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Flying with Your Celiac Child
First of all, how you’ll manage your trip depends on your travel arrangements—will you be flying or driving? Nowadays, airlines allow its travelers to bring food onto airplanes with them. Each airline has its own set of guidelines which you can usually find online or ask a customer service representative about over the phone. For […]
Up Close and Personal with Roni Piterman
I am honored to share with you and up close and personal interview with founder, owner and chef Roni Piterman. She has devoted her days (and nights) to helping others in need of a gluten-free diet in a very special way and has really expanded. This is a woman who knows her business! […]
Throw Your Own Gluten-Free Baking Parties
How do you increase gluten-free awareness and make your gluten-sensitive child feel special among his non-gluten-sensitive friends and relatives? Invite company over for baking gluten-free cookies. His friends will enjoy the gluten-free cookies and can bring some home for their own families. The praise his friends will give over the cookies and the baking […]
Mommy, What Is Celiac Disease?
It’s not every day that you find a resource book that both parents and children can read for valuable information about celiac disease. Katie Chalmers has achieved this with her unique picture book, Mommy, What Is Celiac Disease? After a child’s celiac diagnosis is made, there comes the inevitable talk when Mommy, Daddy, or both […]
Gluten and Allergen Free Expo in Chicago- April 29th- May 1st-2011
Living Without, the nation’s leading magazine for people with Celiac Disease, gluten sensitivity and food allergies, has become the title sponsor of the 4th annual Gluten & Allergen Free Expo, to be held April 29 – May 1 in Chicago. Living Without has teamed up with Jen Cafferty, nationally recognized expert on cooking and living […]
G-Free FOODIE Launches…
Good news for the tech-savvy gluten-free community! G-Free Foodie, a comprehensive gluten-free resource website (http://gfreefoodie.com) has launched an updated version of their App, called the “Gluten Free Ultimate Solution” App. Whereas the previous version was only available online and for the Android, this latest app can be downloaded to Apple devices from iTunes. The app […]
Listen to My NABBW (National Association of Baby Boomer Women) Teleseminar on Celiac Disease
I had the honor and pleasure of being featured in a NABBW (National Association of Baby Boomer Women) teleseminar on celiac disease with Anne Holmes, the “Boomer-in-Chief” of the NABBW, National Association of Baby Boomer Women. Follow the link below to have a listen or download the teleseminar as an MP3: http://attendthisevent.com/?eventid=14823489 Enjoy! Tina Turbin […]
LABELING REGULATIONS IN JEOPARDY NOW- URGENT ALERT
URGENT ALERT… PROPOSED FOOD ALLERGEN/GLUTEN LABELING REGULATIONS IN JEOPARDY Celiac and allergy groups have joined together in response to the strong opposition of the beer industry over the proposed regulatory changes by Health Canada. Below are some of the press releases in the news: http://www.prweb.com/releases/Celiac-Disease-Allergens/Food-Beverage-Labelling/prweb4999184.htm Please pass this along to your colleagues and friends in […]
Encourage Your Celiac Child to Share his Gluten-Free Cookies
How do you increase gluten-free awareness and make your gluten-sensitive child feel special among his non-gluten-sensitive friends and relatives? Bake for occasions for which your child can share his gluten-free cookies with others. This will give children the pleasure of not only baking their gluten-free cookies but also of giving to others. You should encourage […]
Finding Great Gluten-Free Cookie Recipes to Bake with Your Celiac Child
Baking cookies goes back a long way in my family, and I was quick to establish it as a Turbin family tradition with my own kids. When I was diagnosed with celiac disease and adopted a gluten-free diet, I began accumulating gluten-free recipes for cookies and other baked goods so the tradition could carry […]
Help Your Celiac Child Get Enough Fiber in His Gluten-Free Diet
It’s important to realize and meet the challenge of getting enough fiber in your child’s new diet, and it’s easy, too. Why is that it’s more difficult to get enough fiber in a gluten-free diet? Gluten is a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, grains which are high in fiber. Rice flours and the […]
Road Trips with Your Celiac Child
For car trips, bring along a cooler or two with already-prepared gluten-free foods and snacks for your celiac child. Luckily for your child, there are more and more gluten-free snacks available which are perfect for road trips. For instance, you can order online various snacks such as gluten-free jerky, gluten-free potato puffs, and gluten-free popcorn. […]
Help Your Celiac Child Avoid Cross-Contamination
I can’t insist enough the importance of teaching your child about his own condition and cross-contamination. How much your child can absorb depends on his age and maturity level. You’ll be surprised by how much a child is capable of understanding, though. Even two-year-olds can practice “reading” labels with you at the grocery store. Practice […]
How Much Gluten is Too Much for Your Celiac Child?
The amount of gluten that can be tolerated varies among people with celiac disease. In general, research suggests that less than 10 milligrams (mg) of gluten daily is unlikely to cause significant damage to the intestines in most celiac people. However, these small amounts could still be enough to make a person feel unwell. […]
How Much Fiber Does Your Gluten-Sensitive Child Need?
Your child needs daily the number of his age in years plus 5 to 10 grams. For example, a 5-year-old would need between 10 and 15 grams of fiber (5 years plus 5 to 10 grams). There are plenty of ways to add fiber to his gluten-free diet by including high-fiber gluten-free grains such as […]
Some Great Celiac Support Groups for Children and Families
In North America, celiac families have a range of choices of local chapters of The Gluten Intolerance Group, The Celiac Sprue Association, The Celiac Disease Foundation, The Canadian Celiac Association, and Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.). To find a nearby celiac support group, use a search engine and type in “celiac support groups” and […]
Avoiding Cross-Contamination: Learn How to Read Labels
Learning how to read labels is an absolute must. Before you go grocery shopping, make sure you’re alert and not hungry so you can read labels carefully. When you do purchase gluten-free products, buy those that have been “certified gluten-free.” The GFCO (Gluten Free Certification Organization) certifies products that have less than 10 ppm gluten, […]
Consider Getting Your Celiac Child to Connect to a Celiac Support Group
First, a celiac support group will help you establish for you and your celiac child a network of celiac people who will be there for you in a welcoming, compassionate environment—with gluten-free refreshments, of course. Imagine what it would feel like if you and your child had a circle of friends to get together […]
Helping Your Child Connect with Celiac Support Groups
If your child has recently been diagnosed with celiac disease, it is likely your family is still adapting to the gluten-free lifestyle. It may seem overwhelming at first to a celiac patient to begin the gluten-free road to recovery, as there are many challenges to face in adjusting to a gluten-free diet. Parents often […]
Keeping Your Celiac Child Safe at School
First of all, you’ll need allies, and who better than your child’s teachers? This means all of his teachers, including his physical education instructor or his home room teacher, with whom some children only meet with periodically. I highly recommend meeting with each teacher individually. Writing a note or e-mail is usually insufficient to […]
