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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Starbucks & Target Chocolate Bliss Drink
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Starbucks & Target Chocolate Bliss Drink

Last weekend our girlie tried the new Starbucks Chocolate Bliss frozen peppermint hot chocolate at Target. It was AMAZING! She was so happy to get into the Christmas spirit with this new Target-exclusive drink and she said she would definitely order it again. We just hope that it sticks around all holiday season!

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GF Reese’s Oreo
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GF Reese’s Oreo

I’ve seen so many posts recently about the Reese’s Oreos and we finally found one this weekend at Walgreen’s. Our girlie was so excited to hear they were gluten free! She was hesitant about them, though, because she’s not a huge white chocolate fan. I convinced her just to try them since it’s only a small layer on the top and she loved them! Reese’s - this is a huge win for everyone who is gluten free! Thank you!

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Chocolate Silk Pie
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Chocolate Silk Pie

Our girlie loves desserts, especially if it’s chocolate! We found this Chocolate Silk Pie by Raised Gluten Free at Fresh Thyme Market. She loved it! The crust and filling were both great and she topped it with lots of whipped cream, which made it perfect. We’ll definitely buy this again!

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Fresh Thyme November Haul
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Fresh Thyme November Haul

t’s getting close to Thanksgiving and we wanted to see if we could get some gluten free goodies for it. We found some great options that our girlie can’t wait to try!

Here’s what we got for Thanksgiving:

  • Schar Ciabatta Rolls - you need some good buttered rolls to go with your turkey

  • Kevin’s Turkey Gravy - our girlie is excited to try this gluten free gravy

  • Katz Pumpkin Pie - we got these last year and our girlie loved it (and so did the family!)

  • More to come!

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Trunk or Treat Halloween Haul
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Trunk or Treat Halloween Haul

It’s one of the hardest times of the year for a child with celiac disease - Halloween. We just got back from our school’s Trunk or Treat event and we went through our girlie’s candy. We Googled everything we were unsure of which is a typical thing we do with food. She was so happy to find that she had a decent amount of gluten free candy that she can keep for herself and not “donate” to her brother (he gets her candy with gluten).

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Katz Glazed Donuts
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Katz Glazed Donuts

One of the biggest thing that our girlie misses since her celiac diagnosis is a good donut. We found these frozen Katz Glazed Donuts at Fresh Thyme. Our girlie loved them and went through this package of 6 donuts so fast! Definitely purchasing them again!

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Fresh Thyme October Haul
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Fresh Thyme October Haul

We love Fresh Thyme for a lot of our gluten free goodies! This is what we grabbed last time we were there:

  • Ava Coconut Crispy Rollers

  • Feel Good Foods Three Cheese Pizza Snacks

  • Feel Good Foods Mozzarella Sticks

  • Annie’s Gluten Free Chicken & Pasta Soup

  • Drumroll Chocolate Glazed Donuts

  • Sweet Loren’s Fudge Brownie Cooke Dough

  • Katz Glazed Donuts

  • Annie’s Gluten Free Rice Pasta & Cheddar

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Unreal Halloween Candy
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Unreal Halloween Candy

It’s officially Halloween season when you step into most stores, including Target. And how could we pass up a bag of candy? We grabbed the Unreal Halloween candy bag that includes dark chocolate peanut butter cups, dark chocolate caramel peanut nougat bars, and dark chocolate coconut bars.

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Whit’s Frozen Custard
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Whit’s Frozen Custard

We were in New Albany this Summer and happened to see a Whit’s Frozen Custard. Our girlie really wanted to try it and we thought she may only be able to get a small cup of vanilla. We were happily surprised when we saw how. many gluten free toppings and specialty custard creations they had!! Our girlie got a gluten free Cookie Monster with vanilla custard, chocolate syrup, GF cookie dough and GF Oreo. She loved it!

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Amazing Gluten Free Cookies
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Amazing Gluten Free Cookies

Goodie Girl Cookies are a great find for our girlie! She LOVES the Mint Cookies by Goodie Girl because they are similar to a Girl Scout thin mint, so we had to try these other flavors. The Fudge Striped cookies are just like the fudge stripes cookies that we used to eat when she was younger, and the S’mores are a delicious sandwich cookie with flavors of chocolate, graham cracker and marshmallow.

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Other Ko Olina Gluten Free Meals
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Other Ko Olina Gluten Free Meals

There were a handful of other gluten meals that we had while in Ko Olina, Hawaii that our girlie really liked. We went across the street from Aulani to the Mekiko Cantina. Our girlie ordered the Tacos Dorado with shredded chicken and LOVED them. They were made in hard corn shells with shredded chicken and cheese. She liked them so much that we came here for dinner 2 nights during our trip!

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Day 3 Gluten Free Vacation: Oahu, Hawaii
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Day 3 Gluten Free Vacation: Oahu, Hawaii

We started the day by trying a restaurant at the hotel next door, the Four Seasons Resort. Disney’s Aulani didn’t have gluten free pancakes, but La Hiki Kitchen at the Four Seasons did. Our girlie ordered the breakfast buffet and they made her separate chocolate chip gluten free pancakes and brought them out to her! She loved them! She was also able to eat a lot of fruit, cheese, cereal (they had Cheerios), yogurt with fruit, bacon and eggs. We highly recommend breakfast here!

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Hawaii Vacation: Gluten Free Style
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Hawaii Vacation: Gluten Free Style

We just got back from our amazing trip to Ko Olina, Hawaii at the Disney Aulani Resort! Our girlie did great eating gluten free and I’ll share what/where she ate over the next few days!

We started our trip flying with Delta Airlines. On our flight from LA to Honolulu, we were served a meal and we requested a gluten free option for our girlie.

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Vacation S’mores
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Vacation S’mores

When we vacationed at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, we had to make s’mores! There was a fire pit in the backyard and it was a lake tradition to have a s’mores night. Obviously, we wanted our girlie to be able to make one, too, so we brought Pamela’s Honey Grahams.

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1st Gluten Free Birthday
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1st Gluten Free Birthday

Our girlie turned 11 yesterday!! It’s her first birthday since her celiac diagnosis, so we are still navigating the best way to do things. We celebrated with family over the weekend with pizza and an amazing gluten free chocolate-cherry birthday cake (recipe and pics coming!) In 2 weeks we’ll be hosting her friend birthday party, so I’ll also share details about that afterwards.

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Vaca Grocery Haul
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Vaca Grocery Haul

On our vacation to Deep Creek Lake, MD, we explored the grocery stores to see what new gluten free goodies we could find. We went to both Walmart and Shop ‘n Save and came home with a handful of new treats to try, as well as some things we’ve tried before and really liked.

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Gluten Free Vacation Essentials
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Gluten Free Vacation Essentials

We just made it back from vacation and I wanted to share some of our gluten free wins!

We went to Deep Creek Lake, MD for a week where we rented a house on the lake. It was an amazing trip because it’s one of our favorite places! We hadn’t been there since our girlie was diagnosed with celiac, so I was worried about the gluten free food situation. We prepped by packing a lot of our girlie’s favorite snacks, meals & desserts. If we have our basics, we can always fill in with meat, cheese, fruits and veggies. Having these items worked out really well.

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Sweet Loren’s Fudge Brownie
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Sweet Loren’s Fudge Brownie

One of the best gluten free treats that we’ve found are Sweet Loren’s cookies! Our girlie is a huge fan of the Fudgy Brownie flavor and I have to admit that I think they are delicious, too. They are super easy to make that our girlie helps me when it’s time.

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