Anonymous wrote:If my kid were on a special diet, I would supply the teacher treats for my kid that s/he liked and that met the dietary restriction. I would not assume that others would know obscure dietary things (e.g., malt contains gluten).

In my experience it’s quite likely the parent either did this or didn’t do this because they were told that labeled gluten free snacks would be available.

If you aren’t someone who is educated about gluten, don’t volunteer to bring the gluten free food.

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Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

There is a movement that is trying to make it obligatory to declare gluten. Right now, it is only allergens that this applies to.

Having said that, there is a potential for backlash. They recently added sesame to the list of declaration obligatory allergens. A number of fast food chains, not wanting to take the steps to ensure that their sesame buns and plain buns weren’t in contact, began adding sesame to all of their baked goods. So things that had been safe for many people no longer were.

Anonymous wrote:For anybody who wants to make GF ones, you can purchase the Wegman’s generic version of rice krispy cereal. It states GF on the box. I use it when I make them for my family member with celiac.

Years ago Kelloggs made a GF version but not today.

There is a chocolate rice cereal you can buy at whole foods that makes tasty ones too.

However in this situation, be aware that many parents don’t want their celiac kid eating baked goods from a home kitchen that also bakes with gluten. It’s too easy to have something become contaminated. As a general rule, if someone other than the child’s parent sends it in, then it’s only safe if it’s a packaged food labeled gluten free or a single serving food like a banana.

If my kid were on a special diet, I would supply the teacher treats for my kid that s/he liked and that met the dietary restriction. I would not assume that others would know obscure dietary things (e.g., malt contains gluten).

Anonymous wrote:It's really not hard to google these things rather than make stupid assumptions. Gluten is in a lot of things including cereal and candy. It's not only wheat.

While that’s true, I can see why most people would think something sold as rice cereal would not contain gluten!

It's really not hard to google these things rather than make stupid assumptions. Gluten is in a lot of things including cereal and candy. It's not only wheat.

I really thought it was common knowledge that malt is not gluten-free, and that Rice Krispies is not safe for gluten sensitive people. Please read the labels!

A gluten-free diet means no wheat, rye, or barley.
It is very important to read labels before making assumptions. A lot of schools only allow commercially packaged food in the classroom so the ingredients are well documented.

Other things that are not gluten free:
Malt (contains barley)
Licorice type candy (usually contains wheat)
Pringles chips (contains wheat)
Beer (contains barley)
Soy sauce (contains wheat)

Anonymous wrote:Gluten free people are so annoying.

Wah. My tummy hurts. Wah.

My guess is that you're pretty annoying too.

Its so tough for little kids. My then 4 year old learned in prek not to trust anyone after his teacher told him things were safe, that were not, multiple times. I had told her I would always send food and please just not to offer him stuff but she was super flighty. The good news is that by kindergarten he was his own best advocate. And a kid who gets sick enough he would rather be a pain in the ass than pooping for 3 days.

I found that out the hard way.

For anybody who wants to make GF ones, you can purchase the Wegman’s generic version of rice krispy cereal. It states GF on the box. I use it when I make them for my family member with celiac.

Years ago Kelloggs made a GF version but not today.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

Because Gluten isn’t a declaration obligatory allergen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh oh. My DH just bought rice krispy treat ingredients to make for his class for finals because he knows one student eats GF. Better check....

The ones you make at home should be fine. Most rice krispie recipes are GF. It’s the Rice Krispie Treats you buy at the store that are an issue. They contain malt. If you have to bring a GF treat to something, check the packaging and make sure it says gluten.

https://smartlabel.wkkellogg.com/Product/Index?gtin=00038000199929#ingredients

Wrong!

The allergens tab at that link literally says: Does not contain Declaration Obligatory Allergens

Gluten free people are so annoying.

Wah. My tummy hurts. Wah.