Today fans absolutely love seeing Dylan Dreyer’s adorable cooking videos with her eldest son, Calvin. But in the caption of a recent video posted on Instagram, she clapped back at those who criticized her recipes.
“It’s the season for football snacks and this is one of our go-to recipes! We use the focaccia recipe on the side of the bag of Caputo Fioreglut GF flour…half the recipe makes 2 jelly roll pans so the adults have the buffalo chicken version and the kids have just a plain pizza version,” she explained in the caption of the Tuesday, November 5, video.
She then explained that there have been some comments on her videos accusing her of making unhealthy food.
“Cal loves getting his hands into the dough and he can create his own focaccia exactly how he wants it,” the meteorologist wrote. “I’ve gotten some comments saying the butter in this dish is unhealthy…guys, this is a fun football snack, it’s not a healthy recipe. Live a little and enjoy!”
In the video, Dylan used two sticks of melted butter to dilute the hot sauce because she didn’t want her buffalo chicken pizza to be too spicy.
Other fans praised her in the comments section for showing how to make another great gluten-free recipe at home.
“This is great! Thank you for focusing on fun GF foods and for all that you do for the Celiac community,” one person wrote, while another said, “Both pizzas look delicious! Love how you incorporate fun foods that are GF. Eating GF does not mean it has to be boring.”
“I wish you and Cal would write a GF cookbook!” another person suggested.
Dylan first revealed that Cal had celiac disease in May 2023 after he suffered from constant earaches, stomach pain, rashes and hair loss. She had to change up her cooking habits at home and get all new cooking equipment to help better Cal’s health.
“Not only is it not feeding him any wheat products but it’s also the cross-contamination risk,” the broadcaster, who also shares kids Oliver and Russell with husband Brian Fichera, told TODAY.com. “All of my stuff in the kitchen had to be thrown out, all of our wooden spoons, wooden cutting boards, anything that had a scratch in it … any rivets on the inside of the pot where the handle is. All of that had to be thrown out because gluten can hide everywhere.”
After making changes at home, Dylan said that Cal was doing a lot better.
“He was just in constant pain,” the mom of three said. “He finally feels good … [for] the first time in a year. He’s happy we discovered this because it’s like, ‘OK, good. I can finally feel like myself.’”
Dylan talked about the “incredible” feedback she received after publicly revealing her son’s diagnosis.
“Everybody’s like, ‘Thank you.’ Nobody talks about this because nobody thinks it’s a big deal. But when you live with it, it is,” she told People in July 2023.
“I want every restaurant to have gluten-free options,” she said of her hopes for the future.
