There are no breaks when you have to feed children with celiac disease and food allergies. Many people ask me how I manage to prepare enough good food that is delicious and safe for my kids. For one thing, I am constantly thinking about what they will have to eat. For another, there are no cutting corners. So while other moms in a pinch might order takeout, buy prepared foods or bring home their parents’ leftovers, those options are not possible for those of us with kids with celiac and/or allergies. We have to be super creative, forward thinking and organized.

There is constant food prep for each child you have with celiac or allergies; three meals a day plus snacks seven days a week, 365 days a year. At first I was scrambling trying to figure out what to feed my kids until I learned to manage it all with these six simple time-saving ways to prepare meals and snacks. Today this is my gift to you!

Click here for six of my best time-saver tips for the busy cook.