaced as well.
Try to keep your meals simple for a couple of weeks. Keep the snacks even simplier.
good luck
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Heres one from my recipe book for panckes
1 egg
1 1/2 c cornstarch
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 c oil
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbl sugar
1 c milk
1/4 tsp xanthum gum
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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You could make some gluten-free Bisquick biscuits halved and buttered with turkey rollups with sprouts and hummus or Ham and pickles. or use Udi's bagels sliced in half again hortizontally, this makes a better sandwich than their gluten-free white bread, IMO.
Schar makes some nice table crackers, these are a cross between a low salt saltine and a club cracker. Maybe crackers with meat or tuna.
Oscar Meyer meats which are Gluten free has a carving board line of meats. These are really tasty and makes throwing a garden/pasta salad with meat together really fast and easy.
Good luck, you have a lot of restrictions. Hopefully you can get a thermos to be available and she will have quite a few more options.
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After several frustrating baking disasters I made really good chocolate chip cookies! Yay me!
Even with my brain not working and my whole body aching from a glutening yesterday I still managed to produce delicious cookies.
(Can you tell I'm very excited?)
I love to bake so every baking success is cause for celebration and the failures are very frustrating to me.
AWESOME! I love it when that happens.
Now share your recipe :-)
Help! How Do We Deal With Camp?!
in Parents, Friends and Loved Ones of Celiacs
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Its always easier when you have someone doing the work for you hahahahaha
This summer I am teaching my daughter to read labels, She is almost 8 and 1 yr gluten-free. I want her to understand everything better, so when I am not around she can advocate for herself.
Just the basics for now.