With so many children being diagnosed with Celiac Disease, there’s got to be that very painful moment when parents have to explain what it means to not be able to eat gluten and how important it is in order to stay healthy.
As a former elementary school teacher, I know the power of using stories to teach. If I wanted to teach self-esteem, I reached for I’m Gonna Like Me
Now there’s a book parents and teachers can reach for to teach children about Celiac Disease.
Katie Chalmers, Celiac mom & author/illustrator, recently released Mommy, What is Celiac Disease? It’s a sweet, loving conversation between a mom and daughter that explains the disease and treatment on a child’s level. Katie goes into detail about what happens when someone with Celiac eats gluten and talks about all the great foods that can be eaten on a gluten-free diet.
This is the perfect gift for any child with Celiac disease, for teachers, and school nurses. I would even give a copy to the family pediatrician. Mommy, What is Celiac Disease? is available for purchase at KatieChalmers.com.
And, to celebrate the holidays Katie is giving away her 10 of her books along with a fabulous gift package.
Prize contents:
- Signed copy of Mommy, What is Celiac Disease?
- Schar 123 Milly PlayMais- dice game & biodegradable natural toy activity brick set
- Schar products: Cheese Bites, Chocolate -or- Vanilla Sandwich Creme Cookies, Hazelnut Wafers
- Pamela’s Products: Single Serve Pancake Mix, Single Serve Brownie Mix, Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chunk Cookie two-pack, Tablespoon/teaspoon measuring spoon, kids sized t-shirt- color will vary
- Nature’s Path: Peanut Butter Panda Puffs & crispy rice bars- flavors will vary, $1 off coupons
- Mary’s Gone Crackers: one of the following: box of cookies -or- crackers -or- Sticks & Twigs
- Snyder’s of Hanover: bag of gluten-free pretzel sticks
- Chebe: pizza crust mix -or- all purpose bread mix
- Bob’s Sweet Stripes: one bag of soft peppermint candy sticks
- Stuffed teddy bear: colors may vary
- Holiday pencils, eraser, holiday notepad & plastic snowman cereal bowl
- Large holiday gift bag & small holiday gift bag & tissue paper- will need to be assembled to give as gift
**Contents may vary
To Enter this Incredible Give-Away- Please leave a separate comment for each entry so that it’s counted.
- Leave a comment below. I love hearing from you!
- Keep up with SS&GF via e-mail, RSS, Facebook, and/or Twitter.
- Share this post on FB, Twitter, or your blog. (Please use @Amys_SSGF in your tweet!)
- Like Mommy, What is Celiac Disease? on Facebook and/or visit KatieChalmers.com and share something you like from her site.
You can also visit any of the other 9 blogs to enter:
Accustomed Chaos – Devan
Adventures of a Gluten-Free Mom – Heidi
Be Free For Me – Kathleen
Celiac Family – Heather
Gluten Free Betsy – Betsy
Gluten-Free Easily – Shirley
Gluten Free is Life – Kim
Gluten Free Philly – Michael
Gluten Free Taste of Home – Cinde
Contest Rules:
- All 10 of these contests are open to residents of the USA. Only the Accustomed Chaos & Gluten-Free Easily contests are open to Canadian residents.
- All 10 contests begin on Wed. Dec. 1, 2010 and will end on Wed. Dec. 15, 2010 at 10pm EST.
- Entry requirements will vary between bloggers. Please follow their directions to enter.
- Entrants can only win once total within all 10 giveaways. If anyone is chosen more than once as a winner, another winner will be chosen so everyone only wins once.
- One winner per household.
- Winners with valid entries will be selected at random. The winners will be announced and notified via email and must reply within 24 hours to claim. Otherwise, another eligible entry will be chosen, in order that all prizes will arrive before Christmas. So please remember to check your email on Dec.16th.
- If any of the 10 prizes do not arrive before Christmas because of any unforeseen holiday mail rush problems, the USPS, Katie Chalmers and hosting bloggers will not be held accountable.
