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This web site is for new and old diagnosed Celiac Sprue/Gluten Intorance/Dermatisis Herpetiformis individuals and those family and friends who support them. This is a guide delevolped by members of our group to help others live a richer and healther life. Anyone is welcomed to attend our meetings. Our group is located in the SW corner of Minnesota. Bordering Iowa and South Dakota. Luverne, MN is our gathering spot.
Meeting News
December Meeting
Cream Hill Estates has developed a gluten-free oat. Linda has tried and not gotten sick. They have started shipping on December 15th. To order your sample info@creamhillestates.com, call toll free 1-866-727-3628 or write Cream Hill Estates 9633 Rue Lasalle Clement, Quebec H8R 4B4
Gifts of Nature www.giftsofnature.net . Try the flour.
Liquid Calcium. Some of us can not drink milk but we still need our calcium. Pills are sometimes hard to digest. The liquid is easier digested. This is a white bottle with a blue cap.
NO JANUARY MEETING
Will meet again in Febuary 6th
November Meeting
Shelly Case has a new cookbook coming out December of 2005 full of her old books and lots of new information. Watch for that for the upcoming holiday season!!
ATTENTION: Gluten-Free/Safe Oatmeal !!! Cream Hill Estates has done extensive research and testing and are now a dedicated source of SAFE OATMEAL. They are currently offering FREE samples of their oatmeal if you fill out a survey on their website www.creamhillestates.com. Just remember that if you do get a sample, keep it refriderated!!! The shelf life is not very long. Also, expect it to be mail order until they are more established.
The conference a Moorhead, ND was full of new information and products.
Nutritionist Shelly Case recommends that celiacs look to use more teff, quinoa and amaranth in their baking as these have a higher nutritional value than the rice flours. The vinegar issue was considered a "dead issue" as it was agreed that distilled vinegar does not contain gluten. However, watch out for flavored and malted vinegars as they do contain gluten.
There is a new beer on the market. Stay tuned for more on that.
A couple of new products introduced at the conference were pizzas by Madwoman Foods. They are available at most of the food coops in the Cities, and a few of the grocery chains there as well. Go to www.madwomanfoods.com for more information.
Also introduced was a company called PURFOODS. They offer ready to eat foods, delivered to your door. For more information on this company and what they offer, go to www.GlutenFreeMeals.com or call 1-866-942-7873. They are based out of Akney, IA.
A website that may be of interest to you is: www.celiacdiseasecenter.columbia.edu.
REMINDER: Any information that you may have that is 2 years or older, you should throw out and update. New products are becoming available that are gluten-free and we would hate to see you missing out on them!!!
For example: VanCamps Pork and Beans are Gluten-free.
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Events Coming your Way
Dec 8th @ 7pm - New Luverne Hospital We are having a Cookie Exchange. If this is something you do not wish to participate in, that is fine. We understand that, especially if you are newly diagnosed, you may not feel ready to share your baking yet. And some of us just aren't bakers anyway - no problem! Come to the meeting anyway, just don't bring anything. Those participating will bring thier own containers and help themselves to a take home assortment of the goodies brought by others.
Everyone who wishes to participate should bring something to share. Some suggestions are: two or three dozen bars/cookies; a bowl of snackies with a scoop, cup or large spoon to scoop into small snack bags/containers; mini loaves of quick breads; recipe; Also remember: an empty container or plate or zip lock to take goodies home, small snack or sandwich bags for the "snackies type" treats
NO Meeting in January
Feb 6th @ 7pm - New Luverne Hospital
ALERT
FOOD ALLERGY AND ANAPHLYAXIS NETWORK SPECIAL FOOD ALLERGY ALERT NOTICE
WHEAT AND MILK ALLERGY ALERT: NOVEMER 22, 2005:
Martins's Famous Pastry Shoppe Inc is recalling Martin's Potatobred Soft Cubed Stuffing due to undeclared wheat and milk. The recalled product is in a 12-oz. yellow and red package labeled "Martin's Famous Dutch Tasted Potatobred Soft Cubed Stuffing" with "sell-by" dates of Feb 8 2006, Feb 15 2006, Feb 22 2006, Mar 01 2006, March 08 2006 or March 15 2006. Packages with "sell-by" dates of March 22 2006 and later as well as Feb 01 2006 and earlier are labeled correctly.
The product was distributed through retail supermarkets and grocery stores in Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and West Virginia. Consumers who have purchaed the product are urged to return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. Consumers with questions may contact the company at (800) 548-1200.
Check out YOUR FAVORITE RECIPES for STUFFING
TURKEY LIST
Cooks (800-332-8400) Per Janie, all hams have no MSG or Gluten
Any Con Agra product will list wheat, rye or barley on the ingreadients statement
Hillshire Farms (800-328-2426) Per phone call to Irene, all products are Gluten-Free except corn dogs and beer brats
Honeybaked Ham Hams & Turkeys (800-367-7720) per phone call to customer service. Whole turkeys are not glazed so are Gluten-Free. Glaze on hams and turkey (other than whole) contains gluten. You might be able to get them to prepare one for you without glaze call the local store and ask
Hormel Cure 81 bone in, boneless, and old fashion spiral (800-523-4635) Gluten-Free per website, BLACK LABEL Canned Hams, Cure 81 Hame, Bone in, Boneless, Old Fashioned Spirel
Smithfield (757-357-1376) Per Linda Hansen all smoked and counrtry hams exept honey glazed (honey contains wheat)
Best Choice (913-288-1488) per Ann Moyer by email. They are using the same supplier as last year and all frozen turkeys are Gluten-Free
Butterball (800-butterball) Per Neela by phone. Fresh and Frozen whole turkey are Gluten-Free except stuffed discard gravy packets. Any further questions regarding gluten in a Butterball product pleas call Consumer Affairs (800-325-7424) When calling, please have available the UPC number of the product in question
Honeysuckle White Gluten-Free per website. Most all of our products are MSG and Gluten-Free. The only exceptions are our meatballs, a new Teriyaki Tenderlion and a new frozen turkey burger. All of our deli meats are also MSG and Gluten-Free. We don't use floiur on the conveyor belts in any of our Honeysuckle White processing plants.
Jennie-O (800-621-3505) Did not have any info regarding this will do more checking.
Sweet Sue Chicken Broth (800-633-3294) 99% fat free broth is Gluten-Free as is all beef broth
Swanson Chicken Broth (800-442-7684) 14 oz can UPC 51000 02431 2 is Gluten-Free
Butterball Chicken Broth (800-288-8372) per email from Butterball. The chicken broth is NOT Gluten-Free. Con Agra clearly labels their products so any wheat, rye, barley, oats and vinegar will be clearly labeled in the ingredients statement on the package. Have gotten mixed messages whether this is Gluten-Free. Would not recommend using this product since company is unsure of whether it is or isn't Gluten-Free.
