Shannon's Gluten Free Recipes

Welcome to my website!

My name is Shannon.  I’m 12 yrs old, in 7th grade and live in Massachusetts. Since I was a baby, I have had a conditioned called Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Abdominal Migraine Syndrome. I’ve spent a lot of time in the hospital over the years and until a few months ago, I was doing ok but still had attacks now and then.

When my Mom went to a seminar in Texas in May, she met a woman named Nerissa Oden of FoodPowers.com. Nerissa has a website about how food can make some people sick without them even knowing it. Nerissa told her that sometimes having food allergies or sensitivities would make certain illnesses worse and that by simply not eating them, they could get better or even go away. My Mom told her all about me and Nerissa thought Mom should look into it,(I am really glad she did). So, my Mom took me to a natureopathic doctor and the doctor told me to stop eating gluten.  The doctor thought even though I had been tested for Celiac Disease and was told I didn’t have it, that I could still have a sensitivity to gluten.  Mom and I decided to give it a try. After just a few weeks, I was feeling great. I cheated a couple times but as soon as I did, I felt awful. I learned that eating gluten free was going to make me feel so much better!

It wasn’t easy at first! Being 12 and suddenly not being able to eat anything with gluten in it was hard. No pizza, hamburgers or pasta was tough.   All the things I have loved to eat all my life, I couldn’t have and I was bummed!

After a few weeks, I decided that maybe I could find a way to take some of the things I loved to eat and convert them into Gluten Free Recipes. My Mom helped and within a week, we were cooking a bunch of great food that I could eat! I was really excited.

I decided to write my recipes down and am putting together a Gluten Free Cookbook for Kids. It should be ready really soon. I’ve made up some fun recipes including Candy Sushi, Dorito Chicken and Apple Crumb Pie and they are all Yummy!

On this website, I will be posting lots of blogs for kids about gluten free food and recipes. I’ll share my stories and have other kids and parents share theirs too. It’s a place where living Gluten Free is FUN and CREATIVE that we can all share!

If you would like to receive a notice when my Gluten Free Cookbook for Kids is ready, fill out the box below with your name and email. I’d love to share some FREE recipes with you also.

I really hope you enjoy the website as much as I am having fun creating it!

Come back again soon! If you want to share any of YOUR favorite Gluten Free Recipes, let me know!

Love,
Shannon!

OH! and I want to say Thank You to Nerissa Oden from FoodPowers.com for talking to my Mom about this.  It’s making a huge difference for me!  Thank you!