Nephew with celiac - what is fair/appropriate when visiting grandma?

[Anonymous]

You could commit to a week of not feeding your kids shit 3 meals a day. Good grief, your kids diets are horrendous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could commit to a week of not feeding your kids shit 3 meals a day. Good grief, your kids diets are horrendous.

OMG! HUGE red flags. Malnutrition! Ants in the pants!

They will grow up ungrateful and marry your stepmother.

(Did I get it right? I've been taking notes.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: I don't understand why you can't have some gluten products in the kitchen. If plates are washed and you keep your food separate from everyone else's, is there really that big of a risk of contamination? I am familiar with celiac, and have many friends who do not eat gluten because of it or related issues, but I have never heard about a need to fully separate all products.

This. In my experience celiac is also not like a nut or egg allergy for example. Do celiacs go into anaphylactic shock from any exposure?! Never heard of this?

There is a whole culture I have seen develop with parents today that are in many cases over-reacting to food allergies. I know that is some instances this is not at all the case but in many others I have personally experienced it is. ALso isn't it very unusual for such a young child to have a definitive food allergy diagnosis for celiac?

[Anonymous]

It can be definitively diagnosed at any age by mucosal biopsy. 2 years old would not be that unusual.

More than you wanted to know, from eMedicine (good site for epidemiology and other characteristics of various illnesses):

Celiac disease is most prevalent in Western Europe and the United States, with an increasing incidence in Africa and Asia. Females are affected slightly more than males.

The age distribution of patients with celiac disease is bimodal, the first at 8-12 months and the second in the third to fourth decades. The mean age at diagnosis is 8.4 years (range, 1-17 y).

Celiac disease might become apparent in infants when gluten ingestion begins. Symptoms of celiac disease might persist throughout childhood if untreated but usually diminish in adolescence. Symptoms often reappear in early adulthood, between the third and fourth decades of life.

Approximately 20% of patients with celiac disease are older than 60 years.[12]

Adolescents with celiac disease frequently present with extraintestinal manifestations, including short stature, behavioral problems, fatigue, and skin problems. The diagnosis of celiac disease is often not established until middle age or old age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow
Well if they want the guest cabin, that is where they eat, that is what stays gluten free. They cannot have it all.

Agree 100%. Have a family meeting stating this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could commit to a week of not feeding your kids shit 3 meals a day. Good grief, your kids diets are horrendous.

OK, well, you can have "mother of the year," but you're a shit human being

[Anonymous]

GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

Good lord- how many times do we need to go over this? Most gluten free food is delicious. Many gluten free substitutes are eh or not good.

Solution? Eat naturally gluten free foods and skip the substitutes.

There is just no excuse for a grown up who can't eat gluten free for a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

I have celiac. I had filet and lobster with a baked potato last night. It was GF and pretty awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

Gluten-free food is awful?
Fresh fruits and veggies
Meat, eggs, fish, beans
Corn cereal, snacks and tortillas
Ice cream, sorbet, whipped cream
Popcorn, Pirate's Booty
Candy, chocolate
Potatoes, rice

Yeah...so awful!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

Good lord- how many times do we need to go over this? Most gluten free food is delicious. Many gluten free substitutes are eh or not good.

Solution? Eat naturally gluten free foods and skip the substitutes.

There is just no excuse for a grown up who can't eat gluten free for a week.

This is not a grown-up who can't eat gluten free for a week. This is a grown-up with two kids who seem to be somewhat picky eaters who has been trying to make sure that she can feed them and have everyone be relatively happy. They are spending money on their vacation time for this trip. Yes, you need to be accommodating the family, but it should be enjoyable for them as well. Everyone has to give a little, not just one side

[Anonymous]

While posters ideally would be clear what they mean by "gluten-free" -- and I suspect, in context, this means foods traditionally made with gluten products but which have had substitutions made and must therefore be labelled "gluten-free" to distinguish the change -- yes, it is true that many foods are gluten-free and taste great.

Like lobster, steak, and potatoes.

Heck, plain water is gluten-free, unless there has been something hinky in the processing.

I still think y'all know what people mean by saying gluten-free products taste inferior to their equivalents. It comes with, well, having equivalents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:GF food is awful. If you, or your children, have special diets. stop imposing them on other people.

Good lord- how many times do we need to go over this? Most gluten free food is delicious. Many gluten free substitutes are eh or not good.

Solution? Eat naturally gluten free foods and skip the substitutes.

There is just no excuse for a grown up who can't eat gluten free for a week.

This is not a grown-up who can't eat gluten free for a week. This is a grown-up with two kids who seem to be somewhat picky eaters who has been trying to make sure that she can feed them and have everyone be relatively happy. They are spending money on their vacation time for this trip. Yes, you need to be accommodating the family, but it should be enjoyable for them as well. Everyone has to give a little, not just one side

OP's picky-pickys are making this every bit as challenging as the poor kid with celiac.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:While posters ideally would be clear what they mean by "gluten-free" -- and I suspect, in context, this means foods traditionally made with gluten products but which have had substitutions made and must therefore be labelled "gluten-free" to distinguish the change -- yes, it is true that many foods are gluten-free and taste great.

Like lobster, steak, and potatoes.

Heck, plain water is gluten-free, unless there has been something hinky in the processing.

I still think y'all know what people mean by saying gluten-free products taste inferior to their equivalents. It comes with, well, having equivalents.

Yes, but OP doesn't seem to realize that her kids who seem to be rather dependent on "gluten-y" foods (processed things like nuggets, crackers, bread) because of their pickiness are making this just as challenging as the kid with the legitimate food allergy.