Well, we weren't lying when we predicted that 2012 would begin with a bang!
The world of being on a gluten free lifestyle requirement just keeps getting easier and at the same time more of an amazing journey everyday. It seems that progress moves swiftly with awareness, as we all have been saying all along.
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Janet Kline and Carol Szer from the Charlotte Celiac Connection invited Nikki Everett, founder of R.O.C.K.(Raising Our Celiac Kids) Charlotte, to join themselves and Pat Fogarty, RD specializing in celiac nutrition, for a taping of their Healthwise show on celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and gluten intolerance on the CLTBlog for T.V. station WTVI (PBS) in Charlotte, N.C. Please watch for us to post the link on Jan. 31st, 2012.
EXPOS
The Houston Glutenology Expo at the Edwin Hornberger Center in Houston, Texas is only 2 weeks away!
Get your tickets at www.hustonglutenfreeexpo.com while they last...
CHICK-FIL-A
The gluten free community lit up this week with the news that Chick-Fil-A, one of our favorite Southern Fast Food chains, have taken the initiative to not only provide their gluten free clientele an option, but they are pushing the new initiative to address childhood obesity with a kid's meal option which is Grilled Chicken Nuggets, a side of fruit, and low-fat milk, water, or lemonade as the drink choice. This gluten free Grilled Chicken Nuggets menu option can be ordered by adults as well, don't worry that was one of our first questions, or substituted for other chicken menu options.
You can ask for a Backstage Tour Pass to one of the Chick-Fil-A kitchens set up for doing so by contacting
their marketing person, Katherine Strate at KStrate@jacksonspalding.com
For more pictures of our tour, see them on our FB
MORE FDA LABELING
People who are gluten free and have reactions to gluten have complained that medications have consistently been an issue. Even while in the hospital for treatments, they have complained of medical staff not being knowledgeable about medication ingredients or pharmacies where they pick up their prescriptions. So, the FDA labeling issue seems to press forward with slow wheels. However, the light at the end of the tunnel keeps us all pressing forward and the FDA has now granted the NFCA(National Foundation for Celiac Awareness) for a study to be done on their website by taking a survey.
THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO PARTICIPATE AND HELP YOUR FELLOW GLUTEN FREE FAMILY OUT! TAKE THE SURVEY & SAVE A R.O.C.K. KID FROM HAVING A REACTION.
TRIP TO BOSTON
Our good friends at Kettle Cuisine are hosting a really fun and easy contest for a chance to win a weekend getaway in Boston this Spring. Here’s a link where you can learn more (www.facebook.com/kettlecuisine). The Kettle Cuisine team hasalso created this short video to show you how easy it is to win (http://youtu.be/ySqQ4G8_uqY ). All you have to do is take a picture with any one of their soup packages in a fun, interesting or every day location and post it to their facebook page. Then you just get as many of your friends as possible to vote for your picture. The great news is you win an amazing gift pack, just for entering. The contest is only open for a very limited time so check it out as soon as you can and please let us know if you enter.
The world of being on a gluten free lifestyle requirement just keeps getting easier and at the same time more of an amazing journey everyday. It seems that progress moves swiftly with awareness, as we all have been saying all along.
LOCAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Janet Kline and Carol Szer from the Charlotte Celiac Connection invited Nikki Everett, founder of R.O.C.K.(Raising Our Celiac Kids) Charlotte, to join themselves and Pat Fogarty, RD specializing in celiac nutrition, for a taping of their Healthwise show on celiac disease, gluten sensitivity, and gluten intolerance on the CLTBlog for T.V. station WTVI (PBS) in Charlotte, N.C. Please watch for us to post the link on Jan. 31st, 2012.
EXPOS
The Houston Glutenology Expo at the Edwin Hornberger Center in Houston, Texas is only 2 weeks away!
Get your tickets at www.hustonglutenfreeexpo.com while they last...
CHICK-FIL-A
The gluten free community lit up this week with the news that Chick-Fil-A, one of our favorite Southern Fast Food chains, have taken the initiative to not only provide their gluten free clientele an option, but they are pushing the new initiative to address childhood obesity with a kid's meal option which is Grilled Chicken Nuggets, a side of fruit, and low-fat milk, water, or lemonade as the drink choice. This gluten free Grilled Chicken Nuggets menu option can be ordered by adults as well, don't worry that was one of our first questions, or substituted for other chicken menu options.
You can ask for a Backstage Tour Pass to one of the Chick-Fil-A kitchens set up for doing so by contacting
their marketing person, Katherine Strate at KStrate@jacksonspalding.com
For more pictures of our tour, see them on our FB
MORE FDA LABELING
People who are gluten free and have reactions to gluten have complained that medications have consistently been an issue. Even while in the hospital for treatments, they have complained of medical staff not being knowledgeable about medication ingredients or pharmacies where they pick up their prescriptions. So, the FDA labeling issue seems to press forward with slow wheels. However, the light at the end of the tunnel keeps us all pressing forward and the FDA has now granted the NFCA(National Foundation for Celiac Awareness) for a study to be done on their website by taking a survey.
THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO PARTICIPATE AND HELP YOUR FELLOW GLUTEN FREE FAMILY OUT! TAKE THE SURVEY & SAVE A R.O.C.K. KID FROM HAVING A REACTION.
TRIP TO BOSTON
Our good friends at Kettle Cuisine are hosting a really fun and easy contest for a chance to win a weekend getaway in Boston this Spring. Here’s a link where you can learn more (www.facebook.com/kettlecuisine). The Kettle Cuisine team hasalso created this short video to show you how easy it is to win (http://youtu.be/ySqQ4G8_uqY ). All you have to do is take a picture with any one of their soup packages in a fun, interesting or every day location and post it to their facebook page. Then you just get as many of your friends as possible to vote for your picture. The great news is you win an amazing gift pack, just for entering. The contest is only open for a very limited time so check it out as soon as you can and please let us know if you enter.
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