Gluten-Free Travel Days Don't Have to Be This Hard
Grab your free Gluten-Free Travel Day Toolkit and show up to airports, layovers, and hotel check-ins with a plan that keeps you safe, fed, and actually comfortable.
If you've ever stood in an airport with celiac disease wondering what you can safely eat or if you have landed at your destination exhausted and hungry trying to find safe food, you know the challenge.
Travel is not glamourous, and travel days are some of the hardest days to navigate with celiac disease. Most airport options are limited to snack foods, and although I love a good bag of chips, they are not a satifying meal. It gets even worse when flights are delayed, and a quick layover turns into a a longer stay. On top of all of it, the anxiety of getting glutened when you're away from home is real.
I have been there. As someone who traveled for work almost every week, my celiac diagnosis made my life so much harder. I had many trips where I went hungry or made poor choices. Through lots of trial and error, I came up with a tried and true system that works, and it doesn't include starving or making bad choices. I put together a travel day toolkit to share my tips for making your travel day easier. This toolkit is the starting point I wish I'd had when I was first diagnosed with celiac disease.
Here's What's Inside Your Free Toolkit
✈️ A carryon bag guide that tells you what to pack and why, including a plane essentials kit you can clip right to your seat
✈️ Checked bag must-haves so you're covered when you arrive, even if the hotel has no kitchen
✈️ Travel day meal ideas that are real food, not just protein bars
✈️ Optional comfort items that make long flights actually bearable
✈️ Kitchen alternative tools you can pack in a carryon so you can cook a real meal even in a basic hotel room
✈️ Pre-travel tips including the frozen water bottle trick that gets past TSA and solves your hydration problem before you even board
I'm Kendra Williams, a celiac disease advocate and frequent business and personal traveler. I have spent years figuring out how to travel safely and comfortably with this disease.
I created sukipwd.com to share the real, practical advice I wish I had when I was first diagnosed. I travel with my gluten-detection service dog Suki, but I refined these tips when I didn't have the security of a celiac service dog to check my food. I know the real worry of gluten ruining your vacation or business trip.
This toolkit is the system I use on every trip. My hope is that it gives you a starting point to take some of the stress out of travel days. It provides a practical checklist that will help make your trip easier.
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