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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two kids with no allergies. My sister's kids have nut allergies and are lactose intolerant. When we vacation with them/visit them, we adopt their diet, no problem. It is no big deal to accommodate them for a few days. Then again, my kids are not picky eaters and do empathize with their cousins.[/quote]
I don't think eliminating nuts and lactose is nearly as difficult as removing gluten from your diet. Try it for a few days and get back to me.[/quote]

Challenge accepted. Here are five GF days, with kids:

Day 1
Breakfast: Corn Chex, blueberries, milk
Lunch: Turkey and cheese wrapped in lettuce, apples, potato chips
Snack: Yogurt, Pirate's Booty
Dinner: Tacos, salad
Dessert: ice cream

Day 2:
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit salad
Lunch: Chicken salad, strawberries, tortilla chips, carrots
Snack: fruit juice Popsicles
Dinner: Ham, scalloped potatoes, green beans

Day3:
Breakfast: yogurt, banana, gluten free granola
Lunch: hot dog with no bun, pickle, orange, veggie straws
Snack: Trail mix
Dinner: GF nuggets, oven fries, asparagus
Dessert: baked apples, whipped cream

Day 4: 
Breakfast: Rice Krispies, banana
Lunch: PEanut butter with apple slices and celery, raisins, chips and salsa
Snack: fruit leather
Dinner: Roast chicken, broccoli, baked potato

Day 5:
Breakfast: cheese Omelettes, strawberries
Lunch: tuna salad, Wheat Thins, cucumber slices, pears
Snack: Frozen grapes, string cheese
Dinner: Steak and veggie kabobs, corn on the cob, fruit salad
Dessert: Fudgsicles

This was off the top of my head, and my kids have eaten all of these things in recent weeks. Shall I go on? Thanks for playing!
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Sounds good, but no Wheat Thins. Sub GF frackers of which there are many options.[/quote]

Wheat Thins have gluten...hence the Wheat in the name...as do most frozen oven fries, so make sure they're made from scratch.  Otherwise a decent menu if your kids will eat it.  My daughter has to be GF and DF, which makes it doubly hard, but the older she has gotten she knows the benefits far outweigh the extreme pain from eating both.  Good luck OP![/quote]

PP who made the menu here...yes, I'd sub a different cracker, and there are tons of GF varieties. As for oven fries...this is one of those things that are so easy to make, I don't understand why people waste money on store-bought. Clean some potatoes and dry; don't peel (or do peel, if you've got super-picky kids), chop into fries of your preferred size. Mix around with olive oil and sea salt to taste. Sometimes, I throw in some paprika or Lowrey's season salt or Old Bay. Spread out (give them enough room!) in a roasting pan or a cookie sheet or two. Bake at 400 or 425 for about 20 minutes, tossing around a few times to make sure they cook on all sides. Simple.[/quote]

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