Celiac Scene E-News | December 2024
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• Celiac Canada Report on International Celiac Symposium | A Canadian Celiac Podcast
• SPAIN: 96% of Public Health Workers Want More Training in the Gluten-Free Diet
• Should We Trust ChatGPT for Gluten-Free Diet Advice?
• Doing Disney Gluten-Free | A Canadian Celiac Podcast
• A Canadian Celiac Podcast News Round Up
- Is it CD or IBS?
- Does gluten-free mean healthier?
- Just diagnosed and feeling overwhelmed?
- Celiac Disease isn’t as rare as you think
- See Selena’s gluten-free grocery list
- 3 things about CD that no one likes to talk about
- Is Celiac Disease taking up too much mental space?
- Selena’s diagnosis story
- 5 signs you need to see a Celiac Dietitian
- What to say when asked, “Are you still on that GF diet?’
- ‘Gluten-Free Menu’ red flags
- Celiac Dietitian at Your Finger Tips – Tuesday Q & A
- Work with Selena
GLUTEN-FREE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING LIST!
• Shop Online Pure Lovin’ Chocolates Gluten-Free, Vegan Christmas Chocolates
• Wendel’s True Foods Christmas Baking
• Gift Certificate to Art of Slow Food Sourdough Workshop
- Alkeme Artisan Bakery • Art of Slow Food • Bake My Day • B-glutenfreevictoria • CORN THINS by Real Foods • Country Prime Meat Snacks • El Faro Gluten Free Flour • Glutenull • Grimm’s Fine Foods • Hertel Meats • Love & Peas Meal Delivery • M&M Food Market • 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
CELIAC-FRIENDLY RESTAURANTS – Give the Gift of A Gift Certificate!
• Six Mile Pub Drops Surcharge for ‘Gluten-Free’ Menu Items
• MAiiZ Tortilleria, 900 Degrees Pizzeria & Bistro & Big Wheel Burger make Taste Victoria’s ‘Best List!’
• Did you know! Bones & Off the Hook Restaurants are Related!
• Tartan Toque Perfects Gluten-Free Onions Rings! Available Daily!
• Bravo to Cafe Boateng’s Gluten-Free Brunch
• Free Churros at MAiiZ Tortilleria – Tuesdays & Wednesdays
• Updated! Vancouver Island’s Onion Rings, French Fry ++ List!
- 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 • 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 • Van Isle Poutinerie 100% Gluten-Free Food Truck
* Questions to Ask When Dining Out Gluten-Free
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SPECIAL GLUTEN FREE EVENTS – Check Event Listing Thursdays on Facebook & Instagram!
- December 7 – Bake My Day – Dicken’s Fair
- Art of Slow Food @ Moss Street Market (December 14 & 15 Holiday Market)
- B-glutenfreevictoria @ Moss Street Market (December 14 & 15 Holiday Market)
- December 14 – Bake My Day – Candy Cane Lane
- December 14 – B-Glutenfreevictoria – Candy Cane Lane
- December 18 – Last day to pre-order – Bake My Day Victoria / Sidney delivery December 21
- Burrito Mondays @ The Taco Hole
- Taco Tuesdays @ The Taco Hole
- Tuesdays @ Celiac Dietitian at Your Finger Tips
- Tuesday Gluten-Free Pasta Night @ Six Mile Pub
- Free Churros at MAiiZ Tortilleria – Tuesdays & Wednesdays
- Art of Slow Food Delivers Fresh Tuesdays & Fridays @ Peppers Foods
- Tartan Toque Half-Price Wing Nights – Wednesdays
- B-glutenfreevictoria – Thursdays @ Esquimalt Market Rec Centre (last market December 19)
- Millstone Organics Farm Store – Thurs-Fri-Sat
- 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 (December 13 & 14 Holiday Market)
- Art of Slow Food – Saturdays @ Duncan Farmer’s Market
- B-glutenfreevictoria – Saturdays @ Moss Street Market (December 13 & 14 Holiday Market)
GLUTEN-FREE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING!
- Art of Slow Food Cafe & Bakery • Country Grocer • Lifestyle Market & Select Stores • Love & Peas Delivery Kitchen • M&M Food Market Langford • Royal Oak • Shelbourne • MAiiZ Nixtamal Tortillería • Millstone Farm & Organics • Off the Hook Grab & Go • Pepper’s Foods • Pomme Natural Market Nanaimo • TOTAL PREPARE • Urban Grocer • 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 • Thursday – 10% Seniors Discount Urban Grocer • Fridays – Urban Grocer • Fridays – Country Grocer Flyer • Sundays – 10% Storewide Discount Urban Grocer • Monthly Sales – Glutenull • Monthly – Lifestyle Markets Flyer • Monthly – Pomme Natural Market’s Flyer
- Wild Poppy Market’s Mulled Apple Cider
- Real Food Corn Thins December Recipe Ideas
- Wescana Foods’ Gluten-Free Oat Cakes
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2024 GLUTEN-FREE FAST FOOD LIST!
• Vancouver Island Safe Fries, Onion Rings, Poutine, 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!
