Is your child's packed lunch safe? There was a rather scary story on the message board from a mother whose daughter is coeliac. One of the other children at school has taken to 'accidentally' dropping not-gluten-free food into her packed lunch, rendering it inedible. I think this is classic bullying. Unfortunately, the teachers seem to be … [Read more...]

Do you need to explain the digestive system to your coeliac child? A new site for primary school age children (4-11) has been launched by the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC), which is a scientific research centre, based at University College, Cork. Its about microbes, not specifically about the digestive system, though it does talk about … [Read more...]

I don't know if you've been over to Only Sometimes Clever to admire her GFCF gingerbread house - if not, you should. We used her recipe for GFCF gingerbread dough to make a nativity scene, using cutters available here (thanks Karen for sharing a US link - mine came from somewhere like Tridias or Great Little Trading Company years ago - they … [Read more...]