which type of holiday?

[mum2twoloudbabies]

when ds is 18mos we are planning a holiday to get some winter sun (as we didn't manage any summer sun!). He is allergic to wheat, rye, dairy, egg and peanut.

This summer we took our holidays in our caravan in France and took hard to find foods with us however I am a bit fed up of my holidays basically being a busmans holiday of cooking and cleaning so we are contemplating an all inclusive hotel better for me and dd (who is a 4yo bottomless bucket) and if not a self-catering apartment.

2 questions really. Is all inclusive with a warning to the hotel ever going to work? If we go self-catering are the in resort supermarkets ever any good for the basic free from foods (cereals, bread, pasta, marg) or can I take some basics with me on the flight in my suitcase (i.e. bread is hard enough to locate without egg as it is without relying on a tiny supermarket in resort).

Any experiences/advice welcome please.

[hblush] 2 questions and not a ? mark anywhere to be seen. Sorry.

all of our holidays have had some element of us being able to cook safe meals.
we do eat in resturants, but always have the back up of a kitchen in case we cant find a safe , suitable place.

we have had lots of french hols, with a couple in alsace , near lakes that we could swim in as the sea was quite cruel to our sons skin. (full body hives etc)

we have been to centre parks for short winter breaks, and also been to italy , spain and usa twice.

if we can get a combination of safe eating out, and us cooking other meals, we try to make it more relaxing, for e.g a bbq with local food , fish etc. we try to see it as a postive part of the holiday, and we try safe local recipes with food brought from the market.
this is of course a important message to give to the allergic child, that new foods are safe and fun, and how to cook and prepare food . eating out is also very important, even if the food is very limited as that teaches the child how to get safe food that mummy hasnt cooked.

Thank you for this, if you have gone to a traditional holiday resort (we're looking at somewhere on Fuerteventura) how have you found the supermarkets for free from stuff? Any at all?

DD2 Age 5 is allergic to egg white, all nuts, chick peas, lentils, celery, chick peas and sesame seeds. Has epipens etc. Also has severe eczema. We've just got back from all inclusive in Egypt. Had a fantastic time. Hotel was fantastic. Met the head chef who took us through what she could eat - they had a nut free section also. Still not as relaxing as could be as we are constantly running getting epipens, keeping them cool and on read alert every time she eats - but she enjoyed the freedom and I enjoyed the break from cooking! Enjoy your hols xx

Thanks EvaAnna what a great idea meeting the head chef that at least gives you some confidence as to how understanding the kitchen is.