Make sure to enter my iHerb.com give-away, too – two $25 gift cards for baking supplies.
MelanieL
posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:59 am
we are gluten free and its very hard to find snacks that are healthy and tasty especially for 2 year olds. Thanks for your blog!
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kathleen
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:10 am
As a busy young adult it is a challenge to keep nourishing gluten-free foods available, your blog is such a help!
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kathleen
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:10 am
I follow you on RSS
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Mary Sharp
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:25 am
I am so excited about this contest. I live in a fairly rural area and gluten free products are few and far between in the stores. I am leery of ordering them online because I’m afraid I won’t like them. This is a great way for me to try some of them. Thanks.
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Amy Reply:
December 4th, 2010 at 11:38 am
@Mary Sharp, Make sure to enter my iHerb.com contest, too. You can get $25 in free product to try. Here’s the link:
http://newsite.simplysugarandglutenfree.com/pistachio-cranberry-biscotti/
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Mary Sharp
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:26 am
I subscribed to your blog via e-mail.
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Mary Sharp
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:26 am
I posted a link to this contest on my Facebook wall.
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Mary Sharp
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:28 am
I “liked” Mommy, What is Celiac Disease on Facebook.
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Kristen
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:28 am
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway!
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Jessica
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:31 am
Would love this! I could educate my family and all the kiddos as to what GF is. I usually tell kids I’m allergic to flour but their minds go straight to FLOWERS! LOL
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Amelia Reply:
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:39 am
@Jessica, It’s so hard for kids to understand! I tell my kids it’s Wheat, but they often thing that means corn, milk, eggs, katchup, flowers, etc. I show them labels, just so the recognize the different GF symbols on the packages! My oldest is 7, and the twins are 5, so they can’t read ingredients yet!
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Jessica Reply:
December 3rd, 2010 at 11:41 am
@Amelia, yeah I don’t have children but I teach Kindergarten for my practicum as I get my Masters in Special Education and work with kids with Autism. They just know Ms. Jessica can’t eat the snack they eat like animal crackers and such.
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Amelia
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:34 am
My son has a syndrome which requires a restricted diet, and calorie intake, and then he was diagnosed as having Celiac Disease when he was only 11 months old. Shortly after, my sister in law was also diagnosed. What a great way to educate other people!! So many many people think this is just an allergy!
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Caitlin
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:45 am
My 4 year, sweet as can be, takes Celiac Disease with such stride. She never complains, and knows if she can have certain things, and what things to avoid. She LOVES trying new things
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Robyn
posted on December 3, 2010 at 11:49 am
I just discovered your page. What a blessing! My 8 year-old son has type 1 diabetes and celiac. I’m looking forward to trying your recipes. They look yummy!!
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Victoria
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:06 pm
I am only dealing with a wheat allergy… but yeah, it can be hard to explain “I’m sorry, but I can’t have a piece of your birthday cake” and “I know how much fun you always had shoving as many Ritz crackers into my mouth as would fit, but we can’t play that game anymore” to my nephews.
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Sonya
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:30 pm
We’re new to GF and your site has been so helpful – Thanks!
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Lisa
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:46 pm
Sounds like a great book!
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Tessa B
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Looks like a wonderful book! I’m sure my little boy would love to read it.
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Tessa B
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:48 pm
I subscribe to your blog via Rss feed!
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Tessa B
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:49 pm
I “like” Mommy, what is Celiac Disease on facebook.
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Penny
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Please enter me! Pick me! Pick Me!
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Penny
posted on December 3, 2010 at 12:53 pm
I like Mommy, What is Celiac Disease?
on fb
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AppleTree
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:07 pm
So cool.
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AppleTree
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:07 pm
I subscribe via RSS.
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nina
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Love your blog!
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nina
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:09 pm
subscribed via RSS
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Amy M
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:20 pm
Always enjoy your website and will have to make your dried fruit truffles again for this Christmas. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Amy M
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:21 pm
I follow your posts through email notification. Thanks!
