Join us as we share the ups and downs of our newly diagnosed 10-year-old daughter's celiac journey, from groceries, recipes, restaurants, travel tips and more. Learn with us as we start our gluten free journey and document it along the way. We hope we can be a guide and help other families as they navigate this journey, too!

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From the gluten free goodies we like, to what we eat on vacations, check out our best recommendations!

  • GF Goodies

    Our gluten free girl rates all of the gluten free foods that we’re trying. See her favs!

  • GF Recipes

    We’re a very picky bunch of eaters but we’ll share the gluten free recipes that we try!

  • GF Restaurants

    Finding yummy gluten free restaurants might be one of the hardest parts of this journey. We’ll share where we try and what restaurants we’ll continue to visit!

  • GF Travel

    We love to go on family vacations and will share our experiences with gluten free on vacations!

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Our First Trip with Celiac
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Our First Trip with Celiac

We’re planning our first family trip since our girlie was diagnosed with celiac. We’re really excited to be going to New York City! I’m a little nervous to travel with her, knowing that what she can eat is limited. I’m worried that there won’t be many options in the airport or while we’re actually traveling. I’ll be sure to pack as much food as I can for her in my carry on in case we need it, but do you have any helpful tips for traveling with celiac disease?

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Pillsbury Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies
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Pillsbury Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies

Happy Valentine’s Day! We tried the Pillsbury Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownies tonight to celebrate and they were great! The kids asked if they could have them fresh out of the oven with some ice cream and I added red sprinkles to make it more festive. These were definitely something that we would all eat again, especially our girlie!

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Cheddar Cheese Biscuit Mix
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Cheddar Cheese Biscuit Mix

We don’t have biscuits much at home but when we saw this Live G Free Gluten Free Cheddar Cheese Biscuit Mix at Aldi, we had to get it. You make them like regular biscuits and when they are fresh out of the oven, you melt butter and mix it with their garlic seasoning and pour over the freshly cooked biscuits. They were a hit with everyone in the family, except our girlie. She didn’t seem to love the garlic butter mixture. I’m still giving it a thumbs up, though. If you’re over 10 years old and love garlic biscuits, it’s probably a mix worth trying!

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Lip Balm Sadness
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Lip Balm Sadness

It is a sad week in our house because we found out that our girlie’s favorite lip balm, Lip Smackers, contains gluten. She has so many of these and JUST bought this cute unicorn, cat, panda set last time we went to Target. She even spent her own money because she was so excited for them. Then I come across a post on Instagram about all of the non-food products that you wouldn’t expect to see gluten in, and Lip Smackers was one of them. After doing my own research, I found that they use something called Wheat Germ Oil, which is not gluten free.

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Brazi Bites
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Brazi Bites

Finding a good gluten free garlic bread had proven to be a challenge. However, we found Brazi Bites that were Brazilian Garlic Cheese Bread flavored and decided to try them. They aren’t normal sized pieces of bread, like most garlic breads. They are small, round, cheesy bread bites, and were a great garlic bread substitute. Our girie recommends buttering them right out of the oven!

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Schar Twin Bar
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Schar Twin Bar

Amazing find!! While doing my usual “gluten free” search of the Kroger app to see if there is anything new for our girlie to try, I came across the Schar Twin Bar! Our girlie loved it and the bonus was that the package had individually wrapped bars. Kit Kats used to be one of her favorite candies, so she had a look of pure happiness when she found out that Schar made a gluten free chocolate covered crispy wafer bar.

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Fresh Additions Chicken Breast Bites
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Fresh Additions Chicken Breast Bites

While at Costco a few months ago, we came across these Fresh Additions Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Bites. We’re always looking for ways to increase the protein in both kid’s lunches, so we thought we’d try them. These have 24g of protein per small package. They were so popular among both kids that we have bought them 2-3 more times! They come in a package of 10 small containers (Costco style), so they are the perfect lunch sized portion.

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Gluten Free Pancake Donuts
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Gluten Free Pancake Donuts

Pancake donuts have been our go-to for kid’s sleepovers over the last year! I found a picture of them on Pinterest, thought they were so cute, and had to try them. They’re super simple and taste delicious without the normal pancake mess. I recently tried making these for our family with the King Arthur Gluten Free Pancake Mix and they turned out amazing! Our girlie loved them, especially the ones with added chocolate chips. I also made a few with blueberries to make a slightly healthier version.

