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Welcome to Gluten Free in SD (San Diego)
The goal of Gluten Free in SD is to provide useful and accurate information about living gluten free in San Diego. Also included are resources that provide additional information about celiac disease and gluten-free diets.
Comments, suggestions, and recommendations are encouraged to keep this website up-to-date and as useful as possible. Please refer to the “Contact Us” section of the website – all input will be greatly appreciated.
The following are some of the items that have occurred or have been reported within the last month (dates indicate when the information was added). The most recent or most urgent are in red type.
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- ROCK (Raising Our Celiac Kids) Mom's Coffee night: Tuesday, June 16th, 7pm at the Coffee Bean in the Forum Shops on Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad. "Hey ROCKERS! We missed you all at the May ROCK mom's coffee night! Let's hope June is our month. We will make the coffee night on the 3rd Tuesday of each month to ease your advance planning. We will rotate our locations and please make suggestions for future locations. Hope to see you in June! All welcome.
To help the ROCK leaders plan our attendance, please give Sarah Givens a quick email reply if you plan to attend at sgivens1@roadrunner.com.
- Four Seasons Aviara Cooking Class & Luncheon: Carlsbad, June 13, 10:30 AM, $42.00. Sponsored by the Warren Celiac Center. More Info.
- Have you recently been diagnosed with celiac disease? Are you feeling overwhelmed about learning the ropes of the gluten free diet? The CSA San Diego Support Group has a mentoring program that is eager to help you. Click here to learn more.
- The story on vinegar: "This week's Living Gluten-Free blog is on vinegar."
Tricia Thompson MS RD,
The Gluten-Free Dietitian, 6/4
- Pfizer (pharmaceuticals) provides GF List: To see list, click here. 5/27 RJ's note: For more information about GF meds, see Pharmaceuticals.
- Alcohol Labeling update: "This week's Living Gluten-Free blog
is on the allergen labeling of alcoholic beverages." Tricia Thompson MS RD,
The Gluten-Free Dietitian, 5/27
- Get your dietary question answered: "I am in need of new topic ideas for my Living Gluten-Free blog.
If there are issues you would like covered please let me know. Tricia Thompson, tricia_s_thompson@hotmail.com,
triciathompson@glutenfreedietitian.com,
www.glutenfreedietitian.com , 5/29
- GIG conference in Seattle: The Gluten Intolerance Group's annual conference will be June 5 and 6 in Seattle, Washington. For more information, go to http://www.gluten.net/events.php#conference
- Recommended Gastroenterologist?: I just had a wonderful experience with a Nurse Practitioner, Angelina Collins, when accompanying my twin to a gastroenterologist appointment. She was refreshingly knowledgeable about celiac disease. She says the doctor she works with, Dr. Robert H. Goldklang, is very knowledgeable as well. They practice at Coastal Gastroenterology, APC, in Encinitas, 760-783-0441. Roxie J., 5/19.
- Low-cost celiac screening program now accepting applications: The Warren Medical Research Center for Celiac Disease at U.C. San Diego will soon be offering screening for Celiac Disease for only $29.25. Initially this will only be available to adults.
Testing will begin June 1, but they are accepting applications now. Read more. 4/18
- Celiac Summer Camps: About.com: Celiac Disease, click here. Tricia Thompson, RD, click here.
- Gluten-free Culinary Tips from Chefs and Bakers: "While doing some GF research I found these tips and would like to share them :-) Be well, demoChef david" Posted 5/7 on the SillyYak site.
- Great News! GF Cooking class rec: I just wanted to share with everyone about a great GF cooking class taught by Katherine Emmenegger last night at Great News! in Pacific Beach. Katherine has done an outstanding job of researching GF ingredients and cross-contamination issues. I learned lots, and dined on scrumptious freshly prepared GF food (with wine!). Hopefully she'll be doing more of these classes in the future. Roxie J., 5/20
- Scripps.com San Diego GF restaurant list: "I wanted to let you know about a new Restaurant Guide we at Sharp HealthCare have recently added to our website, Sharp.com. We saw a growing need for a guide to restaurants catering to various special-needs diets, such as gluten free. We have a section of our Guide devoted specifically to those with celiac or people who need to stick to gluten-free diets. www.sharp.com/nutrition/gluten-free-restaurants
Feel free to let us know if you ever see anything outdated or incorrect in our Restaurant Guide. We are constantly working to update it with new restaurants and remove older ones as they change menu policies or close down."
