Gluten Free and Can't Eat Raw Veggies - What Do You Order at a Pizza Shop?

Maybe you could go to the market and buy a frozen, gluten-free pizza for the boy with celiac disease. Often times, dairy free pizzas are also gluten free, so you might be able to get something for both boys.

Pick up an Amy's Kitchen "Non-Dairy Cheeze, Rice Crust" frozen pizza and both boys can eat it. http://www.amys.com/products/product-detail/pizzas/000266

My son is 100% dairy free (highly allergic) and this is the pizza he usually eats. He likes it, but he doesn't know any better. :)

Also, it's really nice of you to try to accommodate these kids, but their parents will probably send them with their own food anyway. I always talk to party hosts in advance to find out the menu, then bring my son something similar. I appreciate when the host tries to come up with something he can eat, but I never expect it.

Maybe you could make chicken tenders at home, using gluten-free breadcrumbs to coat them. Same with French fries... Cut them up, toss them in a bit of oil, season, and bake them as well.

It will be cheaper, too. ;)

A lot of pizza places offer gluten-free pizzas now. I think even Domino's has it. I think when you call the pizza shops, they'll be able to offer some good recommendations. Good luck!

ETA: Marie makes an excellent point! If you are having the party at your home and are just ordering pizzas for delivery, you can definitely do gluten-free chicken tenders. Perdue make them and so does Tyson. They are available in the freezer section of most grocery stores.

It is very kind of you to try to plan for each kid's individual food issues! If my child had such restricted options, I would send a meal for him though. You might try the parents first to feel out if they are planning on this or not. Save yourself time and effort of finding a good option. You can always word it so you aren't flat out asking, something like "I want to make sure Billy has something good to eat at the party, we are doing pizza for most of the kids but what would he like?" Then they have a way to tell you what they are planning (or not planning) on sending. I wouldn't expect a parent to have a complete separate meal just for my child, no matter what the reason.

My younger daughter can't eat wheat so we usually have the Greek places make her a gyro platter with rice or a chicken souvaki with rice.
Applewood Farms has gluten free corn dogs that she says are yummy. They seem like a perfect late summer party treat.

Hi. You are thoughtful and considerate to think of the other children. My son has a few food allergies, and when a mother knows about it and asks what he can eat before going to their party, it makes me feel good. It is a lovely gesture. i do also usually have food in my purse for him...but it is nice to go to a party where the host has considered the needs of the guests. I have also seen how lovely the other children are to my son when the parents are so thoughtful and kind about it.

Have fun!

hot dogs and gluton free buns might be the way to go. if its a kids party I would go with that. or maybe tacos? with the gluton free shells.

Whole Foods, has gluten free and lots of other foods that are for people with food allergies.

Most friends of my kids', who have allergies, the Mom, brings foods to our home that their child can eat. OR the Mom herself, will tell me suggestions. FOR her child.
They don't just leave it to me, to research.

And, anything you make, you'd need to ask the parent, for SURE, if that food/ingredient, is even okay.
Don't guess.

And per some food allergies, it is not only the "ingredient" that you have to be concerned about. IF you get food, from some commercial establishment, you do not know... HOW they cook the food, if there is cross-contamination of the foods being prepped or cooked on the same cooking equipment, etc. or if the pans or oils used to cook one dish, is used again to cook another dish. If so, there will be cross-contamination of the foods. Even if the ingredients... are different.
ie: if someone is allergic to peanuts. Many foods/products are made on machinery that may also be used to make, peanut type foods. Hence, even if a turkey sandwich has no peanuts in it, IF that sandwich was cut on a cutting board and with a knife that was also used to cut a Peanut Butter Sandwich, that cutting board and knife, will have, residual peanut oils on it. Hence, cross contamination. Hence, it will cause an allergic reaction in someone who is allergic, to nuts.
So it is not just about food ingredients, but about food prep and how the food was prepped and cooked and in what and how.

JUST ask, the parent/Mom, of the child, that has the food allergies. So you know for sure and are not guessing.

Also, just ask the Mom... what she does for her allergic son... per "pizza."
And what she uses as an alternative. She must know.

With all that, I would assume these kids would bring their own food. I cannot imagine that these parents expect you to comeup with ideas.

Have you called the pizza place. Sans the raw veggies those restrictions are quite common and a lot of places have things in place. We actually have a place here that can serve you an actual pizza that meets your requirements and actually taste pretty good.

Some pizza places near me make gluten-free pizza and dairy-free pizza. Big city, lots of pizza places! Maybe you can find a good one near you?

You could also order something different for those boys, but maybe they'll feel more "included" if they can eat pizza (gluten/dairy free) with all of the other pizza-eating boys.

Talk to the moms. My grandsons have allergies so we all know what he can and can't eat. Their mom can give food ideas off the top of her head or send things they can eat so they can participate in the event.. Instead of worrying just call the moms and ask.

I would try local vegan restaurants. Many of them are used to having to cater to restricted diets such as gluten intolerance and Celiac disease. Vegan means there won't be any dairy at all, but dairy substitutes. No animal by-products will be present in their food, period.

If you can find out what veggies and fruits the boy CAN have, then a vegan restaurant very well may be able to accommodate the ones he can have... or if the issue is that he needs certain ones to be cooked confirm that with his mother and have the restaurant cook them.

If you're in Boston, MA check this out:

http://www.bostonveg.org/restaurants/

The issue with the gluten and Celiac is that if the child is severe, even something like a knife not being washed completely correctly or preparing wheat, rye, and oat doughs and breads on the same stations as non-gluten foods and leaving even TRACE amounts can cause some serious problems. If you have to order from someplace, it has to be from a place that understands cross-contamination is a huge issue and not because it's because someone has made a fad diet choice.

We have a chain called Pizza Pizza that has a gluten free crust.

Check around...some pizza shops do offer a gluten free pizza...Pini's in Waltham does ut I think that maybe a bit out of the way...you can also order a small cheeseless pizza for your dair free boy and maybe have some his favorite toppings (used to do that for mine when was young and casein issues) and Once i've odered a "white" pizza (no tomato sauce) for my son's buddy who doesn't do tomato...good luck