Menu Close All About Me Living With Celiac Resources Helpful Links Grocery Store Finds Trader Joe's Stop & Shop Skincare and Makeup Restaurant Recommendations (blog) Recipes Helpful Links Food and Product Guides: Find me Gluten Free – the best resource for gluten free restaurants in any location!: www.findmeglutenfree.com Skin Safe – my go-to site for checking if beauty products are gluten free: www.skinsafeproducts.com Gluten Free Food List: Safe Gluten-Free Food List (Safe Ingredients) - Celiac.com Instagram: @eatglutenfreewithme – my Instagram page! @eatwithoutworry.tag @philhatesgluten @nycbutglutenfree National Organizations: Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE): FoodAllergy.org FARE Teen Advisory Group (TAG) – I am a member!: Teen Advisory Group - FoodAllergy.org Celiac Disease Foundation: www.celiac.org National Celiac Association: www.nationalceliac.org National Celiac Association Raising Our Celiac Kids (ROCK): www.nationalceliac.org/raising-our-celiac-kids-rock/ Beyond Celiac: www.beyondceliac.org Medical Resources: Pediatric Gastroenterology - Atlantic Medical Group Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition - Atlantic Health Center for Celiac Research and Treatment – Mass General Patient Resources for the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment – Mass General

Menu Close All About Me Living With Celiac Resources Helpful Links Grocery Store Finds Trader Joe's Stop & Shop Skincare and Makeup Restaurant Recommendations (blog) Recipes All About Me Hi, my name is Alex. I'm 17 years old and from northern New Jersey. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease shortly after I turned three, so I've been living most of my life gluten free. I decided to create Eat Gluten Free with Me as a way to help others with Celiac learn to safely eat and live gluten free. I'm the oldest of three girls and I run track for my high school. I love to hang out with my friends, go shopping, practice sports, ski, go to the beach, and so many other things. This website is a guide for how I am able to do all of these things while being gluten free! In the summer before I was diagnosed with Celiac, I had frequent stomach pain and occasional vomiting. At first, the doctors thought I had a stomach bug, but the symptoms persisted. I was given a blood test, which came back with markers for Celiac. I then had an endoscopy that confirmed the diagnosis. Ever since then I've been living gluten free. Now I want to help others make an easier adjustment to having Celiac Disease. Because I've been gluten free for most of my life, I consider myself somewhat an expert now, but in the beginning, it was much more difficult. Because of my age at the time, my parents had to learn what was safe for me to eat, the best brands to buy, and how to avoid cross contamination, which was a huge and overwhelming task. The purpose of this website is to share my experiences and the ways I've learned to handle my diet and still live a normal and happy life -- in the hopes of making the adjustment to being gluten free easier and less intimidating for others. In this website I will include a general guide to safely eating gluten free, my guides to my favorite restaurants near me and in every place that I travel to, the best gluten-free items to buy at the grocery store, using safe skincare and makeup, and my own recipes for my favorite homemade gluten-free foods. I will also share other reference materials and update you on what I've been doing to advocate on behalf of people with Celiac Disease and gluten/wheat allergies. Disclaimer: This website is not intended as medical advice

Menu Close All About Me Living With Celiac Resources Helpful Links Grocery Store Finds Trader Joe's Stop & Shop Skincare and Makeup Restaurant Recommendations (blog) Recipes Grocery Store Finds Trader Joe's Finds Stop & Shop Finds One of the most difficult parts of navigating Celiac is knowing what gluten-free food to buy. Gluten-free food has a reputation for being not as good as regular food, but if you know what to buy, gluten-free food can be delicious. I have had Celiac long enough that I have figured out all of the best gluten-free foods, from pasta, to cookies, to snacks. This section will help newly diagnosed Celiac patients and anyone else who is gluten free to find the best gluten-free foods in the grocery store Here are some of my favorite staples that you can find at most grocery stores: Gluten-Free Substitutes All purpose flour: Cup4Cup Multipurpose Gluten Free Flour or Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour Pasta: Barilla Gluten Free Pasta or Jovial Gluten Free Pasta Pretzels: Snyders of Hanover Gluten Free Pretzels or Glutino Pretzels Rolls: Schaar's Gluten Free Ciabatta Rolls and Baguettes Crackers: Lots of great brands, my favorites are Milton's Gluten Free Baked Crackers, KAME Rice Crackers, Schaar's Entertainment crackers, Lance Gluten Free Baked Crackers Cookies: Tate's Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies, Gluten Free Oreos Naturally Gluten-Free Grocery Staples There are so many naturally gluten-free staples available at every grocery store. All foods like fruits, vegetables, and meat are all naturally gluten free. Of course, if the meat you buy is processed or has a seasoning it is important to make sure it is still gluten free. Staples like rice, beans, corn tortillas are naturally gluten free as well. Lots of snacks like corn chips, potato chips, popcorn, and more are almost always gluten free. Similarly, most dairy products like milk, cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, and butter are all naturally gluten free. But again, it always important to check the labels and be aware of any additional ingredients that may contain gluten. For example, most ice cream is naturally gluten free, but some flavors contain cookies, pretzels, or other wheat containing ingredients. There are many gluten-free options at every grocery store, but the most important thing to remember is to always check the labels.

I went to New York City with my family over Christmas break and we went to Don Antonio for dinner. Don Antonio has a huge variety of gluten free options, including fried appetizers and one of the best gluten free pizzas I have ever tried. The staff was very knowledgeable about Celiac and I felt very comfortable eating there. I highly recommend this restaurant and I will definitely go back next time I'm in New York.

Joe & the Juice is one of my favorite places to stop for food when I'm in New York City. They have the best gluten free paninis I've ever had and they are very careful to avoid cross contamination. My go-to order is the Turkey Sandwhich. There are a ton of Joe & the Juice locations in NYC, so if you're there I highly recommend trying it out.

Calabria is located in Livingston, New Jersey and it has a ton of gluten-free options available. This is the only restaurant that I have ever been to where I am able to safely order gluten-free mozzarella sticks! Calabria has gluten-free pizza along with a gluten-free fryer where they make gluten-free chicken fingers, french fries, and mozzarella sticks. My entire family loves going to Calabria because of the casusal atmosphere, the delicious food, and the options for all of us (especially the gluten-free options). I feel very confident that the servers at Calabria understand Celiac Disease and I would definitely recommend it to everyone with Celiac Disease.