Saturday, January 7, 2012

Celiac-Friendly Dine Around & Stay in Town

The Second Annual Celiac-Friendly Dine Around & Stay in Town takes place February 17 to March 16, 2012!

VIEW MAP & MENUS: http://bit.ly/GFDAR2012

Tourism Victoria , the BC Restaurant & Food Services Association (BCRFA) and Bravo! Victoria are teaming up to present the very popular Dine Around & Stay in Town Victoria even . A host of participating restaurants are offering celiac-friendly menus at $20, $30 and $40 price ranges. Accommodation will also be available at one room rates of $69, $79, $99 and $129 and great deals are to be had at theatre productions for this month long celebration of Victoria!

This is an opportunity to sample the vetted menus of restaurants you may have longed to explore, at a substantially reduced cost. You are advised to book now to reserve your spot and let these restaurants know that going gluten free is good for business. Popular restaurants can fill up before the event even begins!

Complete Event Information: http://www.tourismvictoria.com/dine

*VICTORIA boasts over 110 celiac-friendly restaurants, ready to serve the gluten free all year round! Be sure to check The Celiac Scene for a complete, up-to-date listing.

A WORD OF CAUTION: Before choosing to partake at any restaurant, gluten-free diners should be sure to ask all the right questions to assure their own safety: http://www.theceliacscene.com/pdf/CF_Conversation.pdf

THE CELIAC SCENE GOES MOBILE: For those of you accessing The Celiac Scene from blackberries, iPhones, and androids, your device will now automatically log onto the new mobile version of the website at ww.theceliacscene.com/mobile. Not only will the information be tailored to fit the tiny screen, you will be able to find what you are loooking for faster than ever. Best of all, devices with built-in geolocators will automatically download the map that is closest to where yo are! From there, a single lets you call for a reservation or provides you with driving instructions that will deliver you directly to the celiac-friendly restaurant of your choice.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Gluten Free Expo Comes to Vancouver

Nothing beats face-to-face contact with gluten-free manufacturers and their food! With information sessions, product and service displays, door prizes and more, this is the perfect opportunity to sample new gluten-free products, enjoy discounted pricing and reinvigorate your gluten-free life.

Entrance is by GF donation to the Vancouver Food Bank. Registered Expo visitors will be entered for a chance to win prizes.

Date: January 22, 2012

Time: 11 am to 4 pm

Location: 3250 Commercial Drive (Croatian Cultural Centre)

www.glutenfreeexpo.ca

_______________

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

5 Gluten-Free Bucks off $25 at Forbes

Forbes Pharmacy is very pleased to offer a $5 discount on a $25 purchase of GF items at their Millstream location in Victoria, BC. Just print out and present to the staff as they ring in your purchases.

See http://bit.ly/ForbesGF for complete details on location, hours and Forbes' enormous selection of alternative celiac-friendly products with a focus on the nutritious.

Forbes Pharmacy

105-2349 Millstream Rd

Langford

(250) 478-1600

www.forbespharmacy.ca

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Forbes Pharmacy Goes Gluten Free

Forbes Pharmacy in West Shore, Victoria, BC offers a wide selection of unique GF products with an emphasis on good nutrition. Susan and Mandy are eager to assist you and welcome new product suggestions.

Additional Services:

• Lux Spa - Lux Spa

• Veterinarian Compounding - we help make medicating your pet a treat.

* Addiction Services

* Compounding

* Custom Orthotics

* Bracing & Specialty Footwear

* Blister Packing with Free Delivery

* Home Health Care and Rentals

* Breast Pump Rentals

* Sigvaris

* Dynamic Footworks

* PerCuro Clinical Research Ltd.

**Forbes Pharmacy Seniors Day - 15% off your purchase last Thursday of Every Month**

Read our Blog

NutraCleanse: HIgh-Fiber Food Source

NUTRACLEANSE is a high fibre food source. It is gluten free and all-natural. With NutraCleanse you'll nourish your body, cleanse your colon, lose weight fast, lower your cholesterol and blood pressure and more! This amazingly simple, yet powerful, product is a daily high fibre supplement for people across North America.

NutraCleanse is based on a 150 year-old Finnish recipe and is designed to promote daily regularity and optimum colon health. And there are numerous additional healthj benefits you'll get from continued use...

The subject of constipation is not a pleasant topic for conversation, but it does affect over half of North Americans! NutraCleanse improves regularity almost instantly. If you've ever experienced constipation or irregularity then give NutraCleanse a try, you'll be glad youi did!

