Comments on: Gluten-Free Menus in Schools: A Worthwhile Food Fight

By: Gluten-Free School Lunch Menu: Year One | The Savvy Celiac

Gluten-Free School Lunch Menu: Year One | The Savvy Celiac — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:14:12 +0000

[...] department is that doesn’t have the facilities to bake like some districts do. For example, the Rochester school district in Minnesota has the ability to bake several different gluten-free desserts. It helps that district [...]

By: Approaching your School about Gluten-Free Foods | The Savvy Celiac

Approaching your School about Gluten-Free Foods | The Savvy Celiac — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:05:08 +0000

[...] schools are doing gluten-free menus — including Anoka-Hennepin and the Rochester schools in [...]

By: Managing Gluten-Free in the Classroom

Managing Gluten-Free in the Classroom — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 06:11:54 +0000

[...] getting a gluten-free lunch at school is a huge undertaking, I have discussed it on this blog before. But how much thought are we as [...]

By: Raising a Gluten-Free Child in a Gluten-Filled World Part 3: School

Raising a Gluten-Free Child in a Gluten-Filled World Part 3: School — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:46:41 +0000

[...] That’s when I went to work and met with the district’s nutrition department to get some lunch help for Emma and other kids in her situation. After about 15 months (some of which felt like a [...]

By: joannie

joannie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:30:52 +0000

Thanks so much for writing about this topic! I have a 1st grade daughter who was diagnosed at a very young age. Our journey through the school system was very similar to yours. We had a lot of talk and no action for a long time. My daughter just wants an opportunity “to eat like everyone else does sometimes.” We are making some progress, currently Abby eats at least one hot lunch meal per week. We choose the meals that are easiest for the school to modify. Although it would be much simpler to pack a cold lunch, my daughter deserves the same choices as every other child. If I don’t advocate and push the envelope for her, who will? Thanks again for bringing this topic to the forefront. We all need to work to educate the school community on celiac disease and the rights of our children.