Re: Help! Going to a pizza party

[Guest guest]

When my son goes to Chuck E Cheeses I make his pizza and bring

it with me in an insulated bag to keep warm. The ingredients are really easy.

But you do need a pizza pan. Some HFS sell an already made pizza crust that

my son likes but it is king of expensive, $7 for 2 small pizza crusts. I just

throw some Ragu traditional sauce on top of the thawed pizza dough and bake.

Nik of course can't have reg cheese and is intolerante to soy cheeses. So he

prefers this and somtimes I put pepperoni on top as a treat.

Hugs, Terry.B

[Guest guest]

I haven't set foot in a Chuck E Cheese since starting this diet - so

I guess that makes me a coward - but, we did make a pizza for my son

with GFCF bread, pepperoni and red sauce. It isn't great, but he does

eat it. I can't say that we have tested it completely, he hasn't

eating it when all those around him were eating the real thing....

There is a rice pizza crust that I have purchased before from Whole

Foods - it is pretty good and you can use your red sauce and

pepperoni on that. We also have used the Vegan soy cheese, but the

stuff doesn't melt and looks like plastic. We have also used a Vegan

soy product that is a substitute for parmagian cheese, if you haven't

had cheese in a while, it is passable.

I have also brought other favorites for my boy to birthday parties,

like Mac's fries and our own home made chicken nuggets, or

a " safe " hotdog. These are major favorites of his - so maybe he

doesn't feel so bad that he's not eating like the rest of the kids.

Be sure to bring a GFCF cupcake or cookies for your little one too -

so that way he has something sweet to eat like everyone else.

I will be thinking about you and sending you prayers for success...

this is one of the hardest things about this diet, having to plan

everything ahead, not one of my strong suits....

Moira

mom to Vico (4.5 ASD) and Culzean (16 months)

> My family is going to Chuck E Cheese this Saturday. No way out of

> it. My 2 year old son has been on the diet for less than 2 weeks.

> Pizza is his favorite food. What do I do? I am not much of a cook

> so making my own pizza scares me (not to mention I have NO kitchen

> counter). Is there any pre-made GFCF pizza out there that is

> decent? If not, is there any quick and easy recipe that does not

> require special tools (pizza pan etc)? How do you guys handle such

> an occasion? He loves spaghetti so I thought I might try making

some

> with GFCF noodles instead. Am I in for a fight of my life? Nobody

> said this would be easy.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Moira. I totally forgot about the birthday cake problem. I

guess I have to make a trip to whole foods market! Thank God it is

close to home.

> Be sure to bring a GFCF cupcake or cookies for your little one too -

> so that way he has something sweet to eat like everyone else.

>

>

> Moira

[Guest guest]

I just encountered that same problem. i used the

pizza crust recipe for a quick crust in the special

kids special diets cook book. it is made with bean

flour. really likes it. i made it cheese less

but, loaded it with ground meat and made my " special

sauce " . Which is just 3 tomatoes smashed, chopped and

cooked over low heat until thick. i also add the

traditional spices, oregano, bay leaf, and basil. some

times a tiny bit of sugar too. all to taste. never

the same twice. neva-good luck

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[Guest guest]

My son had his birthday party at Chuck E Cheese last winter...but he is 7,

has been on the diet for years, and the local manager was very

understanding. (According to Chuck E Cheese managment, it is up to the local

manager whether to allow outside food to be brought in.) We brought pizza

for my kids (and the autistic brother of my son's classmate) and of course,

GFCF cake.

I made pizza, using a crust made from a recipe in 's book or

Marci's Soft White Bread or foccacia from Bette Hagman's The Gluten Free

Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy. You don't need a special pizza pan (several

round cake pans will do, or even square or rectangular pans or patting it

out on a cookie sheet) but remember, the more it looks like pizza, the

better the chances of your kid eating it. Stick your hand in a sandwich bag,

pour a little extra virgin olive oil on your cupped hand, and use this to

pat the crust out. I spread the basic Classico pasta sauce (a cheese-free

one-- Tomato and Basil I think-- that I buy in a three-pack of glass jars at

Costco.) Sprinkle or arrange on top, Italian herbs, some diced ham or other

meat, maybe olives and bell pepper strips or mushrooms, and slices of

Tofutti Roasted Garlic Mozarella cut in half diagonally and arranged

pinwheel style on top. And I give my kids SerenAid, since they do react to

Tofutti cheese, but as new as your son is to the diet, traces of gluten is

not likely to be noticeable since he is still detoxing much greater amounts.

Generally speaking, we don't eat pizza anymore. I only make it when I have

to match what someone else is making.

Lorilyn

> > My family is going to Chuck E Cheese this Saturday. No way out of

> > it. My 2 year old son has been on the diet for less than 2 weeks.

> > Pizza is his favorite food. What do I do? I am not much of a cook

> > so making my own pizza scares me (not to mention I have NO kitchen

> > counter). Is there any pre-made GFCF pizza out there that is

> > decent? If not, is there any quick and easy recipe that does not

> > require special tools (pizza pan etc)?

[Guest guest]

> My family is going to Chuck E Cheese this Saturday. No way out of

> it. My 2 year old son has been on the diet for less than 2 weeks.

> Pizza is his favorite food. What do I do?

Here's what I've done for my daughter, who just turned five. Find out

when pizza is being served, and have the server signal you before it

comes out. Take him home for lunch, preferably by offering something

he really, really loves. I've tried coming up w/substitutes or taking

her for a walk, but ultimately just removing her from the situation is

best for us. Usually the pizza is towards the end of the party

anyway, so he's not missing that much.

One of the hard parts of doing this diet is discovering how much of

our social lives revolves around food....