Clan Thompson’s Celiac SmartLists—a food SmartList and a drug SmartList—are a series of programs which provide information regarding gluten for thousands of products, including a “Comments” section for people to provide additional information.
These SmartLists are available for Windows, Macs, SmartPhones, Palms, Pocket PCs and Blackberries.
Tina Turbin
http://www.GlutenFreeHelp.info
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Gling.com is another GF resource, divided into four helpful parts. First is the Community, not unlike the social network sites which have been growing increasingly popular, such as Facebook and MySpace.
Studies have shown that one of the main reasons why some celiac patients can’t stay gluten-free is that they don’t have a support group to encourage and help them; on Gling.com, users can build a network of supportive friends. After setting up a profile, users connect with gluten-free restaurants, bakeries, and companies as well as with GF friends they’ve already known or with brand-new ones. Don’t have any gluten-free friends? You can make some on Gling.com; soon enough, you’ll have plenty of GF friends you can even connect with in real life, say, at your favorite local GF bakery that you also found on Gling.com. The other three tools comprise comprehensive listings of gluten-free recipes, food product information, and locations, such as bakeries and stores which sell gluten-free fare.
Gluten-free websites, such as Gling.com and my own GlutenFreeHelp.info, make the gluten-free lifestyle less of a challenge. For those who don’t belong to a support group, an online community such as the one on Gling.com can offer similar benefits. It can be tough living gluten-free in a gluten-filled world, but with these websites, you feel instead that you’re part of an exciting adventure.
Tina Turbin
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Knowledge is power when it comes to celiac disease and gluten-free living. Lucky for us Shelley Case, RD, (pictured above) author of the Gluten-Free Diet: A Comprehensive Resource Guide and acclaimed celiac and gluten-free nutrition expert offers a FREE newsletter and FREE handouts online.
Her newsletter offers timely news, recipes, great information, and special discounts. She offers many handouts on all sorts of topics like general information on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet, nutritional information, and a gluten-free diet guide for families. Check out the links below!
Get the handouts here: http://www.glutenfreediet.ca/handouts.php.
Sign up for the newsletter: http://www.glutenfreediet.ca/ezsignup.php.
Tina Turbin
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Do you manage or own a restaurant and need help adopting a gluten-free menu or GF options? Are you celiac or gluten-intolerant and looking for local GF eateries or restaurants along the way on your next road trip?
Well, do I have a website for you to check out!
The Gluten Intolerant Group of North America (GIGNA) has created the groundbreaking and convenient Gluten-Free Restaurant Awareness Program (GFRAP).
How does it work? Over 1600 independent and chain restaurants participate in the program, each one receiving “extensive” publicity and resources for creating GF menus and GF menu options. Gluten-free diners benefit, too! Just go to glutenfreerestaurants.org, click on “Find a Restaurant,” type in your zip code, and voilà! They can also find out special information about the restaurants they choose and even give feedback after their dining experience is over.
To sign up, owners and managers can fill out an online application available at GFRAP’s website, glutenfreerestaurants.org. For more information or a quote, call 253-218-2957 or e-mail GFRAP@gluten.net for more information. Prices start at $100 with the Basic Level certification—the first of three levels of accreditation.
With 8 to 10% of the U.S. population currently on a gluten-free diet, and 96% of them brand-loyal, gluten-free restaurants are sure to attract increased patronage. What’s more, we have GF and non-GF friends, too!
I’ll definitely be visiting glutenfreerestaurants.org for our next road trip. Thanks, GIGNA, for this wonderful program!
Tina Turbin
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Nuts Online is your source for just about any nut and nut flour we could ask for. I made wonderful cashew flour chocolate chip cookies one evening, and the next evening I made macadamia nut flour bread as a substitute for my almond flour bread.
This company has been around since 1929 and has remained in this family since its inception and will have many years in business to come. They offer raw nuts but also roast their own, select premium quality, and take care of their customers. Any questions, comments, or suggestions are always welcome, according to the family of owners.
As a third generation business, they are familiar with the topic and subject of celiac disease and will guarantee absolute satisfaction. They became educated on the topic and then decided to analyze their ingredient list and got facility certification ensuring no cross-contamination. They do random testing on their products, and now they are certified by a GF organization, which assures they are under 10 ppm, according to the owners.
