School
Resources
"Keep
Me Safe" Allergy Cards
School
Resources from American Celiac Disease Alliance
Sample
letters for school staff, from CSA
Brochure
for school staff: Understanding
Your Student, from GIG
The
504 Plan: a formal plan to protect your child at school
This is a detailed article about how to create a 504 Plan
Webinars
on various topics including schools
Summer
Camp
Glutenfreelivingnow.com
has a summer camp at Camp Jameson, on the southwest side of Indianapolis.
R.O.C.K.
R.O.C.K. (Raising Our Celiac Kids)
is a support group for kids and parents founded by Danna Korn,
For more information about our local chapter, contact Samantha
Wilson, Samantha@hhdepot.com
Children's
Books and Magazines
Celiac
Kids Club a quarterly magazine on the Gluten Intolerance Group
website
Online
book: The
Trouble That Jack Had
Gluten-Free
Friends: An Activity Book for Kids
by Nancy Patin Falini
Eating
Gluten-Free with Emily
by Bonnie J. Kruszka
List
of Kid-oriented books
Books
for parents:
Kids
with Celiac Disease: A Family Guide to Raising Happy, Healthy,
Gluten-Free Children, by Danna Korn
Amusement
Parks
Holiday
World and Splashin' Safari gluten-free food
Disney
World
You can talk to them or email before your trip - Disney World
has a reputation for being very accomodating to special diets.
Gluten-Free
Candy List
All
food lists should be used with caution. They are out of date as
soon as they are written. Please double-check the labels as ingredients
can change.
Peanut-Free
Planet You can search by allergen
Celiac
Family: Safe Gluten-Free Halloween Candy
Lunch
boxes
Single
cupcake holder
A great little item to take a GF cupcake to school or parties
Laptop
Lunch boxes
Art
Supplies
Soy-yer
brand play dough
Aroma
Dough GF Playdough
Colorations
GF Playdough
GF
status of Arts and Crafts supplies
from the Clan Thompson website
Gluten-Free
Play Dough Recipe
½ cup rice flour
½ cup cornstarch
½ cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon cooking oil
Food coloring, if desired
Mix ingredients. Cook and stir on low heat for 3 minutes or until
it forms a ball. Cool completely before storing in a sealable
plastic bag.
Kid-Style
Products, Recipes, and Cookbooks
Recipes
for GF Girl-Scout cookies:
Samoas
Thin
Mints
Tagalongs
Mixes for Easy Bake Ovens
S'Better
Farms Corn Dogs
Meijer carries these
S'Better
Farms Chicken Fingers
Found at Meijer
K-toos
Oreo-Style Chocolate-Vanilla Sandwich cookies
Kinnikritters
Animal cookies
Spaghetti-O's
type canned pasta (no O's, but the sauce is like Spaghetti-Os)
Rice
Shells & Cheddar by DeBoles
Rice
Pasta & Cheese by Deboles
Mac
& Cheese by Pastariso
Chebe
Bread Highly recommended. This is a tapioca-based cheese bread.
Tinkyada "Little
Dreams" pasta shapes
Animal-shaped
pasta by Glutano
Recipe:
Very Easy Cheese Crisps and Mock Goldfish Crackers
Goldfish
cracker recipe
Cel-Kids
Network - Recipes from
CSA
Kid-Friendly
Recipes from Miss Roben's website
Incredible,
edible gluten-free food for kids: 150 family-tested recipes
by Sheri L. Sanderson
Nothing
Beats Gluten-Free Cooking: A Children's Cookbook by Celiac
Disease Center at Columbia University
Wheat-Free,
Gluten-Free Cookbook for Kids and Busy Adults by Connie Sarrros
CORN
DOGS
recipe by Connie Sarros
1/2
cup yellow cornmeal or corn flour (cornflour is ground a bit finer)
1/2 cup gluten-free flour mixture
1/2 tsp. xanthan gum
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. gluten-free baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup milk
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp. shortening, melted
6 gluten-free hot dogs
6 skewers or sticks
In
a large bowl, stir together first 7 ingedients, mixing well. Add
the milk, egg and shortening, mixing with a wire whisk until very
smooth. Pour the mixture into a tall glass. Insert the skewers
or sticks into the hot dogs, then dip them into the cornmeal batter
to coat them evenly. Deep fry in oil heated to 375 degrees until
golden brown, about two minutes.
Note:
Add the liquid a little at a time; you want the mixture to be
on the thick side for dipping. You may also want to dust the hot
dogs with cornflour to help the batter stick.)
What
Can Parents Do?
Parents
should follow the gluten-free diet for a short period of time
so that they can better empathize and understand their child's
situation.
Teach
your child the skills he or she will need to feel "in charge"
of the diet and social situations that can be difficult.
Try
to take the focus off food, and make food choices matter of fact.
