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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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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Our Favorite Gluten Free Bread
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Our Favorite Gluten Free Bread

One of the most difficult things to find after our girlie got her celiac diagnosis was a good gluten free loaf of bread. She didn’t like the taste of a lot of the bread we tried or it just fell apart when she was eating it. Until we tried Canyon Bakehouse Hawaiian Sweet bread! My dad went on a mission to find her the best bread (because he’s a great grandpa!). He told us about the awesome reviews of this bread and bought us a loaf to try from Kroger. We tried it for a PB&J sandwich, and our girlie instantly told us it was her favorite! It’s the only bread that we keep in the house for her these days, unless it’s sold out because apparently we aren’t the only ones around here who love it.

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Chomplings
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Chomplings

Our girlie is notorious for not being a big sandwich eater at lunch. She loves yogurt, fruit, maybe some gluten free chips or pretzels and something sweet. We needed to add some additional gluten free protein to her lunch, though. I read great things about Chomps sticks and I wasn’t sure what she would think. After doing a small taste test of the Beef flavor, she thought they were great!

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Gluten Free Thin Mint Cookies
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Gluten Free Thin Mint Cookies

It’s everyone’s favorite post-holiday time of year here, Girl Scout cookie season. Our girlie used to love it since she’s a Girl Scout and we order plenty of cookies from her. This year will be different, though. There is only 1 kind of gluten free Girl Scout cookie, and it’s not great. We found a new cookie, Goodie Girl Mint Cookies, and our girlie loved them. They taste just like Thin Mints and are gluten free! Now, she’ll be able to enjoy this season as much as everyone else with our new cookie substitute. I LOVE when we can find foods that are just like the gluten version. Now when everyone in her Girl Scout troop is eating Thin Mints, she can, too!

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Bake Me Happy Christmas Treats
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Bake Me Happy Christmas Treats

Bake Me Happy is one of the gluten free bakeries in Columbus which means it’s one of our new favorite places! Our girlie has a sweet tooth and finding a bakery where she can eat everything is amazing!

Our first time there was a few months ago, before our girlie’s testing, when her doctor only suspected she might have celiac disease. He told us to go and check out his favorite bakery in town - Bake Me Happy. We did and quickly knew that this would be a great place for us if we found out she had celiac (which she did).

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Original Pancake House of Central Ohio
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Original Pancake House of Central Ohio

Happy New Year! Wishing you a wonderful 2025 where you can enjoy plenty of amazing gluten free goodies!

Over our girlie’s Christmas break, we did our yearly breakfast outing with my parents. It’s a fun way to kick off the kid’s Christmas vacation. I did a lot of research and found a post on Instagram from @columbusglutenfreeliving about the Original Pancake House of Central Ohio. You can order nearly everything on the menu as a gluten free entree.

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