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Udi’s Gluten Free Lasagna with Meat Sauce
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Udi’s Gluten Free Lasagna with Meat Sauce

Ever since our girl was diagnosed with Celiac a few months ago, we’ve been eating a lot of dinners with meat, potatoes and a vegetable. Sometimes we have sports or somewhere to go to in the evening and we need something easy. We decided to try a frozen gluten free lasagna from Udi’s and were pleasantly surprised with how much our girlie liked it.

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Krusteaz Gluten Free Cornbread
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Krusteaz Gluten Free Cornbread

My husband made chili for dinner tonight and I thought it would be perfect to make cornbread with it. I searched our grocery store and they carried a gluten free Honey Cornbread by Krusteaz. We found out that our girlie isn’t a big fan of cornbread, since this was the first time she’s ever tried it. The rest of the family loved it, though!

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Gluten Free TikTok Feta Pasta
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Gluten Free TikTok Feta Pasta

Last year, there was a recipe that was made popular by TikTok called Baked Feta Pasta. We used to eat it a few times a month and our girlie just loved it. We hadn’t eaten it since her celiac diagnosis and we decided to try it again with gluten free pasta. It was as delicious as the old version and our girlie was so excited to be able to eat it again! It’s also SUPER easy to make which is a win for me, too!

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Schar GF Chocolate Dipped Cookies
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Schar GF Chocolate Dipped Cookies

A cookie….dipped in dark chocolate….yes, please! These Chocolate Dipped Cookies from Schar Gluten Free were definitely a win for our girlie! They are like a shortbread cookie that’s not too crumbly or dry, dipped in a delicious chocolate coating on the bottom.

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Bob’s Red Mill GF Muffin Mix
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Bob’s Red Mill GF Muffin Mix

Our girlie is a HUGE muffin fan, especially for breakfast! We were on the search for a muffin mix that we could easily make at home when she wanted a muffin and the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Muffin Mix was perfect.

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Katz GF Apple Pie
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Katz GF Apple Pie

I had shared previously that we ordered a haul from Katz and we’ve started to try a few things-one of them being the gluten free apple pie. This is highly recommended by the whole family and our girlie said she “would definitely eat it again”!

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GF at Red Robin
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GF at Red Robin

Our girlie really enjoyed her gluten free dinner at Red Robin! We did some research on Find Me Gluten Free and Red Robin had really good reviews. When we ordered, we told the waitress that our daughter had celiac and asked about the preparation of the food.

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The Good Crisp Company Snacks
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The Good Crisp Company Snacks

We were at Whole Foods looking for new gluten free snacks and came across the brand, The GOOD Crisp Company. Our girlie (and non-celiac son!) wanted to try a few different kinds, so we bought the Cheddar Cheese Balls, the Spicy Cheese Balls, and the Classic Original Potato Crisps. The favorite out of the bunch, for everyone, was the Cheddar Cheese Balls.

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Bob’s Red Mill GF Pancake Mix
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Bob’s Red Mill GF Pancake Mix

Our girlie is a chocolate chip pancake lover. We had to find a good substitute that would make the whole family happy and Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pancake Mix did! We’re so happy that it didn’t take long to find a mix we liked (it was only the 2nd one we tried). This is now one of our go-to breakfasts. We have ours with a pile of bacon and that makes for a very happy girlie!

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Katz Gluten Free Haul
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Katz Gluten Free Haul

Right before Thanksgiving, we picked up a Katz Pumpkin Pie and it was amazing! (review in a previous post) My husband looked to see if Katz made anything else, and came across their whole amazing gluten free website! They sell so many amazing treats that we had to try more of them. We ordered right around Christmas and were able to try one of their special holiday items!

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Bibibop Bowls
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Bibibop Bowls

Our girlie has found a new restaurant that she likes, Bibibop! My husband and I have been eating there for years, not even realizing that the entire menu is all gluten free. We love our bowls with lots of veggies and they do have a big selection of them, but our girlie likes hers a little less green. She orders it with white rice, chicken, cheese and egg and says it’s great.

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