My best friend went on a diet, annd she says that she is feeling much healthier. I just wanted to say that if you are not a cealiac, you can still do the diet, it's much healthier



                                         HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!
                                            THANKS, HILLARY!

Yummy Thanksgiving recipe

I spent thanksgiving in Vail, Colorado and on thanksgiving morning, I was watching the food network on TV and I saw a recipe that I could easily make Gluten Free. It's toasted pecans, sweet potato slices and green apple slices. And all the yummy flavors are topped off with a maple syrup and apple juice glaze. I encourage you to give this recipe a try, even if it's not thanksgiving.  ENJOY!!!

School Lunches

Now that schoool has started I have to be thinking about what to eat for lunch.my school serves hot lunch, but obviously that is out of the question. On an normal day, I have a piece of buttered Udie's bread, some kind of fruit, meat(ham, pepperoni, chicken ect.), Gluteno brand pretzals, chips, and somtimes cookies. I like peppers, carrots cucumber and pickles.

Mom's point of view.

Hello, I'm Lenae, Jillian's mom.  Occasionally I will be guest posting here and sharing a parent's point of view.  Jillian began this blog to answer some of the questions she gets about Celiac Disease and living Gluten Free.  This is her blog so she selects the post topics but has agreed to let me share once in a while. 

When we received Jillian's Celiac diagnosis I had mixed emotions.  I was relieved to know what was wrong with her and how to fix it but overwhelmed at the prospect of providing a gluten free diet in a gluten loving world.  I still wonder how Jillian will make it through college without Pizza or Ramen noodles.  We try to focus on the day to day and enjoy our girl who is healthy.

When Jillian was diagnosed, our pediatrician, who's wife and step-daughter have CD, told me that CD is Jillian's disease and advised me to let her manage it.  That's great advice that I pass on to anyone I've talked to about having a kid go GF.  Jillian is in charge of managing her CD.  She reads labels, cooks meals and keeps herself healthy.  As her mom I am proud of her anyway but I am especially proud of how she handles being different from other kids with grace and joy.

Summer Vacation!

Our family just got back from vacation.  We actually went on two different trips with a week at home in between.  First we went to Illinois to visit our family.  I saw all of my grandparent and some cousins.  We stayed at a couple of different places.  We go to Illinois a couple of times a year, usually my mom packs a cooler and a larger Rubbermaid tub of my GF foods.  Since this is family, they know about my celiac disease but they don't eat GF everyday so we still have to bring food and cook while we are there.  The second trip was to Red River NM.  It was nice and cool in the mountains and we went with our good friends.  We stayed in a cabin the the mountains.  We froze several things to take with us and cooked most of our meals there. My mom found one restaurant in town that cooked steaks GF so we ate there twice.

Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Cake!

If you have seen the news for the last couple of days, you will know that Chelsea Clinton's wedding had a GF menu and she has a "gluten allergy"! When a famous person has an allergy, or is gluten free, more people are more aware!

Here is the link:http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/38474741/ns/today-foodwine/

Eating at a resturant

Most restaurants have a website you can look at, make sure the restaurant you are going to has GF items before you arrive.As restaurants are becoming more informed about celiac, more GF items and menus are becoming available, ask the hostess if the restaurant has a GF menu.We bought a restaurant guide from our local gluten intolerance group, and it makes eating out easier.
For more about eating out, go to http://www.celiac.org/

So what do you eat?

I often get the question, "so, then what DO you eat?”
Well, I get that question a lot because most people can’t imagine a life without wheat. When I was first diagnosed, it was very hard for me to adjust. Look on the positive side, I told myself, instead of thinking about what you can’t eat, focus what you can eat.  Lots of things are naturally GF(gluten free), so you can eat most of your favorite meats, fruits, and veggies. I enjoy eating steak, fried catfish, and blackberries. Almost anything can be cooked GF. In futurepPosts, I will share more of my favorite foods, recipes, and resturants.

Welcome!

August of 2007 was not a pleasant time for me. I was 7 years old, in the second grade and life was hard. I was getting constant headaches, stomachaches, and dizziness and not enjoying it. School was very difficult and I couldn’t concentrate very well. My teacher thought I wasn’t doing my best, and wasn’t that nice about it.

We had gone to the doctor many times and had blood tests. After about ten different blood tests and visits to the doctor, we did a celiac panel. It came back positive and we decided to do a biopsy in June of 2008. It came back positive and finally we found out what was causing me all that pain, I had Celiac Disease.

Ever since, I have been living a gluten-free life, meaning, no wheat, rye or barley in my diet, I feel much better now and even though it is hard, it is defiantly nice to be free from all the stomach and headaches. Now, I am 10 and about to start 5th grade and enjoying life.