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Shana Williams
posted on December 3, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I cook for the Senior Center & have clients ( & 3 relatives)that have celiac disease.
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Dana
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Love your blog! Would love this giveaway!
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Karah
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:36 pm
What a generous giveaway! It is so hard to find quick and easy snacks for those busy days. My kids would love to try all of the treats in the giveaway. Thanks! Karah
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SLS
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:49 pm
I would love to win. I love finding out all the great gluten free products I thought never would exist.
atlmuzikfanzinc at gmail dot com
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SLS
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Like Mommy, What is Celiac Disease? on Facebook-Sable S
atlmuzikfanzinc at gmail dot com
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I absolutely am in love with this giveaway! I have celiac disease and my 2 yr old son also eats gluten-free. This is a fantastic giveaway and I appreciate it so much!
amoeidson@yahoo.com
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:51 pm
I follow you via email!
amoeidson@yahoo.com
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I follow via RSS!
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I follow you on Facebook!
Amy Dee Eidson Clark
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I follow you on Twitter!
giveawaygirl08
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SLS
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:53 pm
tweet
http://twitter.com/atlmuzikfanzinc/statuses/10798583158677504
atlmuzikfanzinc at gmail dot com
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I like Mommy, What is Celiac Disease? on Facebook!
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SLS
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:56 pm
subscribed to rss feed
atlmuzikfanzinc at gmail dot com
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I visited Katie Chalmers site and I love that she has tips for parents for gf kids at school, birthday parties and pizza parties!
amoeidson@yahoo.com
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Amo
posted on December 3, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I shared this giveaway on Twitter!
http://twitter.com/#!/giveawaygirl08/status/10800078943944704
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hippie4ever
posted on December 3, 2010 at 3:53 pm
What a great book
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hippie4ever
posted on December 3, 2010 at 3:53 pm
email subscriber
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Shirley @ gfe
posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Hi Amy, I’m just stopping by to say what a lovely job you did on your review of Katie’s book!
I could just imagine students listening attentively to this book and learning so much. I’m so happy to be a part of this event with Katie, you, and all the other gf bloggers. It’s moving to see the response and hear everyone’s stories. Wish we had a prize for every single one!
Hugs,
Shirley
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RG
posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:21 pm
Thank you so much for this fine collection! Looks great and very useful in explaining to children like mine.
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RG
posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:21 pm
I am an email subscriber.
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ashley
posted on December 3, 2010 at 5:06 pm
I love this post! And I love that Celiac disease ( which I and several members of my family have ) is going more mainstream! Thank you for your blog!
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Stephanie
posted on December 3, 2010 at 6:41 pm
Great giveaway! Thanks for sharing it with us all
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Christa
posted on December 3, 2010 at 6:49 pm
This prize package looks phenomenal! There are 8 of us eating gluten free at our house, so we would probably make short work of it!
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Christa
posted on December 3, 2010 at 6:50 pm
I subscribe to your blog via Google Reader. Yay for extra entries!
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Christa
posted on December 3, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I went to Katie’s site and I appreciate that she includes recipes. The one for Peanut Butter Pie looks especially good! Yum!
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Christa
posted on December 3, 2010 at 6:56 pm
I posted a link to your giveaway on FB, though I was reluctant to do so (not wanting to impair my own chances for winning! Ha!)
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TZel
posted on December 3, 2010 at 7:09 pm
Thank you very much for this generous giveaway and for educating so many about this issue.
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kathy w
posted on December 3, 2010 at 7:29 pm
We are just getting started on gluten free and this would be great to win.
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kathy w
posted on December 3, 2010 at 7:30 pm
I am a subscriber.
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Gail
posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Thanks again for this excellent site full of recipes and tips to assist me in my day-to-day gluten free meal planning.
