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Gluten-free kids, raising happy, healthy children with celiac disease, autism, and other conditions, Danna Korn

eng

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Gluten-free kids

642842729

Danna Korn

raising happy, healthy children with celiac disease, autism, and other conditions

Provides practical strategies and reassuring tips to help teach children with celiac disease to adjust to the GF diet, manage behavior, and more. The author's expertise, can-do attitude, and focus on good nutrition gives anyone confidence and know-how to maintain the GF diet

Foreword / Jenny McCarthy -- Introduction: This book: what it is and what it isn't -- A word about terminology -- What it's like to be a gluten-free kid -- Should my kid be gluten-free? -- Gluten-free/casein-free: the ground rules of the diet -- Helpful hints for the newbie -- Panic, anger, grief, denial, and other emotions you can look forward to -- Attitude is life... deal with it; don't dwell on it -- Should the entire family be gluten-free? -- Talking to your child about her condition -- Give your child control of his diet! -- Dealing with family and friends -- Making your kitchen a gluten-free safety zone -- Shopping: is there more to life than Fritos? -- The chapter you've been waiting for: menu and snack ideas! -- Making nutrition your mission -- Junk food: it's crucial! -- When you're not there: sitters, school, and other scary situations -- Holidays, birthdays, and other special occasions -- Restaurants: can we ever eat out again? -- On the road again: traveling gluten-free -- Cheater, cheater, gluten-eater! Intentional and accidental ingestion -- Celiac teens: not just gluten intolerant, but parent intolerant, too -- A closer look at celiac disease -- Autism and the gluten-free/casein-free diet -- Your legal rights and benefits -- A final word from Danna -- Appendix: Safe and forbidden ingredients and additives