Celiac disease

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My new little 13 month old has been off with Diarrhea for 3 days. He's back this morning as he seems to be doing better. Mom has a history of Celiac disease in the family and is concerned this might be the case and the reason for the diarrhea.

I have no experiance at all with this allergy. I'm looking for any advise or thoughts on this.

I'm going to stick to rice and veggies and fruit today to be on the safe side. Does anyone have any suggestions?

If it is Celiac disease I would get Mom to supply lunch and you do snacks as yoghurt and fruits are easy snacks, apple sauce.


The key to gluten-free cooking is simple: take a little bit of homework on your part, a dash of extra effort, and dump in a whole lot of creativity - voila! You're a gluten-free gourmet! But some of the greatest culinary challenges are for those meals-on-the-run, which seem to be the most common kind sometimes. Kids with Celiac Disease has extensive menu suggestions for all meals and snacks, but the following is a short excerpt of on-the-go snack ideas

· string cheese
· Taquitos, quesadillas, tacos, tamales (made with corn tortillas - they travel well)
· Nachos
· Corn Nuts
· Raisins and other dried fruit
· Chex mix
. There is a gluten-free cereal available at many grocery stores or health food markets thats just like Chex--make the mix as you would Chex mix.
· Popcorn
· Cheese cubes with toothpicks in them and rice crackers
· Fruit rolls
· Lettuce wrapped around ham, cheese, turkey, or roast beef
· Rice cakes (check with the manufacturer; not all are gluten-free)
· Hard-boiled eggs or deviled eggs
· Applesauce
· Apples dipped in caramel or peanut butter (if youre sending apples in a lunchbox, remember to pour lemon juice over the slices; that will keep them from turning brown)
· Individually packaged pudding
· Jello
· Yogurt
· Fruit cups (individually packaged cups are great for lunchboxes)
· Fruit snacks (like Farleys brand)
· High-protein bars (e.g., Tigers Milk, GeniSoy)
· Nuts
· Marshmallows
· Trail mix
. Combine peanuts, M&Ms, dried fruit, chocolate chips, and other trail mix items for a great on-the-go snack.
- Beware of commercial trail mixes--they often roll their date pieces in oat flour.