Usually people get stressed-out by using the toilets at a festival or getting covered in mud. Last year at Glastonbudget – a tribute band festival in Leicester – they were the least of my worries.
Friends thought my husband and I were mad for taking our two-year-old along to a festival and camping. And even more so because I am a coeliac.
I worked out the year before that there was nothing I could eat safely, except the hog roast (minus the bread). The lovely man on the kiosk served me extra meat, which was very kind. I managed to get some chips that the food place cooked first for me but then had stomach cramps the next day (this may have had something to do with the cider consumed, however).
Not only was the weather bad and the mud horrendous, I was toilet training my daughter. So wellies, waterproofs and potty in tow – we set our mind (and muscles) to pushing the pram through the thick mud and long grass. The Portaloos were rather interesting with a toddler – especially when wearing not one, but two onesies.
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The biggest nightmare is cleaning gluten off. With a toddler, the contamination on my hands was constant. “Mummy, snack please?” We got through A LOT of baby wipes. I took along a bottle of soap and some washing-up liquid – but couldn’t follow my own good advice of using hot water to clean.
My best tip for coeliacs tackling a festival is to take disposable barbecues (if the site allows them). We had Harrogate sausages and bacon to set us up for the day. Fantastic. I also discovered that the spicy chicken packs in Asda were suitable for me and made chicken, lettuce, tomato and mayo wraps. With a few added packs of crisps, Dove’s Farm biscuits and fruit, we were sorted.
Oh – and remember food bags. They also work wonders stuck over your feet when you get a hole in your welly on the first day!
Karen Woodford
Managing Director of The Safer Eating Company
Coeliac disease, lactose intolerance and fructose intolerance (IBS)