{"id":1108,"date":"2010-02-26T09:43:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T08:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.free-from.com\/blog\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2017-05-20T11:51:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-20T10:51:05","slug":"gluten-free-at-guide-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.free-from.com\/blog\/gluten-free-at-guide-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Gluten Free at Guide Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we&#8217;re sending our coeliac daughter off to Girl Guide camp &#8211; this one just for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.free-from.com\/blog\/wp-content\/rucksack.jpg\" alt=\"rucksack\" title=\"rucksack\" width=\"270\" height=\"321\" align=\"right\" \/>As you might expect, the quartermaster is unflappable, and wasn&#8217;t at all fazed by the addition of a coeliac to the party at late notice.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll send basics (bread, a pizza base, and some cake) and in this case also some gluten free soy sauce, because they&#8217;ll be cooking Chinese-style one evening, and will make her a gluten free version of her own.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always reassuring to know that the person catering for your coeliac child has some knowledge of the issues involved. In this case the quartermaster&#8217;s father is coeliac. But first hand experience isn&#8217;t essential, and a little bit of preparation and (maybe) education is all that&#8217;s needed.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re worried about sending your coeliac child away for camp or a school residential, here are my top tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>discuss the meal plan with the caterers if possible, and\/or with the party leader. Don&#8217;t alarm them with visions of a life-threatening reaction, but don&#8217;t dismiss it either. it&#8217;s not a fad diet, and it&#8217;s not optional. Do consider sending the caterers details of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coeliac.org.uk\/food-industry\/caterers-and-restauranteurs\/catering-training\">Coeliac UK guidelines for caterers<\/a> if they sound unsure.<\/li>\n<li>send a letter with the details to the caterers\/party leader. Feel free to download and edit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.free-from.com\/gluten-free-letter.doc\">this letter to schools<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>be prepared to send supplies with your child (and don&#8217;t forget the snacks-between-meals!)<\/li>\n<li>try to be calm and relaxed about it in front of your child. It&#8217;s natural to be concerned, especially if it&#8217;s their first trip away without your supervision. But you do want them to enjoy the trip, and catering details shouldn&#8217;t interfere with their fun!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Increasingly, I find, people are aware of the coeliac diet, but just sometimes they might like a little clarification, and the more you can help, the smoother the trip will go for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again we&#8217;re sending our coeliac daughter off to Girl Guide camp &#8211; this one just for the weekend. 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