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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GF mom.

Pasta - try Barilla, that's our favorite and I think the most like regular pasta.  Just remember the gentle boil and stir.  Spaghetti is the hardest because it tends to clump - if We're making that I actually break it in half and stir with tongs to pull it apart.

Bread - this is probably one of the hardest ones, and most mass produced aren't great.  We actually got a bread maker to make our own. The really good GF breads tend to be from smaller, GF bakeries. Can you live without bread for the week?

Nuggets - I think we've done apple gate  and they were OK, but honestly I generally make my own, though that's more for my non-GF kid anyway.

What other foods do your kids eat?  I've found that focusing on naturally GF foods can really be easier.  Do they eat rice or potatoes? What about corn tortillas? [/quote]

Thanks PP.  I'll try Barilla.  What coating do you use for your own nuggets?  I can try that at home first.  Do you have a soy sauce you like?

The older one is more adventurous and will probably be OK - hot dog, hamburger, nachos, French fries... The 4YO eats almost nothing I can think of that doesn't have some gluten.  Meal staples are grilled cheese, turkey sandwiches, pb& j, nuggets, variants of pizza, grilled chicken with a specific marinade (this is a possibility for replacement)... Plain white rice, I guess.  No tortillas, no potatoes other than fried.  Eggs rarely and only if made just so.  [and before I get more grief about their diets, they eat plenty of fruit, cheese, yogurt, etc.  we just need dinner!][/quote]

Your kids are way too picky. You've let this go on way too long. Our pediatrician warns that, for picky eaters, "Fix it by 5 or it won't change."[/quote]

Actually my ped said the opposite. When I ask her about my picky eaters she brushes it off and says I shouldn't stress or worry about it. My 5 yo eats similar to OP's. My 8 yo started branching out a lot starting a it age 7.

And frankly, I wouldn't go GF for a week, so I wouldn't ask my kids to. We'd be skipping this vacation with DH's full support. And he'd have some words for his mother too.[/quote]

Some words about how she was protecting her 2yo grandson? What a peach! Don't go, fine; politely decline. But take your "words" and keep them to yourself.[/quote]

Not a chance. My MIL would be told exactly why we wouldn't be coming. No sugar coating. But she'd never be so unreasonable in the first place. She'd give the Celiac family the cabin and be done with it. She wouldn't alter her 50 year old delicious recipes or GF her kitchen.[/quote]

Troll.

This is a toddler's medical condition, not some insufferable cousin who's imposing their dietary habits on the rest of the family.[/quote]

Not a troll! I wouldn't take the trip and I wouldn't lie about the "flu." It's not a reasonable thing to ask of others for a week. And a lot of people on this thread agree.[/quote]

So decline POLITELY, and move on with your like. No need to try to control their decisions and the way the want the vacation to go. If it's not for you, just peace out.[/quote]

I would. I would POLITELY state the real reason we would not be going on this "vacation." If not wanting to eat like a prison inmate on my "vacation" makes me a jerk, I can live with that.

Good luck OP! You are being more than understanding - they are being unreasonable.[/quote]

I'm pretty sure they serve gluten in prison.  [/quote]

Probably so! Because not doing so would be considered cruel and unusual![/quote]

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