The Celiac Scene E-News | August 2019
Your Gluten-Free Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands!
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CELIAC NEWS
- Kelowna Celiac Kids Camp Report Card! Watch the Video!
- Kelowna Kids Camp 2020 Taking Registrations!
- FREE! Ask the Dietitian Virtual Office Hour Fridays
- Gluten-Free Haircuts? Do Offers Like These Bother You?
- Neurological Deficits in Newly Diagnosed Celiacs a Reality
- Sticking to the Gluten-Free Diet – Most Likely? Least Likely?
- The State of Celiac Research with Dr. Daniel Leffler on ‘A Canadian Celiac Podcast’
- Canadian Celiac Association Announces Changes to the Gluten Challenge
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Celiac Disease
- Study Halted. What’s Next for Nexvax2® on ‘A Canadian Celiac Podcast’
- McGill University Seeking to Survey Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes
- Are We There Yet – Diagnosis Without Biopsy?
- Taking a GF Doggy Bag ‘TO’ a Restaurant? Have You Done It?
- Undercover Video at Pizza Restaurant
- Introducing the Canadian Celiac Association’s Growing Up Celiac Resource
- Study Finds 79% of Celiacs Biopsy Diagnosed. Were You?
- Nutritional Deficiencies at Time of Diagnosis More Common Than Thought
- Controversy Continues – Early Gluten Intake Linked to Increased Risk of Celiac Disease
VANCOUVER ISLAND’S AMAZING SUMMER SCHEDULE
Gluten-Free BBQ – Mid-Island Celiac Support Group Sunday, August 25th
- Taco Revolution – Nanaimo Night Market – Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
- Bake My Day – Sidney Street Market – Thursdays, August 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29
- Bake My Day – James Bay Victoria, Saturdays – August 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
- Taco Revolution @ Cedar Farmer’s Market – Sundays, August 4, 11 & 18
- Bake My Day – Parksville Summer by the Sea – Tuesdays, August 6, 13, 20 & 27
- Taco Revolution Food Truck – Parksville Summer by the Sea – Tuesdays, August 6, 13, 20 & 27
- Benjamin’s Bites – Esquimalt Farmer’s Market – Thursday, August 8
- Taco Revolution Food Truck – Esquimalt Lagoon Beach Day – Saturday, August 9
- Pepper’s Foods Cadboro Bay Festival – Sunday, August 11
- Bake My Day – Oak Bay Night Market – Wednesday, August 14
- Taco Revolution @ Comox Valley Exhibition – Fri-Sat-Sun, August 23, 24 & 25
- Nanaimo Wow Saturday – Pomme Natural Market – Saturday, August 31
- Taco Revolution Food Truck – Esquimalt Lagoon Beach Day – Friday, August 31
- FREE! Ask the Dietitian Virtual Office Hour – Fridays
- Abuelo’s Tortilla Chips @ Comox Valley Farmer’s Market – Saturdays
- Bake My Day @ Duncan Farmer’s Market – Saturdays
- WOLF Meal Prep Victoria @ Place Your Order – Sunday to Thursday
- Kids Eat Free @Pirate Chips Nanaimo – Tuesdays
- All You Can Eat Fish & Chips @ Pirate Chips Nanaimo – Wednesdays
- 20% Discount @ Floating Fish Store – Wednesdays
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OUR FAVOURITE GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
- Abuelo’s Corn Tortillas • Bake My Day • Bard’s Beer • Benjamin’s Bites • Care Bakery • Chef Pola Culinary • Cloud 9 Specialty Bakery • Corn Thins by Real Foods • Duinkerken Foods • Gluten Free Resource Directory Canada • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Healthbean Nutrition • Hertel Meats • Hornby Organic • MCLEAN MEATS • O’Doughs • Portofino Tested-to-Be-Gluten-Free • Pure Nutrition Consulting • Rawthentic Eatery • Royal Nuts • Stella’s Perogies • TOTAL PREPARE • Two Stickers • Way of Life Foods Meal Prep & Delivery • Wendel’s True Foods • Wise Bites
OUR FAVOURITE CELIAC-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
- 900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria • Big Wheel Burger • Floating Fish Store • Joint Pizzeria • Noodle Box • Pirate Chips Nanaimo • Rawthentic Eatery • Rock Cod Cafe • Royal Spice Indian Restaurant • Six Mile Pub • Taco Revolution Food Truck • Taste – A Place For Coffee • Union Street Grill • Wild Poppy Bakery & Bistro • Victoria GF Foodies
FABULOUS GLUTEN-FREE SHOPPING – VANCOUVER ISLAND
- Country Grocer • Deep Cove Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • Mother Nature’s Market & Deli • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Foods Nanaimo • Rawthentic Eatery • The Market Stores • TOTAL PREPARE • Wild Poppy Bakery & Bistro • WOLF Meal Prep & Delivery Victoria
GLUTEN-FREE SALE DAYS – Follow The Celiac Scene Facebook Page for Daily Updates
- SUNDAY – THURSDAY – WOLF Meal Prep
- TUESDAYS – PEPPER’S FOODS
- WEDNESDAYS – THE MARKET STORES
- FRIDAYS – COUNTRY GROCER
- MONTHLY – LIFESTYLE MARKETS & SELECT
- MONTHLY – MOTHER NATURE MARKET & DELI
- MONTHLY – POMME NATURAL MARKET NANAIMO
- Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum & Psyllium Husk! Magical Gluten-Free Ingredients!
- Pizza Cheese Buns by Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet
- Duinkerken’s Gluten-Free Muffin Mix Makes Amazing Peach Cobbler!
- Cinnamon Rolls! No Need to Wait for the Dough to Rise!
2019 Gluten-Free Fast Food List!
- 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
• Back of the Menu – Restaurant Resource
- 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.
