It is a sad fact of life that more people – especially children – are becoming sensitive to gluten in the diet. If they continue to eat products containing gluten when they are sensitive to it, the result is continuing poor health that can lead to worse problems such as celiac disease. It is not always easy to find products on the market but if you get some gluten free flour you will be able to make lots of biscuits and snacks as well as other things for your child.
Gluten is an ingredient found in products made from wheat, wheat flour, rye, barley oat and treacle. These grains are used to make pasta, bread, cakes, biscuits, crumbed or battered food such as fish cooked with batter and a whole host of other foods, especially processed items. So you can see just how hard it would be to find foods that don’t contain it.
The best diet for anyone suffering from gluten sensitivity is one containing natural foods such as fruit and vegetables. However, most children want snacks like biscuits and cake once they get into school and see other kids eating them. These days many children love going to fast food outlets to buy their meals or treats, but most of these foods too, contain gluten. You might spend hours combing the supermarket shelves to find a few gluten free products. Even then, your child is not satisfied, so what can be done?
One great way to solve the problem is to shop online at a store that specializes in products that are especially for gluten free kids. You can involve your child in this process so that they feel they still have some control over what they eat. When they see the pictures of all the yummy food available they will be delighted to think that they are able to eat more stuff like their friends do.
Such a store will also offer many tips and hints for problem areas such as lunch ideas. Once you get the hang of buying only gluten free products and find a store that offers many things in that category, your life will suddenly become a lot easier.
You will see that before long your child will become much healthier and happier when they can easily stick to their diet. If you can ensure you child eats gluten free meals all the time, the sensitivity to gluten may disappear and they may find that they can again eat food with gluten in it.gluten free.
Matt Kristen
