The Celiac Scene E-News | April 2023
Your Gluten-Free Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands
The Celiac Scene e-News – April Edition
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Victoria! Enter to Win $50 worth of Bake My Day Baking!
• Let’s Keep the Symptoms of Celiac Disease Top of Mind
• High Prevalence & Under-Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Identified in Italy
• Clinical Practice Update | Diagnosing and Managing Refractory Celiac Disease
• Expert Asserts Unvaccinated Celiacs Twice as Likely to be Hospitalized with Covid
• Be Wowed by What I Discovered at Walmart!
• Survey – Are You a Parent with Celiac Disease?
Selena De Vries, RD
• Live Gluten Free with Ease – Apply for Selena’s Group Program
• Selena’s Delicious GF Family Vacay To Mexico
• Book Your Free 20 Minute Online Video Chat
• Tune into Selena’s GF Q&A’s Tuesdays on Instagram
• What is Tapas and is it Safe for Celiacs?
• Gluten Free Certification Program
• Cruising Gluten Free
• B-glutenfreevictoria Baker on Wheels
• Celiac News Round Up
• Aaron Diagnosed with Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Aaron has Corrective Surgery & his Celiac Disease Report Card
GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
• Delish Gluten Free Bakery Now Delivering to Victoria!
• Glutenull Sharing Where & When their Products are on Sale!
• Bake My Day Delivers to Victoria & Sidney – Order Deadline April 12
Alkeme Artisan Bakery • Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • B-glutenfreevictoria • Chef Pola Culinary • Cloud 9 Gluten Free Mixes • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Country Prime Meat Snacks • Delish Gluten Free Bakery • El Faro Gluten Free Flour • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Healthbean Nutrition • Hertel Meats • Honeycomb.ai Restaurant App • House of Yee Premium Dumplings • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillas • Millstone Farms Stone-Milled Flours • O’Doughs • Pilling Foods – Good Eats • Royal Nuts • Stella’s Perogies • Taco Revolution Mexican Foods • Tilly’s Galley Gourmet Meals • TOTAL PREPARE • Wendel’s True Foods • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith • Wise Bites
Victoria’s Gluten Free Foodies Meet Up at MeeT Restaurant – Sunday April 16
• Dockside Fish & Chips in Campbell River Does Donuts!
• Big Wheel Burger Set to Open New Location in Langford
• Art of Slow Food Offers Spring Menu!
• Parksville’s El Faro Fusion Renovations Complete
• 2023 Safe Fries List for Vancouver Island
• Maps to Hundreds of Celiac-Trusted Restaurants on Vancouver Island
900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria • 900˚ Bistro Sidney • Art of Slow Food 100% Gluten-Free Cafe & Bakery • Bare Bones Fish & Chips 100% Gluten-Free Kitchen • Big Wheel Burger • El Faro Fusion 100% Gluten Free Restaurant • Floating Fish Store • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • Noodlebox • Poke Fresh • Six Mile Pub • Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
* Questions to Ask When Dining Out Gluten-Free
GLUTEN-FREE RETAILERS
• Art of Slow Food Spring Baking!
• Pepper’s Foods Now Offering Dole Pineapple & Strawberry Whip
• Earth Day – April 22 at Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo & Coquitlam
• Country Grocer Honours The Celiac Scene!
• Belmont MandM Announces Updated Certified Gluten Free Product List
• Country Grocer Takes Over 4 x 49th Parallel Stores on Vancouver Island!
Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • El Faro Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • M&M Food Market Belmont • Millstone Farm & Organics • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo • The Market Stores • TOTAL PREPARE • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith
DISCOUNT & SALE DAYS
• Every Day – 10% Student Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Tuesdays – Pepper’s Foods Flyer
• Tuesday – Wednesday – 10% Senior’s Discount – Pepper’s Foods
• Thursdays – Belmont MandM Food Market
• Thursdays – The Market Stores Flyer
• Fridays – Country Grocer Flyer
• NEW! Glutenull Sales for the Month
• Monthly – Lifestyle Markets Flyer
• Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
• Tuesdays Only – Taco Revolution Food Truck @ Red Arrow Brewing
• Tuesdays – Selena’s GF Q&A on Instagram
• Wednesdays • Floating Fish Store 10% Off – Mention The Celiac Scene!
• Thursdays & Fridays – Taco Revolution at Berkey’s Corner
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Mexican Foods @ Qualicum Beach Farmers Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Moss Street Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – B-glutenfreevictoria @ Langford Station Market
• NEW! Saturdays – B-glutenfreevictoria @ Moss Street Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Mexican Foods & Food Truck @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
Real Foods Corn Thins Recipe Ideas
Be inspired by these easy peasy reels: Chocolate Bites • Matcha Dough Bites • Air-Fried Everything Bagels
Seaweed Hummus • Smoked Turkey, Tomato & Crispy Bacon • Pesto Scrambled Eggs with Polish Sausage • Nutella & Cherries • Corn Thins Cauliflower Fritters
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2023 GLUTEN-FREE FAST FOOD LIST!
• Vancouver Island Safe Fries, Onion Rings, Fish & Chips
Did you know that more than 60 gluten-free fast-food restaurants in Canada and a whopping 250 restaurants across the United States make an online commitment to meeting the needs of the gluten free. Note that gluten-free ingredients and offerings vary by country.
• Gluten-Free Guide to Fast Food Dining – Canada
• Gluten-Free Guide to Fast Food Dining – USA
Remember – these listings are a guide, NOT a guarantee. ALWAYS Ask Gluten-Free Questions and determine for yourself whether any given location, chef or server can deliver on their gluten-free promise.
