Cross Contamination- The Dark Cloud that Follows Every Celiac

As any Celiac knows, or anyone that knows a Celiac, cross contamination is constantly something that needs vigilance. For my daughter, a single gluten laden crumb is enough to cause several hours of intestinal torture. Thankfully as a mother, I have not yet "poisoned" my daughter with gluten. I am careful, and have gotten into a routine of how I go about preparing meals. However, I cannot keep my teen daughter locked up from the world in order for her to avoid gluten. So we plan, and ask questions, and do alot of reading when out and about.
Over the next few blog posts, this will be the focus- how to avoid cross contamination. Like storm clouds brewing in the distance, one can limit the chances of exposure to gluten by being informed with your own GF Weather Report.
I will leave you with this mini tip until my next post...do not share lip balm or gloss with a non celiac- my daughter borrowed mine once. The lip balm was gf, but my lips were not...tainting the balm. She has never forgotten again.