Can she cook, OP? I wonder if she might be better off preparing her own food.

When you look at SLAC's - see what the hours of the dining halls are. My child is at one and the hours are pretty limited so the door dash eats up a significant part of spending money.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for those that provided helpful information. Those are really good starting points and we will start looking at them. At this point, she is interested in SLACs. She has mentioned interest in Grinell, Lehigh and Haverford. For those saying she needs to grow up, believe me I have tried. she does eat vegetables, rice and certain proteins at home only because I insist. Because she experiences GI symptoms very easily due to celiac, she has developed a habit of being very hesitant to try new things. We are working on it but I would feel better if she went to a school where there were some familiar gluten free foods she could fall back on.

don't listen to the haters, OP. they probably don't have a kid with celiac.

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for those that provided helpful information. Those are really good starting points and we will start looking at them. At this point, she is interested in SLACs. She has mentioned interest in Grinell, Lehigh and Haverford. For those saying she needs to grow up, believe me I have tried. she does eat vegetables, rice and certain proteins at home only because I insist. Because she experiences GI symptoms very easily due to celiac, she has developed a habit of being very hesitant to try new things. We are working on it but I would feel better if she went to a school where there were some familiar gluten free foods she could fall back on.

Celiac here. Most celiacs eat very narrow diets of safe foods. I get violently ill for weeks when I've been glutened.

Salad bars are risky for celiacs. There is too many risks of contamination in a salad bar setting.

When you visit the colleges I would actually eat in the dining halls and let her see what she thinks.

I live in the south and find it challenging to eat out at restaurants in the south due to the fry belt. Unless she is okay with bringing her own foods I'd avoid southern states including Tennessee. In many restaurants in the south the only things safe for me to eat are jacketed baked potatoes or steamed oysters on the half shell. I find it much easier to eat out in California or the Northeast.

Your daughter does not need to "grow up." Your daughter does not need to eat more varied foods. Celiacs will eat narrow diets and routine foods because they are safe and they don't get sick.

Anonymous wrote:I’d look for colleges in cities, if she’s open to it. Our celiac was in a small town, could not eat the school options, and really struggled. She ended up cooking in her dorm a lot. It’s a real challenge and I bet most people commenting are not aware of how hard this can be.

Thank you so much for your insight. This is exactly what I feared when I heard DD talk about Grinell etc. I will try to encourage her to look at schools in large cities as well.

I’d look for colleges in cities, if she’s open to it. Our celiac was in a small town, could not eat the school options, and really struggled. She ended up cooking in her dorm a lot. It’s a real challenge and I bet most people commenting are not aware of how hard this can be.

Thank you for those that provided helpful information. Those are really good starting points and we will start looking at them. At this point, she is interested in SLACs. She has mentioned interest in Grinell, Lehigh and Haverford. For those saying she needs to grow up, believe me I have tried. she does eat vegetables, rice and certain proteins at home only because I insist. Because she experiences GI symptoms very easily due to celiac, she has developed a habit of being very hesitant to try new things. We are working on it but I would feel better if she went to a school where there were some familiar gluten free foods she could fall back on.

You can not expect anyone to answer this truthfully.

I would expect good success in the Nashville area. We have extended family, where everyone has celiac disease, raising kids there and tons a restaurants do gluten-free. Your student may end up sharing an apartment with a roommate instead of a dormitory anyway. Belmont and Vanderbilt are in Nashville.

Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and we are starting to create a list of colleges. She has celiac disease and on top of that she is a very picky eater. For example she does not eat any salads, could eat gluten free cheese pasta/pizza, gluten free chicken tenders everyday if we allowed it. Every school we toured says they can accommodate all kinds of dietary restrictions including gluten free. However, when we actually walked through the cafeteria we realized that the choices were quite limited centering around the salad bar and other healthy foods that DD would not go for. Are there any schools that offer a particularly wide range of gluten free food that includes foods like gotten free pizza and chicken tenders?

You should actually eat in the dining halls.

Smith has a whole separate dining hall that's dedicated to managing food allergies and I believe it's top 10 free. Apparently the food is really good.

can you share a few target schools and people might be able to chime in?
Example - if you child is looking at SLAC's, I would say stay away from Macalester as their food choices are really bad for everyone one.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe it’s time for DD’s palate to evolve a bit? Are you literally asking if there schools that feature gluten-free kids menus throughout campus?

+1

Can she eat gluten free cereal? Yogurt? Eggs? She needs to eat more than a 3 year old.

Maybe it’s time for DD’s palate to evolve a bit? Are you literally asking if there schools that feature gluten-free kids menus throughout campus?

DD is a junior and we are starting to create a list of colleges. She has celiac disease and on top of that she is a very picky eater. For example she does not eat any salads, could eat gluten free cheese pasta/pizza, gluten free chicken tenders everyday if we allowed it. Every school we toured says they can accommodate all kinds of dietary restrictions including gluten free. However, when we actually walked through the cafeteria we realized that the choices were quite limited centering around the salad bar and other healthy foods that DD would not go for. Are there any schools that offer a particularly wide range of gluten free food that includes foods like gotten free pizza and chicken tenders?