Ideas needed for packed food for a coeliac disease sufferer!

Gluten/wheat free pasta in either a tomato or pesto sauce for either lunch or dinner?

Fruit, chocolate/ sweets, crisps, snacks

Beans and sausages for breakfast? (Are the ones that are already together in tins suitable for him?)

Cheese and rice cakes, crudités and dip for lunch?

Could you do him some wheat free pasta and pesto as Funky suggest for dinner, then could he have the hotdogs they are having without the roll, so he feels included, or would they contain binders that aren't suitable? Again for breakfast, beans to add to the sausages they are having, or as funky suggests - a tin of something like that?

Cheers for the ideas, alas standard sausages and hotdog sausages are out, it isn't just the bread. I was thinking I could send sausages of his own but was too worried about cross contamination and didn't want to make it too stressful an event for the Beaver leaders as I would like them to let him go on future events!

Will definitely send him with pasta meal for Friday night - he loves pasta with tuna and peas and mayonaise. And I think I just need an idea for breakfast that isn't cereal plus milk and we are sorted?

If he is ok with porridge, you can get gluten free porridge pots in Tesco now that you just add hot water to.

Brilliant? He "usually" loves porridge and I make it with milk to get extra calories into him.

I am not celiac but am gluten intolerant so have various bars for breakfast that are gluten free. Eat Natural do a yoghurt and almond one I really like and the Nakd bars are also quite good for breakfast and they are gluten, wheat and dairy free. Also - have you tried different types of gluten free bread? I've tried a few makes and some are definitely better than others. Some are disgusting but some are really nice. There are some soft sweet gluten free rolls you can get in Morrisions in a plastic wrapper which taste as good as normal bread (sorry can't remember the make). The Genius sliced seeded is edible for sandwiches. Have a wander down the free from aisle and you might be inspired!

Cheers? B hates the I think it is the Newhouse bread. His favourite one is the one from Sainsburys. We do most of our shopping in Morrisons (because it is cheap) but I have to do a special shop for him at Sainsburys. I haven't spotted those bread rolls at our Morrisons though - although at our store it is mainly a Free from shelf rather than anaisle? They do nothing frozen for a Free from section for example. I don't really need everyday inspiration anymore but it is just an extra complication with him goign away with other people camping!

Sorry - just read my reply back and it sounded a bit patronising. What didn't come across very well was that I also find normal eating fine - really struggle with 'food on the go' and camping. Last time I went camping I bought loads of gluten free cereal bars so I could eat them whenever. I also bought stuff that I wouldn't eat at home - things like free from caramel slices - which I know are full of sugar and not nutritionally great but if I'm hungry and the only stuff around is with wheat I can be tempted to be eat it. So when I said have a wander down the aisle - I meant there might be things you ignore from a day to day eating basis but might be ok for a few days camping. Stuff that doesn't go off and can be carried without being kept cold. It's a shame your Morrisons doesn't have a good selection. Sainsbury or waitrose are definitely better at the speciality foods.

I cant help with suggestions but i can give you a Scout leaders perspective. I have been a Cub leader for more years than I like to admit.

If you can give them a list of things he can eat then the leaders can often cater for all diets. have a chat with the leader in charge of the cooking, explain the limitations and I am sure they will come up with a workable solution. They should be able to provide an appropriate sausage, or change the menu for everyone to bacon... (mmm bacon, a camp staple)

Personally I would never ask a parent to provide food on a camp where they are paying what is essentially full board, but would need guidance.

I would also be surprised if there was no provision for keeping food cool, even if it is a basic a a cool box. I believe that beavers are only aloud to camp somewhere with a hut anyway, and therefore electric.

basically, talk to the leaders.

I have and she asked me to provide food. I asked for the list so that I could advise her on what he could eat and as he could eat very little she asked if I could provide the food. I have also said that the Scout Association website has a lot of information about how to cope with a child that has coeliac disease. I am sending a coolbox with his food in it.

I went last night to get porridge pots from Tesco and very annoyingly there weren't any that were gluten free. They had packets but I didn't want to make it too complicated. (Where I live there is just a Tesco and an Aldi - I have to travel to the next town for Morrisons and Sainsburys and there wasn't enough time to make the jounrey last night). So he is going to have rice cakes for breakfast.