<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Gluten-Free Snack List for Celiac Kids ------------------------------------- by Jim and Vicki Lyles We have two celiac children playing soccer this fall. After each game parents take turns providing a snack and a drink. We passed out to the other parents a list of gluten-free (GF) snacks and drinks that can be found in a regular grocery store. Of course, the other parents might forget about the list, in which case we will stop and get something our kids can have after the game. Still, most of the time the other parents do remember and our children don't have to feel different after the game is over. When I mentioned this during our small group discussions at the last meeting, I was asked to include the list in the next Sprue-nik Press. So here is the list we passed out for our daughter. We used a similar list for our celiac son, and I'm sure you could change it accordingly for your celiac child: * * * * * * * * * * * Gluten-Free Snacks for Janet Lyles Janet cannot have any food made with wheat, rye, oats, or barley. This eliminates all store-bought cookies, crackers, cupcakes, etc. Janet's condition is not technically an allergy, but you can treat it as such. This means even small quantities of these grains must be avoided, such as that which may be found in unspecified food starches or unknown natural flavorings. The following products are safe for Janet to eat. (If a specific brand is listed, don't substitute other brands, as the ingredients may be different.) If you have questions about another product, please call Jim or Vicki Lyles at 634-4610. If your child wants to provide a snack not on the list below, that is fine; all we ask is that you provide one of the items on the list for Janet so she doesn't feel left out. Thank you for helping to provide a snack that Janet can eat safely! Drinks ------ Any 100% juice (without "natural flavors", unless it is one of the brands listed below) 7-Up A&W Barqs Capri Sun Coke products (Sprite, etc.) Crush Dr Pepper Hawaiian Punch Hi-C Kemps fruit drinks Kool-Aid Bursts Minute Maid Motts juice boxes Mountain Dew Pepsi products Slice Snapple Squirt Sunkist Vernors Welch's juice boxes Snacks ------ Planters Nuts (roasted & salted only; no "flavors" except honey roasted) individual bags of plain-flavored Ruffles, Lays, Fritos, and Seyferts chips raisins or any fresh fruit string cheese Tootsie Roll Pops Farley's fruit snacks Tootsie Rolls M&Ms Reese's cups or pieces Hershey bars (plain or w/almonds) Rolos Starbursts (squares only) Junior Mints Lifesavers Charms Blow Pops Gummisavers Bubble Yum Baby Ruth Wrigley's gum Butterfinger Fruit Stripe gum Raisinettes O Henry Skittles York Peppermint Patties