THE SOLUTION? All-natural NutraCleanse makes up for the lack of fiber in your diet, cleanses your colon, will effortlessly shed pounds off your body weight fast and may even help prevent colon cancer by dramatically increasing fiber.

http://www.nutracleanse.biz/retailers.php
http://www.nutracleanse.biz/testimonials.php

Friday, October 21, 2011

World’s Best BBQ Sauce is Gluten Free!

Cattle Boyz BBQ sauces use only the finest all-natural ingredients to create a sweet, tangy barbeque sauce with a spicy kick. No additives. No MSG. No Gluten. The international award-winning Cattle Boyz Original BBQ Sauce makes an excellent glaze, marinade, dip or condiment on beef, pork, poultry, seafood and vegetables. Cattle Boyz Sweet Chili Sauce is just as versatile and ideal for ribs. Cattle Boyz also offer spice blends that will liven up meats, seafoods, roasts, chilis, soups and stews. All gluten free!

Sauces

Seasonings

Cattle Boyz Recipe File

Cattle Boyz' retailers near you

Thursday, October 20, 2011

New GF Store in Montreal a Real Pearl!*

Louise Pearl's new grocerybakery-kitchen in Dorval is certainly targeting a niche market: people on gluten-free diets.

As a food-industry consultant who also is head of the Quebec chapter of the Canadian Celiac Association, Pearl said this background made it a natural for her to open Louise Sans Gluten Free, on Dumont St. just west of the Fénelon Blvd.-Highway 20 interchange.

Her goal is to offer people with celiac disease a one-stop place to shop for gluten-free foods, from freshly baked breads and desserts and candy to packaged goods like pasta and soy sauce.

"Those of us who have to eat gluten-free, normally our shopping methods require going to many, many stores to find the things we need. There's a little bit in lot of different places," she said. "You can find gluten-free foods in health food stores, a bit in some grocery stores. For normal people what is a trip to the grocery store, can for us be a trip to four, five or six stores."

Pearl said she came across many gluten-free options while working as a consultant in the food industry.

"I realized many companies I helped transform to gluten-free production ended up with no shelf space (in stores)," she said.

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Commercially sold oats could also pose a problem for a gluten-free diet if it comes in contact at the production plant with the other three grains, Pearl said, adding she offers uncontaminated oats for sale at her store.

"For us to shop in a grocery store, you constantly have to read labels. Is this safe? is this not safe?" she said. "A lot of times it's not indicated, like the source of the hydrolyzed vegetable proteins, so you put it back on the shelf because you don't know if it's from a grain you can't eat."

Her target market includes people with celiac disease, an auto-immune condition that can disrupt the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine, which effects about one per cent of Canadians, and those who have a gluten intolerance, estimated at about five per cent of the general population.

"So there are a lot of people who eat gluten-free," she said. "Some people eat gluten-free for the wrong reasons, some think it's a healthy diet and they'll lose weight. That's a misconception because we can't eat products with wheat, rye, barley and oats, so you eat less of them, you eat less bread.

"People think a gluten-free diet is a healthy diet by eliminating the carbs. But you have to be careful with the products we eat that are not enriched. We have to use starches to balance out the mixes of flour. So it's not necessarily the healthiest if you don't go look out for nutrients, fibre and vitamins elsewhere in your diet."

Since her store opened in midJuly, Pearl said people from all around Montreal have come to shop.

"It's a kind of diet people will travel a fair distance to get what they need," she added. "So they don't just come from the West Island. It's destination shopping. It's specialized food, and you will go where you can find it."

Aside from the groceries, bulk foods and baked goods, Pearl also offers a lunch counter (sandwiches, quiches, soups and salads) Wednesdays to Saturdays, as well as cooking classes at the store, which is open Tuesdays to Saturdays.

Since its grand opening event in late August, the store has been buzzing, Pearl said, adding she is considering reorganizing the back of the store for more storage space and to offer more bulk food supplies.

"I knew we would grow, but this fast is really nice," she said.

Pearl currently runs the store with a few employees, plus some help from family and friends.

For information on the store, check louisesgft.com or call 514631-3434; for more on celiac disease, check celiac.ca or celiacguide.org.

*Reprinted with permission of the author Albert Kramberger of The Gazette. For original article, please see http://westislandgazette.com/news/26027