Gluten Free Holidays
Once diagnosed with coeliac condition you will need to maintain a gluten free diet. This means being gluten-free at all times including when on vacation and gluten free holidays will be a requirement for you, year after year.
The best gluten free holidays are created by planning in advance. Aa simple tool to make eating out gluten-free is to take a gluten free restaurant card with you containing a local translation of your needs, explaining what foods contain gluten, which foods do not contain gluten and why you must avoid the substance.
Gluten-free holidays can also be successful if you take some foods with you which you know to be gluten-free. if you have a favourite bread, fruit bar or biscuit package them up and put them in your hand luggage (not in your suitcase which could be delayed with baggage problems). In this way you will be able to have a snack and a simple breakfast on arrival without relying on the local shops to be open.
Often people decide to cook for themselves to guarantee gluten free holidays. Many larger supermarket chains now post gluten-free lists and food ingredient lists on the Internet and these are accessible from anywhere in the world. If you are going to a popular tourist destination in a less remote part of the world your research may find that one of these restaurants is hereby and you can do all your food shopping research before you get on holiday. In this way you will arrive confident that you can get the foods that you want before you ever leave your home.
Remember that all restaurant owners are in competition with other restaurants and welcome your custom. If the vacation provider you have selected for the holiday are able to advise you of the names and addresses of some recommended local restaurants you could always on e-mail them beforehand to ask how they could cater for a gluten free diet. Assess the responses that you get and build a relationship with the restaurant before you set foot on the plane.
Having gluten free holidays should not be a challenge and, as with everything in life, the second and third one you take will be easier than the first as you will have learned many of the little tricks that go into making a holiday truly gluten free. So the message is don’t delay, go out and book a holiday for yourself this year and take those little planning steps that will ensure that it is relaxing, enjoyable and gluten-free.
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