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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 use 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.
- San Diego TAG gathering: Feb. 7, 1 pm, Borrelli's in Encinitas. This San Diego Chapter of Teens Against Gluten will have lunch at Borrelli's then go to a nearby movie theatre. Read more.
- Cooking 4 Kids with Allergies: Feb. 11, 6:30 - 8. Join this free, informative class that will focus on how to adjust to a gluten-free or gluten-free/casein-free diet and lifestyle with ease. It will be taught by Elizabeth Kaplan from the Pure Pantry. "Please sign up at the concierge desk, as space is limited." 858-642-6700 www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/lajolla
- Gluten Free Cooking Class: Feb. 12, 6 pm at the Kitchen Witch in Encinitas. "Delicious Gluten Free Dinners" by Karem Smith. Read more.
- La Farfalla GF Brunch: Feb. 20 from 10 - 1. Menu items will include Crustless Quiche, cinnamon rolls, pancakes, Donut puffs, and latkes. We will also have cage free organic eggs for anyone wishing a low carb option. If the brunch turns out to be popular, we will be hosting it every second Saturday of the month. Terry Meihaus, chef and owner of La Farfalla.
- Reading food labels class: Saturday, March 6, 9 to 11 am. Taught by the nutritionist/dietician at the Warren Celiac Center, Shawna McNally. In this class you will learn, among other things: 1) How to identify ingredients that contain gluten, 2) How to choose healthy gluten-free products, and 3) Who is ensuring that foods are truly gluten-free. $25 per person. See PDF of class flyer or see the Warren Celiac Center website.
- Gluten Free Baking class: Tuesday, March 23, 6 pm at Great News! in PB. "Join Chef Katherine Emmenegger as she teaches you to make some of those family favorite recipes gluten free." Recipes include sandwich bread, muffins, pine nut cookies, braided sweet bread, and mini raspberry tarts. $49
- CSA San Diego Support Group meeting: Saturday, March 27, 2 pm at Rady Children's Hospital. Terry Meiha, owner and chef of La Farfalla Restaurant in Escondido, will be our guest speaker at the March CSA Meeting. Terry will speak to the group about "Living and Eating Gluten-Free on a Budget". Her presentation will include helpful hints on affordable gluten-free living as well as a cooking demonstration featuring one or more of her tasty treats!
- Gluten free lunch cooking class: Tuesday, April 13, 11:30 at Great News! in PB. "Quick and Easy Lunch - Entertaining Gluten Free, Low Carb, and Delicious" with Phillis Carey. Recipes include Pork Tenderloin with Dried Cherry and Rosemary Port Sauce, Mashed Cauliflower, Asparagus with Carmelized Shallots, and Strawberries with Cannoli Cream and Pistachios. $29
- SD Chapter CSA Meeting Notes: Read the notes from the recent support group meeting on January 23. Lots of GF tips were given by the members.
- Easy Eats online magazine: The Winter issue is out and full of useful GF information as usual. It's free - you just have to give them your email address. www.glutenfreemag.com/Home 1/29
- Triumph Dining Grocery Guide for the iPhone: The Easy Eats magazine says "This portable version is almost a no brainer if you have an iPhone". This app. from iTunes has over 30,000 safe foods on the list, and has an easy to use search function. It also indicates when a dedicated facility/line is used in the production process. $18. 1/29
- Nutrients in the GF Diet: "A nice review article on the nutritional quality of the gluten-free diet was recently published in the open access journal Nutrients." Tricia Thompson MS RD,
"The Gluten-Free Dietitian", 1/15
- Article in Huffington Post: "Gluten: What You Don't Know Might Kill You" by Dr. Mark Hyman. Gives an overview of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. He states gluten sensitivity is an autoimmune disease. 1/19
- Gluten labels: LEB Designs sells "Wheat-Gluten Contaminated" (red) and Wheat-Gluten Free (green) labels to apply to your foods in your cupboards and refrigerator. www.thefastag.com 1/14
- Celiac German Exchange Student: "There is a German celiac girl who is looking for a family in California to host her for one school year (10th grade). If you or anyone you know is interested, contact Isabella Porter: 805-541-3360, areuaceliac@charter.net." Jeanne "Bean" Murdock, 1/20
- CDF Conference. Los Angeles: Saturday, May 15 at L.A. Downtown Marriott. Speakers include Dr. Peter Green, Dr. Sheila Crowe, Shelley Case, RD, Anne Lee, RD, Frank Baldassare, chef. Read more.
