Gluten Free At School by Alisa Rader

A Great GF Blog

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-04 23:54:00 UTC

This blog is full of recipes and relateable stories for families and people figuring out the gluten free lifestyle

Celiac Awareness and Education Podcasts

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-04 23:57:27 UTC

Ryan Gosling: The Perfect Date

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-04 23:59:39 UTC

Celiac

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:05:18 UTC

It is on the rise and becoming more prevalent in today's world

Celiac Website!!!

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:11:27 UTC

All you need to know about this auto-immune disease is right here :D

School Lunch Accomodation Info.

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:18:26 UTC

Great Kitchens

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:23:10 UTC

This link is a way for chefs and food professionals to get trained to make GF foods and keep the people eating safe

A Little About ME

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:25:50 UTC

I am an 18 year old and going through my senior year of high school. I was diagnosed with Celiac disease during spring break of my eighth grade year. It was a huge change in my life and made finding food very difficult. I often skipped lunch when I was at school because I may have forgotten to pack a lunch and had no other options. This is why I have decided to make a change at my school and I hope to change many more. Students like me deserve the chance to eat a warm meal at lunch or to have another option in case they forget to pack a lunch. I believe that everyone deserves more than one option and I have a few ideas to fix this problem and provide for all.

Option 1: Microwave

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:51:50 UTC

An idea for not only gluten free options, but allergy friendly options is to have a specific microwave set in the cafeteria and the onyl way people can use it is if their ID has an icon on it permitting microwave use. This would allow students to bring a bigger variety of food to school from home and to have a nice, warm meal.

Option 2: Seperate Lunch Line

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 00:57:18 UTC

Students with Celiac would have a separate lunch line with clean materials that haven't come to contact with anything with gluten. In order to prevent waste students must order their meals to be prepared that morning or the evening before. The biggest issue with this idea is that it is more expensive and people might not use it.

R.O.C.K.

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 01:00:01 UTC

This is an organization for parents and their children to discuss stories, recipes, and share support for living the gluten free life.

Option 3: Salad Bar

alisa_bananabob — 2013-11-05 01:16:03 UTC

All students would be able to have this healthy and allergy friendly option. It would be a salad bar where the student would choose the type of lettuce, multiple toppings and/or salad dressing which would have regular and light options. The cafeteria servers would be the only ones handling the food which would keep it organized and clean and the salad bar would be beneficial for all students giving them a healthier option.