They carry dried fruits and other snacks besides the nuts, ground nuts, and nut flours I like. Their list contains over 3,000 products. Worth taking a peek. www.nutsonline.com
Tina Turbin
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Now there’s a solution online for getting kosher GF products in Israel and worldwide, offering hundreds of items. I have heard great things about their customer service, too!
Check them out today and let me know what you think!
Orders can be placed online (www.glutenfree.co.il/english), by phone (972-3-9191025) and by fax (972-3-9191026).
Tina Turbin
www.GlutenFreeHelp.info
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The next time you’re at Boston Market, you can enjoy some gluten-free gravy on those heavenly mashed potatoes! It turns out that Boston Market’s poultry gravy has no gluten! (Note: The beef gravy is NOT gluten-free.) I took a look at the ingredients and even called Boston Market to confirm that it was true. Of course, cross-contamination is always a risk when you’re eating out.
Tina Turbin
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I really believe these products are the perfect snack for anyone—mom, adult, or child on the go.
Sensible foods offers 7 products which are dehydrated little packs of ¾-oz. packages of nutrition. All are loaded up with a perfect blend of fruits, except the sweet corn and soy nuts.
Each fruit bag offers a ½ serving of fruit and 3 of their 4 products are 100% organic. With names like Cherry Berry, Apple Harvest and Tropical Blend, you will certainly find one you’ll grow fond of.
The fruits are picked at the height of their season and dehydrated, immediately preserving their delicious flavor. While eating them, I felt as if I was munching on pieces of fruit just dehydrated.
Watch the video review I did on these fun snacks here or below.
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I have a dehydrator and know a lot about dehydrating and the flavors of fruits coming off the trays. Sensible Foods has contained this flavor void of any preservatives or hidden ingredients.
The products are a perfect snack for any child’s lunch box, in the car toting kids around, and for any adult on the go. They offer many other products. They burst in your mouth.
Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info.
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GREAT Foodservice, which is a program of the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA), has selected a symbol as the “universal gluten-free symbol” for brand association participants to use: a grain representing wheat with a cross-out mark, which is already widely used internationally. This will help non-native English speakers, pre-literate children, and non-literate consumers to manage their gluten-free diet.
Any company can get their gluten-free product registered with GREAT to make use of this incredible service today!
Requirements:
Submission of application and payment of $100 per product
List of ingredients and copy of label
Letter of gluten-free verification from each supplier
HACCP or Gluten (Allergen) Control Plan
Audited Third Party Test Results and ongoing batch testing
Health or USDA certificate
Copy of liability insurance
Submission of contract
For more information contact: NBaker@CeliacCentral.org or 215.325.1306 x 105 or visit www.CeliacCentral.org and click on GREAT.
Tina Turbin
www.GlutenFreeHelp.info
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Raw Revolution bars are kosher, vegan, and preservative-free, without refined sugars, gluten, soy, wheat, peanut, or animal products. All their products are made in a facility which is gluten-, peanut-, and animal-product-free.
Along with 17 other testers, I tasted their various bars, and there was not a single one out of the ten that we didn’t like. My absolute favorite is the Spirulina and Cashew, which has other ingredients such as sprouted flaxseeds, agave, dates, and ground almonds. It felt as if every bite was giving my body life.
All the bars were unique in flavor—Coconut & Agave, Raspberry & Chocolate, and Raisin & Chocolate to name a few.
Raw Indulgence is the company name founded by a registered nurse and natural foods chef. She developed a passion for preparing and eating raw foods, making alternatives to her two-year-old son’s snacks. Friends loved her snacks and suggested she go into business. But how could she, as the mother of an active two-year-old? Still, she tested and developed her first brownies, and the response was overwhelming. The rest is history.
Raw Revolution currently offers 14 products. Their Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough has chips with soy and soy lecithin, yet all other products are guaranteed soy-free. All ingredients are certified organic and are raw, living foods and carry more nutrients than your typical cooked foods and processed bars. One bar goes a long way!
We felt with the denseness of the ingredients it would be best to be sure and up ones intake of water while eating these bars, especially for those with a sensitive stomach, healing gut or high fiber sensitivity. If you were diagnosed celiac, then discuss this with your doctor.
See the video review on these nutritious bars here or below.
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Tina Turbin
www.glutenfreehelp.info
Note: Unfortunately, my staff and I have called the company several times to ask some important questions for celiacs such as regarding their facility and testing, and we haven’t heard back or should say very seldom have they returned my call and then do not answer once again for many days or even over a week. We have never been able to get our questions answered at date of this post.
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