Sorry it has been a while since my last blog. My family went to Disney World last week and had an amazing time! We were very concerned about vacationing after Lydia's recent diagnoses of Celiac Disease. We were pleasantly surprised that Lydia did not get sick! I will admit that Steve and I spent at least 2-3 hours planning our food menu and calling and asking questions to markets and restaurants to ensure that we were taking every precaution necessary.
I had packed lots of gluten free snacks for on the plane and made it through security with no issues. In the airport we found a stand that sold Oscar Meyer hotdogs. Lydia was able to have one of these and a bag of Lay's potato chips. On the way to our hotel we stopped at a Whole Food Market and bought Lydia some bread, frozen pizza, chicken nuggets, and pretzels because I wasn't sure what the grocery store at our resort would offer. The restaurants in the Orlando area were extremely accomadating! We ate at Outback, Lonestar Steak House, Bahama Breeze, and Carraba's. All of these restaurants knew about Celiac Disease. The chef at Bahama Breeze even came out to our table to help us decide what would be best for Lydia to eat. We also ate 3 meals at Disney which was incredible. Each time, the chef came to the table and discussed options for Lydia. They personally prepared her food and then THEY delivered it to our table. This momma was actually at ease watching her baby eat. :) Planning for this vacation took much more time because we had to consider Lydia's condition when considering our food options. My advice to anyone traveling is to plan ahead. Take as much as you can from home and call ahead to grocery stores or restaurants in the area and ask lots of questions. I'm not a very assertive person, but someone told me that I have to think of myself as Lydia's advocate. It is my responsibility to ask questions and inform individuals of Celiac disease and not expect others to know what it is.
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