The Celiac Scene E-News | May 2022
Your Gluten-Free Guide to Victoria, Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands
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• Dr. Roach: Get Celiac Diagnosis Before Cutting Out Gluten
• Screen for Celiac Disease When Diagnosing Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
• Food Allergies, Intolerances and Sensitivities Explained
• Xanthan Gum – Widely Used Food Additive Found to Affect the Human Gut Microbiota
• Sign Up to Receive Health Canada Food Recalls
• Follow Michelle’s GF Kitchen – Lively Chats & Product Reviews
• Maps to Hundreds of Restaurants Celiacs Trust across Vancouver Island
• Celiac-Safe Fish, Chips, Onion Rings, Poutine & more across Vancouver Island
• Save Money on Gluten-Free Groceries
• Canada’s Gluten-Free Labeling Regulations
• Celiac Scene News Round Up
GLUTEN-FREE WEIGH IN PODCAST with Aaron
• Psychological Screening for Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Life after Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Tuesdays Instagram Questions & Answers
• Selena’s Symptom Relief Facebook Group
GLUTEN FREE RECIPES & ONLINE CLASSES
• Real Food Corn Thins May Recipe Ideas
• Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet
- Buy Mom a Gift Certificate to a Gluten-Free Cooking Class
- 25 Gluten-Free Mother’s Day Recipes
- Cinco De Mayo – 23 Southwestern and Mexican Recipes
- Zoom Class Calendar – $30/kitchen. Invite friends & family
CELIAC-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS
• Ellen Does Bare Bones Fish & Chips in Port Alberni
• Ellen Does El Faro Restaurant in Parksville
• 900 Degrees Wood-Fired Pizzeria in Langford Takes Gluten-Free Seriously!
• Noodlebox Opens 25 Locations Across BC & AB
• Break Out of Your ‘Food Bubble’ with Poke Fresh Victoria!
• Art of Slow Food – Now Open Tuesdays to Sunday 9 – 3, New Menus!
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 • Pirate Chips Nanaimo • Poke Fresh • Six Mile Pub • Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
* Questions to Ask When Dining Out Gluten-Free
GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES!
• Sign Up for Bake My Day – May 7th Deliveries to Sidney & Victoria
• A Shout Out for El Faro All-Purpose Flour
• MAiiZ Tortillas, Salsa Roja & Black Mole Rollout in Retailers
• Jenny’s Smoke Shack Candied Wild Sockeye Salmon – Sidney Home Hardware
• Check Out the Honeycomb Restaurant App – Step by Step
• House of Yee Potstickers Rolling out Across Whole Foods, British Columbia
• Learn More About ‘Art of Slow Food’s’ Sourdough Classes
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 • Everyday Gluten Free Gourmet • 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 • Trumps Food Chocolate Hazelnut Tortes • Wendel’s True Foods • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith • Wise Bites
• Mon-Tues – Taco Revolution Food Truck at Red Arrow Brewing
• Wed-Thurs-Fri – Taco Revolution Food Truck in Mill Bay
• Wed – Mention The Celiac Scene for 10% off at Floating Fish Store
• Thursdays – Taco Revolution Market Tent at Esquimalt Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food RESUMES Moss Street Market
• Saturdays – Art of Slow Food at Salt Spring Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Foods @ Qualicum Beach Farmer’s Market
• Saturdays – Taco Revolution Foods & Food Truck @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
• NEW! SUNDAY MAY 8 – Taco Revolution Foods & Food Truck @ Cedar Farmer’s Market
• NEW! SUNDAY MAY 8 – Art of Slow Food @ Sidney Farmer’s Market
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GLUTEN-FREE RETAILERS
• Art of Slow Food – Now Open Tuesdays to Sunday 9 – 3, New Menus!
• Pepper’s Foods Brings in Katz Gluten-Free Donuts & Fritters
• Wild Poppy Market in Ladysmith Adjusts Hours – Now Closed Sundays
• Country Grocer Shines the Spotlight on Celiac Disease
Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • Deep Cove Market • El Faro Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • Mother Nature’s Market & Deli • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo • The Market Stores • TOTAL PREPARE • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith
DISCOUNT & SALE DAYS
• Every Day is Senior & Student Discount Day at Mother Nature’s
• 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 – Mother Nature’s Market & Deli Flyer
• Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
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2022 GLUTEN-FREE FAST FOOD LIST!
• Vancouver Island Safe Fries, Onion Rings, Fish & Chips & Deep-Fried S’mores
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.
