Finding out that your little one has Celiac disease can be overwhelming. Suddenly, you realize that the foods your family has always eaten can no longer be eaten by one of your children. People with Celiac disease cannot process wheat, rye, and barley, which all contain a protein called gluten, which means they cannot consume many commonly eaten, store-bought products such as bread, pretzels, cakes, pudding, pizza, pancakes, etc, and instead have to choose gluten free baked goods.

Children with Celiac disease must avoid wheat, rye, barley, breading, wheat gluten, malt, wheat starch, durum, soy sauce, matzoh, graham flour, semolina, spelt, bran, couscous, and semolina, and should also avoid MSG, artificial colors and flavors, food starch, and other preservatives. This may sound daunting, but developing a diet plan of gluten free baked goods for your child is easier than you think, thanks to the growing number of specialty gluten free breads suppliers.

Kids who have Celiac disease can continue to eat vegetables, fruit, meats, fish, eggs and poultry products, as well as corn, potatoes, rice, beans, nuts and seeds. Dairy products such as milk, cheese, yoghurt are also fine to eat, and gluten free breads, cakes and pastas are available from gluten free baked goods suppliers which use wheat-free flour such as rice flour or corn flour.

If your child has Celiac disease, try these easy to prepare, tasty meal and snack ideas:

1. Breakfast – For breakfast, your child can eat many of the same breakfast foods that they have always enjoyed, such as grits, eggs, juice, milk, puff rice cereal, and toasted gluten free breads with butter and fruit jelly.
2. Lunch – Again, with gluten free breads, your child can have the same kind of lunches as the other kids. A ham or turkey, cheese, lettuce and tomato sandwich made with gluten free breads, some carrot or celery sticks, an apple or banana, and gluten-free potato chips or corn chips makes the perfect lunch for a little one with Celiac disease.
3. Dinner – Try a melted cheese and chicken or beef corn tortilla, a baked chicken and tomato dish served with hot gluten free breads, creamy mashed potatoes with butter, fried white fish with a gluten free white sauce, green beans, or corn on the cob.
4. Treats – If your child has Celiac disease, he or she doesn't have to miss out on sweet treats. Delicious, healthy gluten free cookies, gluten free cakes and gluten free dessert are available from your gluten free baked goods supplier, and chances are, the whole family will want to eat them, too!

When choosing a gluten free baked goods supplier, make sure they can guarantee their manufacturing premises are 100% gluten free and safe for people with Celiac disease. Wheat and gluten free baked goods suppliers may also offer nut free, peanut free, lactose free, chemicals free, preservatives free, artificial colors free, casein free, egg free and sugar free products to cater for those with additional dietary needs.

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