2009 April « Celiac Disease
Apr 26 2009

Gluten Free Foods Now Available at Sprint Center

Over the past year we’ve covered a number of professional organizations such as sports teams which are attempting to embrace the gluten free diet.    Well, now it looks like the Sprint Center in Kansas City has prepared to begin offering gluten free foods! I’ve only been able to track down a few specifics, but it [...]

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Apr 17 2009

Last Restaurant Standing Show to Feature Celiacs

According to our sources, it looks like a Reality TV Show called Last Restaurant Standing (a reality show that airs on BBC America) is set to feature people with food allergies, including multiple diners who have Celiac Disease.  Not only will this give Celiac Disease a little exposure, but it also shows how difficult it [...]

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Apr 17 2009

Starbucks Announces a Gluten Free Pastry!

I just read some great news for the Celiac community.    Starbucks coffeehouses, which can be found on every other street corner throughout the United States, will now be offering a new gluten free pastry, according to Forbes.com. According to the article, the pastry, called Valencia Orange Cake, will be made with seven ingredients which are [...]

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Apr 16 2009

General Mills and Betty Crocker Announce Gluten Free Products

Some major corporations are starting to review the ingredients in their products to determine if they can be made gluten free.    In many situations it can be as simple as switching 1-2 ingredients to make a product gluten free without affecting the taste of the product. General Mills has converted some of their Chex products [...]

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Apr 11 2009

University of Iowa Offers Aid to Students with Food Allergies

As more people are diagnosed with Celiac Disease, schools and universities are attempting to meet the needs of their students.   I recently came across an article on the Daily Iowan (the University of Iowa’s daily newspaper) which covers what the University of Iowa is doing for their students with food allergies, including Celiac Disease. Here [...]

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Apr 11 2009

The Benefits of Having Celiac Disease

Were you recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease?  A little depressed about the lifelong commitment to a gluten free diet?   A Celiac diagnosis can change a lot of things in your day-to-day life, but it isn’t all bad.   Leave it up to the gluten free optimist to point out some of the positive things that come [...]

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