Gluten Free Lunch Box-Class at Whole Foods

Just a reminder to register for my free workshop at Whole Foods entitled: The Gluten Free Lunch Box.It will be held from 6-7 pm on Thursday September 3rd at the Durham Whole Foods. The following information is a description of the class from the Durham Whole Foods Website:
Join us for a free workshop presented by Debbie Jongkind, RD, LDN who is a Gluten-free Health Coach for people with Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. Debbie will guide you through the best ways to build a healthy and exciting lunch box for your youngster who is unable to enjoy gluten in his or her diet. And you'll take home a free goody bag of some of our favorite products as well! Space is limited, please sign up at the customer service desk or call 919.286.2290.

Gluten Free in College

It is official I have sent my gluten free child off to navigate meals on her own as a college student! I thought my readers might like to know some of the foods and appliances she took with her to help her maintain a healthy gluten free diet while on campus.
Appliances:
1. Quesadilla maker
2. Toaster
3. Large dorm refrigerator/freezer
4. Mini smoothie maker
5. Microwave

Foods:
1. Corn tortillas
2. Cheese
3. Large jar peanut butter
4. Yogurts
5. Fruit
6. Peanuts
7. Glutino Bagels (purchased at Whole Foods)
8. GlutenFreeda Burritos ( breakfast, chicken and cheese, vegetarian bean and cheese)
ordered from The Gluten Free Mall.
9. GlutenFreeda Instant Oatmeal (ordered from The Gluten Free Mall)
10. Bell and Evans Breaded Gluten-Free Chicken Nuggets (ordered from the Gluten Free Mall)
11. Bell and Evans Boneless Skinless Gluten-Free Grilled Chicken Breast (ordered from The Gluten Free Mall)
12. Glutino Frozen Cheese Pizza (purchased from Harris Teeter)
13. Pamelas Simplebites chocolate chips mini cookies (ordered from Amazon)
14. Quinoa Gluten Free Pasta(ordered from Amazon, also available at Harris Teeter, Kroger and Whole Foods)and gluten free pasta sauce
15. Lunberg Gluten-Free Risotto (ordered from Amazon, also available at some grocery stores)
16. Tomato Soup from Pacific Natural Foods(purchased from Kroger)
17. Gluten Free Pancake mix
18. Gluten Free Bars: Envirokidz Crispy Rice Bar (from Whole Foods) South Beach Living High Protein Cereal Bars Cinnamon Raisin (from Amazon)
19. Gluten Free Cereal
20. Gluten Free Bread and Buns-Dr Schar brand (ordered from The Gluten-Free Mall)

I also sent along a gluten free multi-vitamins and Advil!

Note: Amazon grocery is a great way to save some food dollars if you can use a large volume of a product or buy something that has a long shelf life. The Gluten-Free Mall carries many high quality products I had sampled and wanted to purchase but were unavailable locally. The Gluten Free Mall will ship frozen items as well as dry goods.

Gluten Free Lunch Box-Class at Whole Foods

Join me for a workshop entitled "The Gluten Free Lunch Box" at the Durham Whole Foods, note the information below from the Whole Foods Calendar:


Thursday, September 3
The Gluten-Free Lunch Box: Free Workshop

6:00 - 7:00 pm FREE

Join us for a free workshop presented by Debbie Jongkind, RD, LDN who is a Gluten-free Health Coach for people with Celiac Disease and Gluten Intolerance. Debbie will guide you through the best ways to build a healthy and exciting lunch box for your youngster who is unable to enjoy gluten in his or her diet. And you'll take home a free goody bag of some of our favorite products as well! Space is limited, please sign up at the customer service desk or call 919.286.2290.

Worlds Best Carrot Cake

My sister, who lives in Asheville, recently visited us here in Durham and brought us a delicious gluten free carrot cake. Although this bakery "Worlds Best Carrot Cake" is located just outside of Asheville in the little town of Woodfin,NC, I just had to post about the awesome quality of this gluten free goodie! This company does both whole sale and individual sale of their products and may be found at Whole Foods and Earth Fare locally. You may also order a cake for delivery, but note: there is a hefty delivery charge. Their business is based on a single family recipe handed down through the generations and modified for their gluten free version. While the bakery produces both regular carrot cakes and gluten free cakes, in a phone conversation with the owner she assured me of their good manufacturing and cleaning processes. The bakery offers both a regular gluten free carrot cake that serves 12-16 for $35.00 and a chocolate gluten free carrot cake that serves 12-16 for $38.00. The cake freezes well, so you can savor this treat for several months!

The Cakery is located at
175 Weaverville Hwy
Suite V
Asheville, NC 28804
828-658-2738