Celiac Scene E-News | April 2024
The Celiac Scene e-News – April Edition
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• Free Screening for Celiac Disease & Type 1 Diabetes Begins in Italy
• Why is Gluten-Free Bread So Expensive?
• Why are Women at Greater Risk for Celiac Disease?
• Introducing Celiac Chat – An Online Mentorship Program for Kid & Teens
• Indian Heritage Soya Chaap Masala Recalled Due to Undeclared Soy and Gluten
• CORRECTED LINK: from March 2024 e-News – Other Conditions that May Cause Villous Atrophy
• Conversation with Kelsea, Mom to a Celiac Child
• Flexibility within Intermittent Fasting Lifestyle
• State of Celiac Disease Survey Results – PART 1
• State of Celiac Disease Survey Results – PART 2
• The Celiac Scene News Round Up
• Celiac Dietian at Your Finger Tips – Tuesday Q & A
• Top 5 Restaurants to Eat at on Road Trips
• Do you Really Need to Use Gluten-Free Lipstick?
• 3 Tips for Fast Gluten-Free Meals
• Gluten-Free Spring Drinks at Starbucks
• Has Your Doctor Told You that Your Celiac Numbers aren’t ‘Good Enough?’
• Work with Selena
GLUTEN-FREE PRODUCTS & SERVICES
• Mizu Real Fruit Ice Cream Switches to Organic Fruit!
• Season Begins for Soft Serve & Waffle Cones at Pure Lovin’ Chocolate!
• Wescana Foods Pure Oats now at Western Foods in Sooke
• April 17 – Bake My Day Order Deadline for Victoria / Sidney Delivery
• TOTAL PREPARE Now Offering Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Oat Bars
• Exclusive to Pepper’s Foods! 5kg Bags of Bake My Day All Purpose Flour
• Epicure April 15% Off Code – THESCENE-4058
• Los Panas Kitchen Launches Arepas Meal Kits
• Introducing Nathan’s Gluten-Free, Home-Based Bakery in Campbell River
- Alkeme Artisan Bakery • Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • B-glutenfreevictoria • Celiac Kid Stuff • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Country Prime Meat Snacks • El Faro Gluten Free Flour • Epicure • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Hertel Meats • Honeycomb.ai Restaurant App • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillas • Millstone Farm & Organics • Mizu Real Fruit Ice Cream • O’Doughs • Off the Hook Grab & Go • Pure Lovin’ Chocolate • Royal Nuts • Selena, The Celiac Dietitian • Stella’s Perogies • Taco Revolution Mexican Foods • ulivit superfood inc. • TOTAL PREPARE • Wendel’s True Foods • Wescana Purity Protocol Oats • What the Flour Mixes • Wild Poppy Market Ladysmith
• Introducing Tartan Toque Restaurant – Under New Management
• You’re Invited! Victoria’s GF Foodies Dine as a Group at Tartan Toque – April 20
• Van Isle Poutinerie Food Truck Hits the Road with New Menu!
• Delivery by Uber now at Big Wheel Burger
• Big Wheel Burger Makes a Difficult Decision about GF Crispy Chicken
• 2024 Safe Fries List for Vancouver Island
• 2024 Guide to Celiac-Trusted Restaurants on Vancouver Island
- 900˚ BiSTRO Sidney • 900˚ Wood-Fired Pizzeria Langford • Art of Slow Food 100% Gluten-Free Cafe & Bakery • Bare Bones Fish & Chips 100% Gluten-Free Kitchen • Big Wheel Burger • 100% Gluten-Free CHURROS & MOR • El Faro Fusion 100% Gluten Free Restaurant • Floating Fish Store • MAiiZ Nixtamal 100% Gluten-Free Tortillería • Mizu Real Fruit Ice Cream • Off the Hook 100% Gluten-Free Nanaimo • Off the Hook 100% Gluten Free Comox • Poke Fresh • Six Mile Pub • Taco Revolution 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck • Tartan Toque • The Taco Hole • Totchos Family Restaurant • Van Isle Poutinerie 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
* Questions to Ask When Dining Out Gluten-Free
SPECIAL GLUTEN FREE EVENTS – Look for Event Listings Thursdays on Facebook & Instagram!
• April 4 – B-glutenfreevictoria @ Esquimalt Farmer’s Market @ Memorial Park
• April 6 – B-glutenfreevictoria @ Ruth King Spring Fair
• April 6 – Van Isle Poutinerie Food Truck @ Gabriola Island
• April 6 – CHURROS & MOR @ Indigenous Pop Up Shop YYJ
• April 6 – Mizu Real Fruit Ic Cream at VI Fluffie, Beban Park Nanaimo
• April 13 & 14 B-glutenfreevictoria @ Re-Love Market Rifflandia
• April 14 – Taco Revolution @ Maple Bay Rowing Club Junior Regatta
• April 17 – Bake My Day Order Deadline for Victoria / Sidney Delivery
• April 20 – You’re Invited! Victoria’s Gluten-Free Foodies Dine as a Group at Tartan Toque!
• April 27 – B-glutenfreevictoria @ Spring-o-Ween Market Square
• April 27 – Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo & Port Coquitlam Earth Day
Book a Gluten-Free Food Truck for your Special Event: CHURROS & MOR | Mizu Real Fruit Ice Cream | Taco Revolution Food Truck & Fiesta Bar | Van Isle Poutinerie!
- 2 for 1 Tuesdays at Totchos
- Taco Tuesdays @ The Taco Hole
- Floating Fish Store 10% Off Wednesdays are Back
- Millstone Organics Farm Store – Open Thurs-Fri-Sat
- Van Isle Poutinerie – on the Road Again!
- Mizu Real Fruit Ice Cream Trailer Events Everywhere!
- El Faro Market Flour @ Qualicum Beach Farmer’s Market – Saturdays
- Gluten-Free Brunch @ Six Mile Pub – Saturday & Sunday
- Taco Revolution Foods – Saturdays @ Qualicum Beach Farmers Market & @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
- Art of Slow Food – Saturdays @ Moss Street Market & @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
- Taco Revolution Food Truck – Saturdays @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
- B-glutenfreevictoria – Saturdays @ Moss Street Market & Thursdays @ Esquimalt Farmer’s Market
- El Faro Market Brunch – Sundays
- Burrito Mondays @ The Taco Hole
SHOPPING FOR CELIACS
- Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • El Faro Market • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • M&M Food Market Langford • Royal Oak • Shelbourne • Millstone Farm & Organics • Off the Hook Grab & Go • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo • Pure Lovin’ Chocolate • 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 – M&M Flyer • Fridays – Country Grocer Flyer • Monthly Glutenull Sales • Monthly – Lifestyle Markets Flyer • Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
Real Food Corn Thins Recipe Creations!
- Easter CORN THINS Krispies
- Smashed Sicilian Olive, Lemon Zest, Olive Oil & Smoked Salmon
- Goats Cheese, Roast Onions & Thyme
- Vegan Cheese Sauce with Corn Thins Slices
- Peanut-Choc Swirl Bear
- Protein Crunch Bar
- Choc Bear Cutie Face
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2024 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!