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Ashley
posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:28 pm
I’m so excited for this book – I have definitely been experiencing some difficulty explaining celiac to my little one so hopefully it’ll help. Thanks so much for this amazing giveaway! =)
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)
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Ashley
posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Already follow your lovely site on my Google Reader!
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)
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Liza Vladyka
posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:41 pm
I sure would love to win this gift package
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Liza Vladyka
posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:42 pm
emails
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Liza Vladyka
posted on December 3, 2010 at 9:43 pm
liked you on fb
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Carmen E.
posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:11 pm
Wow- what a great prize package! Would certainly love to win.
Thanks for all your great recipes and tips- love this blog!
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Carmen E.
posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:11 pm
I follow you via google reader
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Ashley
posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Just tweeted about this giveaway (@cupcakes_mmm: http://twitter.com/#!/cupcakes_mmm/status/10899119732170752)!
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)
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Ashley
posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Already like “Mommy, What is Gluten Free?” on Facebook (Ashley So)! =)
(ashleyso2030@gmail.com)
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Andrea
posted on December 3, 2010 at 10:36 pm
We would love this! My 3 daughters were just diagnosed with Celiacs and this would be incredibly helpful in trying out our new food options. Love your blog!
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Emily
posted on December 4, 2010 at 8:33 am
Wonderful blog!
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Amanda
posted on December 4, 2010 at 9:44 am
Just starting down this Gluten Free lifestyle and love all the information you’ve given! Thanks!!
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Lucinda
posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:08 am
Just found you via A Year of Slow cooking. I am looking forward to reading your blog regularly. I have Celiac and both my children are gluten-intolerant but asymptomatic at this point so our whole house is gluten-free.
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Lucinda
posted on December 4, 2010 at 11:10 am
I have just subscribed to your RSS feed
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Andrew
posted on December 4, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Love your recipes, I was thrilled when I first came across it. Following on FB!
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kj
posted on December 4, 2010 at 3:38 pm
This is a wonderful site. Thank you for all that you do to help us Celiac’s eat good!
(please enter me in this give-away!)
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Jennifer C
posted on December 4, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Thanks for the great recipes and for hosting this giveaway. I hope I win!
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Jennifer C
posted on December 4, 2010 at 5:34 pm
I like Mommy, What is Celiac Disease? on Facebook. Thanks!
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Dakota
posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:29 pm
You listed some of my favorite gluten free brands for the prize package. Would love to win it, and thanks for offering the giveaway!
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Dakota
posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:31 pm
I liked SS&GF on Facebook.
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Anna
posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:39 pm
Would love to win this for both my husband and 2 year-old son. This would make a great Christmas present. Thank you for hosting the giveaway! anna@mustardzone.com
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Anna
posted on December 4, 2010 at 6:40 pm
I liked Mommy, What is Celiac Disease on Facebook. Please give me another entry to the giveaway! Thanks again! anna@mustardzone.com
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Erin
posted on December 5, 2010 at 12:38 pm
I really like learning about all these new gluten free blogs by entering this contest. This is wonderful. I’m going to look around more on your site.
Erin
erinsmalls@gmail.com
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Staci A
posted on December 5, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Being newly GF, I haven’t tried too many of the snack items, but the one’s in the prize pack sound yummy! Thanks so much for the chance to enter!
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Staci A
posted on December 5, 2010 at 6:13 pm
I subscribe to your RSS.
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Staci A
posted on December 5, 2010 at 6:14 pm
And I liked Mommy, What’s Celiac Disease on FB. Thanks!
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Saundra
posted on December 5, 2010 at 11:29 pm
Thanks for the giveaway Amy. I would LOVE to win this gift package!
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Saundra
posted on December 5, 2010 at 11:31 pm
I follow you through email Amy. I’m one of the few who don’t have a membership and participate on Facebook.
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Abby
posted on December 6, 2010 at 9:34 am
Just starting our Gluten free journey!
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Katie
posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:30 pm
This is so exciting! I have two kids with Celiac disease ages 2 and 3. They know that they can’t eat gluten but they don’t really know what it is or what it is found it. This blog post brought tears to my eyes! Finally a resource for two very special people in my life!
