You may remember that a couple of weeks ago my coeliac daughter was desperate to have Christmas dinner at school with her peers ... Well, its been and gone, and she seems to have survived it with no ill-effects. She declined the stuffing and the gravy, which I knew would not be OK - and didn't like the sprouts! Luckily, school had cooked the … [Read more...]
Breast-feeding and coeliac disease
Babylune has a post about how breast milk helps protect infants from bacteria and viruses. Not only that, but research studies have found that breastfeeding may help prevent the development of coeliac disease. They admit that it doesn't indicate whether breastfeeding delays the onset of symptoms or provides a permanent protection against the … [Read more...]
Gluten free cookie swap
Now here's an interesting idea for the various coeliac groups around - a gluten free cookie swap. An American group in Worcester have an annual swap - everybody who brings in two dozen gluten free cookies gets to take away two dozen gluten free cookies made by someone else. This is interesting because you'd not only get a different flavour … [Read more...]