(also see "Resources - Cooking")
- Frozen Lemon Bars: This recipe was one of many created and demonstrated by Chef Katherine Emmenegger in the January Great News! cooking class "Gluten Free Trader Joe's". 1/19
(also see "SD Restaurants")
- 2Spoons Coffee in Oceanside: "I just stopped in to 2Spoons Coffee in Oceanside on my way to
work today and they have GF muffins and biscotti in individual wrapping to
protect from cross contamination. I am enjoying a carrot muffin as I write
this post."
http://www.2spoonscoffee.com/ Loretta,
Oceanside, 1/14
- Peace Pies in Ocean Beach: "Their food is so wonderful and everything is gluten-free. Yesterday I got lemon cream pie, chocolate, fig newtons, and strawberry cream pie. YUMMY!" Peace Pies MD, 1/26
- Starbucks: Starbucks now offers gluten free "Snacks On-the-Go" at their outlets, including KIND Bars, Lucy's Cookies, Peeled Snacks, Two Moms in the Raw Granola, and Stretch Island Fruit. All are pre-packaged and are labeled GF. 2/2
- Urban Solace is also soy free: Matt Gordon, chef and owner of the restaurant Urban Solace in North Park writes: "EVERYTHING is soy free as we don't use any soy sauce or soybean oil in any of our food. Urban Solace offers gluten-free menus onsite and well as on their website. Read more. 1/20
- Red Lobster: Read their guidelines for dining gluten-free at their restaurants. 1/30
- Restaurant reviews: For Borrelli's in Encinitas, Joe's Crab Shack in Hazard Center, and Del Mar Rendevous. Thank you, MD. 1/21
- Hooley's Irish Pub in El Cajon: The Gluten-Free in East County, San Diego group is having their meet-ups at Hooley's. Hooley's provides a gluten-free menu at the restaurant when requested. Read two reviews. 1/13
(also see "Product Updates" and "SD Food Stores")
- Udi's bread: "I was in Sprouts yesterday in El Cajon and found a loaf of bread made by UDI'S http://WWW.UDISFOOD.COM). It is called white sandwich bread.
It is soft, folds without breaking, and tastes like flour bread! You can eat it without toasting it, tastes great. I toasted it and you can add peanut butter, jelly, or cream cheese WITHOUT tearing or shredding it. The counter isn't even filled with crumbs.
Run, don't walk, to get this bread!" Rick Hill, Founder of Gluten-Free Gathering in East County, San Diego. RMJ's note: It is also at Whole Foods, La Jolla 1/19
- Pure Pantry locations: These very healthy, natural gf baking mixes made in San Diego are sold at the Whole Foods in La Jolla and Hillcrest, Healthy Creations in Encinitas, and Keil's Foods in Clairemont. The owner, Elizabeth Kaplan reports that her products will soon be in other stores as well. The Pure Pantry 1/25
- Fresh & Easy Stores GF list: They now provide a list of their products that do not have gluten as an ingredient. You can ask the "Kitchen Table attendant" at the store for the list, or it can be downloaded as a PDF at http://freshandeasy.com/QualityYouCanTrust.aspx . They say they are increasing the number of GF products they carry, now have Fresh and Easy brand products that are marked GF, and have markers for GF foods on the shelves. 1/29
- Gluten Free Shoppe: As of February, they (Karmic Crunch, The Pure Pantry, and Toovaloo) will no longer be sold at our local Farmer's Markets. However, their healthy, delicious products may now be found in many of our local stores - and across the nation! Congratulations to Sandi, Marka, and Elizabeth! 1/31
- New bread from the Julian Bakery: Read about their "Purity Bread". 1/21
- Nut butter packets: Small little squeeze packets (1.15 oz) of nut butters in many different flavors that would be great to take on plane trips with some crackers. Whole Foods has them - maybe other stores as well? http://justinsnutbutter.com/
Roxie 1/21
This website was created by Roxie Johnson and "tech wizard" Ken Loomis using the software program Dreamweaver. Ken Loomis has since passed away, and is 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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