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Katie
posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Shared on FB!
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Katie
posted on December 6, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Liked on FB!
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Elizabeth Heironimus
posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Thank you for hosting this give-away!
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Elizabeth Heironimus
posted on December 6, 2010 at 1:08 pm
I subscribe via Google Reader.
Thank you!
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Christi Silbaugh
posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:19 am
My daughter is 17 and recently diagnosed with being allergic to wheat. I have always been a cook. This drastic change has affected us all, but I am learning more and more every day. School lunches seem to be the hardest. Snacks are so spendy in the stores and I sometimes get in the rut of hummus and veggies for her. It would be so nice to be able to try some of these snacks for her. She always feels left out that she doesn’t get to eat what everyone else at school eats.
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Christi Silbaugh
posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:20 am
I requested your friendship on facebook. My facebook name is CountingOurBlessings
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Christi Silbaugh
posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:21 am
I tweeted about the contest. My twitter is purecountrypet
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Christi Silbaugh
posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:21 am
I annouced on my facebook about the contest
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Christi Silbaugh
posted on December 7, 2010 at 11:22 am
I liked Mommy what is celiac disease. Again my facebook name is CountingOurBlessings
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Rebar
posted on December 9, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Cool site! I just discovered you.
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Patti
posted on December 10, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Thanks fir the giveaway. My son was just dx’ed with celiac right before thanksgiving. So finding items that replace his normals is not easy, or cheap. Explaining this to him is not easy either. This is the perfect giveaway for us.
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jill carl
posted on December 10, 2010 at 3:13 pm
I love Katie’s book for the beautiful illustrations and the wonderful positive message on how to handle being a celiac.Hope to win the package for my grandaughter who is a Celiac.
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Alta
posted on December 12, 2010 at 10:39 am
This is great – I would love this book if one of our kids was diagnosed. I’ll have to keep it in mind for my nieces – my sister is super-vigilant about food issues cropping up as they are starting to eat cereals and such (they’re 5 months old).
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Jackee Johnson
posted on December 12, 2010 at 6:37 pm
The book sounds wonderful to share with kids!
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Christy
posted on December 14, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. The Celiac book looks great. It would be such a blessing with my daughter being newly diagnosed to have the opportunity to try these specialty items. What a great thing!
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Christy
posted on December 14, 2010 at 12:02 pm
“Liked” Mommy what is celiac disease on Facebook and also added Katie on Twitter.
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Christy
posted on December 14, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Added you on Facebook! Love that you are sugar-free too. They are checking our oldest for type 1 as well.
angelikness@yahoo.com
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Emily N.
posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:54 pm
I’d really like to have a chance to try these gluten free foods.
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jenn s
posted on December 15, 2010 at 9:58 am
Hi,
I just read the article about Katie’s book that was printed in The Buffalo News. I live in a small town about 30 miles south of Buffalo. My youngest daughter is 7 and was just diagnosed with celiac disease in November. When she was 2, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She has been on an insulin pump since she was 4 and is doing great! She had no symptoms of celiac, but, her routine blood work done by her diabetes doctor showed the markers for celiac. After the upper endoscopy, we knew for sure. We met with a nutritionist, and things are going very well. It is more work for sure, but it helps us to all be healthier! Our other 3 children had blood work done to test for celiac…and my second daughters(she’ll be 11 on 01-01-11) results came back positive. She will be meeting with a GI doctor on Dec. 22nd, I’m sure this will be to schedule an upper endoscopy. She cried at first when we told her, but then realized this is something that would bring her and her sister closer together. I would love to win this giveaway to surprise my girls with some goodies
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valerie
posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:45 pm
this looks like a great giveaway!
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valerie
posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:46 pm
rss subscriber
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valerie
posted on December 15, 2010 at 3:46 pm
twitter follower
valerie2350
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