Dylan Dryer couldn’t let Thanksgiving go by without forgetting about gluten-free eaters.
Today’s 3rd hour co-host shared her excitement online I don’t have to cook the entire Thanksgiving meal this year, but I did prepare some gluten-free side dishes for dinner.
Dylan, whose son has celiac disease and cannot tolerate gluten, posted a photo of herself in the kitchen and wrote in the caption that she was planning to make gluten-free rolls.
“Yay!! I’m not cooking for Thanksgiving this year!!! Oh wait…” she captioned a Nov. 26 post, before adding to avoid cross-contamination. He said he would bring his own cooking utensils and gluten-free bread.
in follow-up post, Dylan said her family celebrated Thanksgiving on the Friday after the holidays and shared a list of gluten-free dishes she had made.
The list included gluten-free stuffing, mashed potatoes, bread rolls, carrots, green bean salad, and sweet potatoes.
“I know you’ve been missing my Thanksgiving list!!” she wrote in the caption. “I won’t be cooking this year except for gluten-free things, so this is my mini list!”
“Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!” she added.
The comments section was filled with fellow parents sharing their experiences cooking gluten-free during the holidays.
“I host a mom with food allergies (dairy and eggs) every year and she’s gone! Even her fussy parents don’t realize she’s missing anything. There’s a lot of it. But it’s worth it!” one person wrote with a red heart emoji.
Another said, “I’ll be with you as I take a road trip this week with my crockpot, griddle, hand mixer, cheese grater, etc. to make safe meals for my celiac daughter!” I commented.
“Thank you for sharing the reality of cross-contamination. Celiac disease is real but you get fired. Thank you!!!” one user added.
In May 2023, Dylan revealed that his son Calvin (also known as Cal) was diagnosed with celiac disease after experiencing abdominal pain for over a year.
At the time, Dylan said there was little knowledge about the realities of the disease, so the family made some major changes over the next year to keep Cal as safe as possible.
“Not only are we not being able to feed them wheat products, but there is also the risk of cross-contamination,” Dylan said at the time. “I had to throw away everything in my kitchen: wooden spoons, wooden cutting boards, anything with scratches, rivets on the inside handles of pots, because gluten can hide anywhere. , they all had to be thrown away.”
Dylan said he was finally feeling better after a year of “constant pain” with no answers.
In May 2023, she said, “He finally feels better… for the first time in a year.” I was finally able to be myself. ”
