The Celiac Scene E-News | August 2022
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NEWS FROM THE CELIAC SCENE
• Impure Oat Flour Foils Sweet Lorens Cookie Mix Across 35 States
• Study Assesses the Systemic Impacts of Celiac Disease
• Celiacs Come in All Shapes & Sizes!
• Diagnosis of Microscopic Colitis Might Actually be Celiac Disease
• A Shout Out to ‘Eat Out on Vancouver Island!’
• Alberta’s Freddy’s Flippin’ Gluten-Free Donut Truck Makes the News!
• Disordered Eating – Gluten-Free Diet Can Alter Perceptions About Food
• Celiac-Safe Fish, Chips, Onion Rings, Poutine Record 44 Restaurants Strong
CELIAC-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
• El Faro Market Onion Rings Added to Island Safe Fries List
• Hawaiian Shave Ice at Poke Fresh in Cook Street & Broadmead Village
• Big Wheel Burger’s Trailer in Colwood Has Moved Up the Hill
• Big Wheel Burger – Victoria People’s Choice Award for Best Take Out
900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria • Art of Slow Food 100% Gluten-Free Cafe & Bakery • Bare Bones Fish & Chips 100% Gluten-Free Restaurant • Big Wheel Burger • El Faro Fusion 100% Gluten Free Restaurant • Floating Fish Store • Joint Pizzeria • 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
• Search for Gluten-Free Products at Lifestyle Markets
• Search for Gluten-Free Products at Pepper’s Foods
• Search for Gluten-Free Products at The Market Stores
Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • Deep Cove Market • El Faro Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • 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 – The Market Stores Flyer
• Fridays – Country Grocer Flyer
• Monthly – Lifestyle Markets Flyer
• Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • Celiac Kid Stuff • Chef Pola Culinary • Cloud 9 Gluten Free Mixes • Cocoabeans Flour Mixes • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Country Prime Meat Snacks • El Faro Gluten Free Flour • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Healthbean Nutrition • Hertel Meats • Honeycomb.ai Restaurant App • House of Yee Premium Dumplings • Jenny’s Smoke Shack • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillas • O’Doughs • 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
• Wednesday, August 10 – Art of Slow Food @ Oak Bay Night Market
• Saturday, August 20 – MAiiZ Nixtamal Tamales @ Fernwood Makers Party
• Parksville Beach Festival to August 21st – Where to Eat & Shop on the Way
REGULAR GLUTEN-FREE EVENTS
• Wed-Thurs-Fri – Taco Revolution Food Truck in Mill Bay
• Thursdays – Taco Revolution Nanaimo Night Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Foods & Food Truck @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Moss Street Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Gabriola Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Foods @ Qualicum Beach Farmer’s Market
• Sundays – Taco Revolution Foods & Food Truck @ Cedar Farmer’s Market
• Sundays – Art of Slow Food @ Sidney Farmer’s Market
• Mon-Tues – Taco Revolution Food Truck @ Red Arrow Brewing
• Tuesdays – El Faro Food @ Summer-by-the-Sea Market Parksville
• Wednesdays – Mention The Celiac Scene for 10% off at Floating Fish Store
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A CANADIAN CELIAC PODCAST
• Food Choices for Celiac Kids
• Celiac Scene News Round Up
GLUTEN-FREE WEIGH IN PODCAST with Aaron
• Aaron is All Set for Surgery
• Final Preparations for Bariatric Weight-Loss Surgery
SELENA’S CORNER
• 3 Travel Apps for Gluten-Free
• Book Your Free 15 Minute Phone Call with Selena
• Tuesdays Instagram Questions & Answers
• Selena’s Symptom Relief Facebook Group
GLUTEN-FREE RECIPES
• 17 Creative Ways to Consume More Vegetables!
• Cloud 9 Gluten Free – Yeast-Free Soda Bread
• Vietnamese Spring Rolls / Rice Wraps by Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet
• CORN THINS Recipe Ideas
• CORN THINS Instagram Reels: PB & Bananas • Marinated Feta • Beans & Cherry Tomatoes • Chocolate Protein Pudding • Checkerboard Snack • Peanut Butter Chocolate Balls • Choc PB Bites • Chicken Parm Coating • Baked Peanut Butter Cakes • Caramilk Protein Slice
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2022 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.
