Summer camp season is here! It is supposed to be filled with pure 100% fun! But worrying about your food isn’t fun. Some camps accommodate gluten free needs, while others do not. If your child needs to bring his/her gluten free meals or snacks to summer camp, this list may help you when shopping or inspire you to create your own list.
Diagnosed with Celiac? Summer camp can still happen. You just may need to find one that works with your gluten free concerns.
After days of preparation for my daughter to eat gluten-free on a weekend church retreat, she is now home, and the verdict is in.
Yet again we find ourselves with another gluten-free “first” on our hands. Tonight our oldest daughter leaves for a weekend church retreat four hours away. No mom nearby to ask questions to. So now what? Time for mom to get the camp prepared and time for Emma to mature a bit in her gluten-free world.
A really cool study came out this week that looks at how sending your celiac child to gluten-free camp may do more good than we ever knew! Research by the University of California, San Francisco surveyed 104 children at the beginning of their gluten-free camp experience and then again at the end. The study, published in WebMD, Monday said, “‘All seemed to benefit from camp, no longer feeling different from other kids or feeling frustrated with a restricted diet,’ the researchers write. ‘Improvement was observed in each of the three categories of questions: well-being, self-perception and emotional outlook.’” Most of the benefit happened for children who had been on the gluten-free diet less than 4 years. In part because people who had been dealing with the diet longer already had a more positive perception of the gluten-free lifestyle. “‘A gluten-free camp that provides an environment of unrestricted foods can at least temporarily alleviate stress and anxiety around food and social interactions,’ the researchers write… ‘Celiac camp enables children with [celiac disease] to enjoy the camp experience freely without concern for and preoccupation with the foods that they are eating or the stigma of their underlying disease,’ the researchers conclude.’” I […]
Three and a half days of outdoors, activity, exercise and of course gluten-free food — and my daughter came home a proud celiac. The kids even concocted a song for their disease that actually is quite catchy. This post looks at the week, what the kids did and why the like to go back!
One day before my daughter goes to celiac camp — and she’s pumped!