Jennifer Price,
Editor, Web Center,
Sharp HealthCare,
858-499-4952,
www.sharp.com
- New positive review for zPizza: Click here. 5/31
- Boston's, The Gourmet Pizza, Restaurant and Sports Bar now offers GF pizza: This nation-wide chain is offering GF pizza at all of it's locations, including the one in Encinitas. Read more. 5/20
Review: "Hi all - we went to Boston's Pizza last night and it was a hit! For $13 the "small" pizza was larger than Borelli's and Sammy's. The suace was great, the crust was crispy. Ellyse ate all but one piece of her pizza (I think there were 8 good size pieces). You can get a good variety of toppings as well. It's great to have so many options! Take care," Sarah G. 5/30
- Jake's in Del Mar: "Two weeks ago I went with friends to Jakes in del Mar. They took great care of me! I called ahead and let them know that I would have to eat gluten free. The hostess said that they would have no problem accommodating me. Our waitress Heather, was a celiac, and was well versed on what I could and couldn't eat. There were 5 or 6 entrées that were gluten free! We had a fabulous time! Not only does this resteraunt have a nice ambiance, a fantastic beach front location, and great service, they are well aware of the needs of Celiacs!"
Karen in Pacific Beach
5/15
- Gluten-Free (Restaurant) Maps: "A new resource called Gluten-Free Maps caught my eye on Twitter. It's a smart site that blends Google-Map technology with user-generated suggestions. You can go there to check out what's in your neighborhood, or you can map the location of a restaurant you've dined at successfuly. If you're searching for a gluten-free meal at home or while traveling, it's another place to look." From the Gluten-Free Guidebook, 5/6 RM's note: There are only 3 restaurants that have been added in the San Diego so far.
- Favorite GF Foods list: Many thanks to Erica Welker, a SD CSA member and co-chair of SD ROCK (Raising Our Celiac Kids) for compiling and sharing this list. Click here to see the list. 5/17
- Magic Market in PB: "I was pleasantly surprised this weekend when I went to a neighborhood mini mart called the Magic Market on Cass St in Pacific Beach and they just began to carry Red Bridge Beer!" Happy in Pacific Beach,
Karen, 5/15
- Seaside Market in Cardiff: "We have put together a comprehensive list of all the GF products available in the store that is also available on our website (seasidemarket.com). All the GF products are also identified with tags and updated on a monthly basis. . . As someone who has celiac disease, I am dedicated to finding the best tasting products available and am constantly looking for new products." Blair Kohn, current Gluten-Free buyer and product manager for Cardiff Seaside Market, 5/24
- The Gluten Free Shoppe now at new locations: Toovaloo and Karmic Health products are now being sold at two new locations - the La Jolla Open Aire Market, Sundays from 9 - 1, and the Ocean Beach Farmers Market, Wednesdays from 4 - 8 pm. Their products are GF, CF, soy-free, and vegan and include pizza crusts, snack mix, tortillas and baking mixes. 5/13
- Village Natural Health Store in Carlsbad Village: "I wanted to let you know that Village Natural Health in the Carlsbad Village is carrying
a wide variety of gluten free foods. They have gf frozen breads, donuts, pasta, cookies, cereals,
crackers, and…The Pure Pantry gluten free baking mixes. They also have a nice selection of supplements." Elizabeth, 5/7
This website was created by Roxie Johnson and "tech wizard" Ken Loomis using the software program Dreamweaver. Ken Loomis has since passed away, and will be greatly missed. This website is not sponsored by or affiliated with any specific group, organization, or company.
Both myself (Roxie) and my then-16-year-old daughter (Karen Lynn Johnson) were diagnosed with celiac disease in 1998. This website contains information I have gathered over the years, and also links to what I consider to be many reputable resources for further information. I am not in the medical field, so please consult a physician before acting upon any information provided in this website.
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