Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than fruit salad, roasted vegetables, chicken, salmon filets, thin beef, what other nutritious and flavorful dishes can I make for teens who must eat GF and DF? I also made biscuits and a loaf of bread, but teens don’t like “this GF sh*t”.
I’m running out of ideas and don’t have much support from other family members. It takes a village to feed kids.

Your teen sounds like a brat. Perhaps they don’t think they need to eating gluten and dairy free.

See if your kid could do it. It’s basically no pizza, hamburgers, etc. even cornflake. That is just the gluten free things. You can not eat out at restaurant where kids like to go. It is a big adjustment and expensive.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just came back from Europe. It is some much easier to eat there vs here. They had great food that was gluten free/dairy free. Even the McDonald’s has gluten free rolls for hamburgers.

Do you seriously trust McDonald’s?

No we did not eat there but it came up on the gluten free options when looking around. It is really different in Europe. We would go to a restaurant and say one person can not eat gluten. The next thing you know the server is bring a plate with gluten free bread out for that person and the bread is pretty good. This is just a normal restaurant not one specializing in gluten free. Same thing happed a breakfast but it was croissants etc.

Breakfast for dinner: eggs, GF pancakes, potatoes, bacon
Hummus, baba ganouj, dairy-free spinach artichoke dip*, and corn chips
Ploughman's platter: pickles, raw veg, meats, olives (leave off the cheese)
Pavlova for desert

*https://dairyfreeforbaby.com/dairy-free-spinach-artichoke-dip/

Anonymous wrote:Rice based Asian noodles - top with mixture of 5 parts soy, 1 part rice vinegar, 1 part sugar.

Boiled chicken - pulled and mixed into rice. Top with canned tomatoes you simmered with little fried onion and garlic for 30-40 mins

Soft tacos with chicken - in corn tortillas

Corn tortilla quesadillas

Lamb chops on grill with potatoes

Careful soy sauce not gf, but can sub tamari..
Read tortilla labels carefully because some corn tortillas are blended with wheat or plain gluten!

Anyone calling food you make for them sh*t can cook for themselves!

But if they repent, rice and quinoa and polenta and potatoes can swap in for your normal side dishes. For gf pasta, the quinoa ancient grains one is really good. For Asian pasta, like pad Thai, the rice noodles are already gf.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Other than fruit salad, roasted vegetables, chicken, salmon filets, thin beef, what other nutritious and flavorful dishes can I make for teens who must eat GF and DF? I also made biscuits and a loaf of bread, but teens don’t like “this GF sh*t”.
I’m running out of ideas and don’t have much support from other family members. It takes a village to feed kids.

Is this a choice or health conditions. If it is the health conditions you have to teach them to cook.

It’s a health condition. They got mad when they heard about the food restrictions, but I reassured them that they will have a wide array of healthy Mediterranean options to choose from. Fortunately, they know how to choose and cook a fish filet. I’m still working on convince them to cook a good saffron risotto.

It’s a big adjustment. And there will be OPINIONS.

Are there any other sensitivities in the household? Preferences? Aversions? (You don’t have to have a diagnosis to want to avoid an ingredient.)

Is gluten free a preference, or did gastro diagnose celiac disease?

Rice based Asian noodles - top with mixture of 5 parts soy, 1 part rice vinegar, 1 part sugar.

Boiled chicken - pulled and mixed into rice. Top with canned tomatoes you simmered with little fried onion and garlic for 30-40 mins

Soft tacos with chicken - in corn tortillas

Corn tortilla quesadillas

Lamb chops on grill with potatoes

Anonymous wrote:We just came back from Europe. It is some much easier to eat there vs here. They had great food that was gluten free/dairy free. Even the McDonald’s has gluten free rolls for hamburgers.

Do you seriously trust McDonald’s?

Anonymous wrote:Other than fruit salad, roasted vegetables, chicken, salmon filets, thin beef, what other nutritious and flavorful dishes can I make for teens who must eat GF and DF? I also made biscuits and a loaf of bread, but teens don’t like “this GF sh*t”.
I’m running out of ideas and don’t have much support from other family members. It takes a village to feed kids.

Your teen sounds like a brat. Perhaps they don’t think they need to eating gluten and dairy free.

Anonymous wrote:If you want to eat out try flower child. They have a few locations. It is nice to go out every once in a while.

https://www.iamaflowerchild.com/locations/washington-dc/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Maps

I’ve had falafel at Shouk and not had any ish. Their fries are safe too!

Also gf freeze dry stuff like ramen or pad thai is good for a quick meal. If your kid was just diagnosed as they heal they will be very hungry.

You have to watch the sodium. There are low sodium options.

https://www.amazon.com/McDougalls-Right-Foods-Noodle-Entree/dp/B01N5NQZEF/ref=sr_1_12?crid=25FZR4RKLSRN5&keywords=gluten+free+pad+thai&qid=1654358811&sprefix=gluten+free+pad%2Caps%2C58&sr=8-12

We buy frozen GF Milk Free meatballs at the grocery. Cooked Perfect Brand.

If you want to eat out try flower child. They have a few locations. It is nice to go out every once in a while.

https://www.iamaflowerchild.com/locations/washington-dc/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=Maps

^^^ check out this place. I wish they had these type of p,aces here.

https://honestgreens.com/en/menu-2/