Celiac plus cross-reactives?

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Hi all!

I have posted on here before because my husband uses a wheelchair and we love going to Disney because of all the accessibility features. Well, now, we get to add something else to our Disney adventures - food allergies.

A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with Celiac disease. At the same time, I was given a list of cross-allergens/cross-reactives (basically my body treats these items like it treats gluten/wheat). These cross-reactives are: coffee, egg, potato, rice, corn, and sesame. I cannot have the items above or any derivative of them (oils, flours, starch, etc.). I've already filled out the Special Diet form and it has been forwarded to all the restaurants.

I just need a little reassurance that this is gonna be ok... I found the ingredients for BabyCakes - can't have them; Dole Whip - can't have it; etc. Anyone dealt with these allergies at Disney before? My hubs and I love the signatures and I want it to still be a good experience for both of us.

 

[SDSorority]

Hi all!

I have posted on here before because my husband uses a wheelchair and we love going to Disney because of all the accessibility features. Well, now, we get to add something else to our Disney adventures - food allergies.

A few weeks ago, I was diagnosed with Celiac disease. At the same time, I was given a list of cross-allergens/cross-reactives (basically my body treats these items like it treats gluten/wheat). These cross-reactives are: coffee, egg, potato, rice, corn, and sesame. I cannot have the items above or any derivative of them (oils, flours, starch, etc.). I've already filled out the Special Diet form and it has been forwarded to all the restaurants.

I just need a little reassurance that this is gonna be ok... I found the ingredients for BabyCakes - can't have them; Dole Whip - can't have it; etc. Anyone dealt with these allergies at Disney before? My hubs and I love the signatures and I want it to still be a good experience for both of us.

My biggest advice is to pack snacks to bring with you to the park (or if you have a car, make a Publix run). Most of the gluten-free packaged snacks have corn or some sort of starch in them. Also, email Special Diets and ask about the cooking oil that they use now- the last time I was there it was a blend of olive oil and canola oil, so that would probably be ok for you if that's what they still use, but I'd call or email, just in case. Maybe ask if cooking in butter would be an option.

I would also make an allergy card to take with you to give to the chefs when they come out to talk to you. On one side write your allergies, and on the other side write some options of things you have at home- meat, veggies, dairy, fruit, whatever you have normally. It's good to have a list of what you CAN have in addition to what you can't- this helped us immensely when we had a LAUNDRY list of allergies the last time.

I hope that helps!

 

[SDSorority]

Also forgot to mention- maybe check out a GAPS or Paleo diet. They do eat eggs, but most of the time the folks that follow this diet are grain free, so I bet you can find some recipes to try at home

 

[clanmcculloch]

SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) is another diet that you can look at. Like the others, there are eggs in it but there should be plenty of eggless recipes as well.

I agree to bring lots of snacks with you. The gluten free options I believe all have rice and/or potato and/or corn. In fact, I'm not so confident about your CS options in general beyond salads using oil and vinegar as a dressing. Since you can do dairy there maybe be creamy dressing options but I don't know what's in them to be sure that they're safe. I'd ask Special Diets for the brands of dressing that are used at CS locations. Sunshine Seasons should be able to do something for you. If a CS location has some kind of plain protein (rotisserie chicken, ribs) then you should be able to get that (you didn't list any spices so I'm figuring the rubs should be ok for you but you'll want to confirm what's in the rubs) but for sides I'd look at menus to be sure that there's something you can have. At MK I believe the chefs at Main Street Bakery can do something for you if you order in advance (as in first thing in the morning) but you're still limitted to what they've got to work with.

For TS options, look over the menus to make sure that they have menu items which look as though they can be modified easily to be safe for you. That means that they've got proteins that aren't stewed or processed (steak, piece of chicken, grilled fish, etc) as well as sides that can be made simple (steamed or grilled veggies). Chefs can doctor these things up to your liking using seasonings but they need to have the ingredients on hand in order to be able to do so. Menus will be important to review when booking ADRs.