Gluten-free guides, written from years of doing this in our own house and checked against the regulations and the research. Written by a dad in Austin whose daughter has celiac, not by a doctor or a dietitian. Who we are. Start wherever you are.
The basics
Just diagnosed Start here
What to do first when the diagnosis is days old. What to cook tonight, what can wait, and the two things almost everyone finds out too late.
Celiac or sensitivity?
People use these words as if they mean the same thing. Which one you're dealing with changes how careful you have to be, and whether a crumb matters at all.
Gluten safety quiz
Real situations, for kids and for adults. The quickest way to find the gaps in what you already know.
Talking to your kid
What to say at four, at eight and at twelve. What to have them practice out loud, and how to hand it over without handing over the worry.
Food and labels
Reading labels
What the claim legally promises, what a seal adds on top, and the lookalike phrases that carry no threshold at all. A certified brand is not a certified product.
Packing with no fridge
Almost no school has a fridge. What genuinely keeps without a cold source, why the usual advice leans on the three things we can't use as they are, and what two cold sources actually means.
Things we love to buy
The bread, snacks and staples that earned a permanent spot on our list. Nothing goes on it until we've bought it and eaten it.
Your house
Your kitchen
Can you use the same knife if you wash it properly? What the measurements actually say about shared equipment, the two things that genuinely fail, and what we bought twice anyway.
Hidden gluten checklist Checklist
The list to walk around the house with when something is getting in and you cannot find it. Ordered heaviest hitters first, starting with the two that measured over the limit in a lab.
Still getting sick
When you're being strict and it still isn't working. What normal recovery looks like, where gluten still gets in, and what else it could be.
Out in the world
School & 504 plans US
The difference between a 504, an IHP and an IEP. Ten accommodations other families have actually gotten in writing, a letter you can send today, and the five steps when the school says no.
Other people's houses
The afternoon your kid walks into someone else's kitchen without you. What to ask, what to send, and what to do about the grandparent who thinks a little bit won't hurt.
Eating out
The part that stays hard long after the kitchen at home is sorted. What to check before you book, when the honest answer is to go somewhere else, and what to say when you get there.
Communities & tools
Where celiac families actually talk to each other, the apps that earn their place on a phone, and the charities worth knowing.