Meet me in CT tomorrow!

Next Up for GLEE! April Appearance in Old Saybrook, CT

Shoreline Gluten-Free Association (SGFA) Conference:

"Beyond Gluten: Healing the Mind, Body & Spirit"

Date: Saturday April 17, 2010 - The Pavilion at Saybrook Point, CT

Time: 10am -3pm


(Excerpted from SGFA Spring Newsletter)

Get ready, get set, get healthy! The
2010 SGFA Annual Conference is
Beyond Gluten: Healing the Mind,
Body & Spirit. It will be held
Saturday, April 17 from 10 am to 3
pm at the Pavilion at Saybrook Point.

The three main speakers will be well
known author of Glee!, Elizabeth
Atkinson; local advocate Laurencia
Ciprus; and Shaman / Healer Gail
Sack. There will be other
speakers, lots of goodies and a few
surprises.

Lunch will be catered by La Piastra.
Reservations are necessary and
should be mailed to Sybil Nassau by
April 14 or contact shoreglutenfree@sbcglobal.net for more info.

The cost for the day: SGFA
members $25; non-members $40; and
students $20. For your convenience, a
registration form is on page three to
print out and return with your check.

March Author Series!

Local Author Series - Friday Eves, March 5, 19, & 26 from 7:30 - 8:30

West Newbury Library will be hosting local authors to speak about their books and programs.

March 5th - Peter Guralnick, speaking on Elvis Presley.

March 19th - Elizabeth Atkinson and Jesse Kalfel team up speaking on their books "Glee" and "So you're cremated, now what?". Links: glee and Cremated now what

March 26th - Rebecca Shafir, Mindful Communication will present her program on adult and senior memory dysfunctions and how to improve your memory.

Free to the public and refreshments will be served. Babysitting is available for these evening events.

G.A.R. Memorial Library * 490 Main Street * West Newbury, MA 01985

Next GLEE! Appearance this Sunday MARCH 7th

Sunday, March 7th
(2 - 4 pm)

The Boston Children's Hospital Celiac Disease Support Group SPRING EVENT
Flashner Conference Room
BC Hospital
9 Hope Avenue
Waltham, MA 02453
$5 members/ $7 non-members

Featuring: Dr.Alan Leichtner/ College Workshop/ Vendor Fair

http://www.childrenshospital.org/clinicalservices/Site2166/mainpageS2166P0.html

Perfect GLEE (gluten-free) Muffin Recipe

Adapted from the Joy of Cooking: a delicious, light muffin recipe to which you can add any fruit or chopped nuts or chocolate chips!

Preheat over to 400F

Sift in a bowl:
1 3/4 cup gluten-free baking flour
1 teas baking powder (2 teas if baking powder is not included in the gf flour mix)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teas salt

Beat in another bowl:
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil (I use canola)
3/4 milk

Pour:
Wet ingredients over dry ingredients and fold gently until blended.

Fold in:
1 cup fruit and/or nuts (i.e., blueberries, chopped strawberries, bananas, dates, cranberries, walnuts, pecans, chocolate chips, etc)

Fill:
greased muffin tins (or paper lined muffin tins) about 2/3 of the way.

Bake:
22 minutes

Yields:
approx 15 muffins

My Gfree daughter's favorite breakfast!

www.eXaminer.com GFree INTERVIEW

Original Format: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-20151-Manchester-Gluten-Free-Examiner~y2009m11d16-Interview-with-Elizabeth-Atkinson-Author-of-GLEE--An-Easy-Guide-to-Gluten-Free-Independence

(by: KIM HOPKINS)

INTERVIEW with Elizabeth Atkinson, author of:

GLEE: An Easy Guide to Gluten Free Independence

Q: What is your background? How did you get involved in developing a book about living with celiac disease?

A: I write novels for tweens, but have a background in freelance writing. My daughter was diagnosed with CD at the end of her junior year. She was very worried about leaving for college in the coming year and surviving on her own, so I wrote a concise survival guide for her. It turned out to be a great book for anyone newly diagnosed.

Q: How did you come up with the concept for GLEE?

A: When I searched around for a very basic, user-friendly GF survival guide for someone newly diagnosed, I only came up with "Gluten-Free for Dummies" by Danna Korn. It's an excellent resource, but still pretty lengthy. I wanted something much more concise and pocket-size.

Q: How did you decide on the title GLEE for your book?

A: Since I'm a writer I'm always creating and redesigning words and concepts. The first thing that came to mind with the "gluten-free" diagnosis was "What an unappealing word!" To me it sounded like food had glue it in! Anyway, I immediately shortened it to GLEE (GL for "Gl"uten and EE for Fr"ee"). so in our house we call gluten-free food "Glee" food. It's also a hopeful word, describing her new energy, health, and outlook on life!

Q: What is the most useful advice you have for people new to the gluten free lifestyle?

A: Besides reading my guide which has everything you need to know when newly diagnosed including food advice, food lists, travel, online resources? : ) I would say don't panic and take it one day at a time. The first most drastic thing you have to do immediately is cut out those wheat-filled carbs, so make a big pot of brown rice. You can add anything fresh to rice like veggies, cheese, fresh meats, nuts, tomato sauce, etc and have a meal. Then you must get a basic list of what you cannot eat either from a book or online. Then give yourself lots of time to do that first grocery shopping! And luckily today, almost all mainstream grocery stores carry gluten-free food - just ask at the desk. (And get used to asking a lot!)

Q: What are some of your family's favorite gluten free foods?

A: My daughter loves baked treats like cookies, brownies and muffins. I pretty much follow the usual recipe substituting store-bought GF flour for regular flour. The rest of the ingredients (like cocoa, chocolate chips, butter, etc) are usually GF. As far as packaged foods we love Against the Grain Gourmet Rolls, Bagels and Baguettes. Amy's Rice Crust pizza is our favorite GF frozen pizza, but there are many good ones. These days we rarely buy the packaged GF foods and cook fresh as often as we can making the correct GF substitutes when necessary.

Q: Can you share something about what you are currently working on?

A: I am going through the editing process with my editor right now for my next tween novel, "I, EMMA FREKE," which will be in bookstores Sept 2010! You can learn more about Elizabeth Atkinson by visiting her website and blog here.

Fun GF Talk/Discussion in Portland, Maine

Please join me and the PORTLAND CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP for a fun informative GF evening/potluck dinner!!

WHEN: Tuesday November 10th (6 - 8pm)

WHERE: Maine Health Learning Resource Center

Falmouth Family Health Care Center

5 Bucknam Road, Suite 1A

Falmouth, ME

For driving directions, go to: http://www.mainehealth.org/mh_healthinformation/falmouthlearningcenter.htm

POTLUCK INFO: Our potluck theme will be Thanksgiving Recipes!!

Please bring a gluten-free item based on your last name. If your name begins with:
A—E Bring a dessert

F—J Bring a side dish

K—O Bring sweet or savory bread or rolls

P—S Bring Fruit, Appetizer, or Salad

T—Z Bring a main dish

FOR MORE INFORMATION: contact Sue Gefvert at 207-602-3543 or Paula Raleigh at 207-787-2279.

Sept 2009 GLEE! Talks

Please join me for a fun talk & discussion about the gluten-free lifestyle in the upcoming locations!

Thursday, Sept 17: The Seacoast Celiac Sprue Support Group in Portsmouth, NH
(Meets monthly at the Great Bay Services Building on Woodbury Ave in Newington across the street from the Fox Run Mall).

Monday, Sept 21: Langley Adams Library, 185 Main St. Groveland MA (7pm)

(Sept Meeting TBA): Celiac Support Group of North Conway, NH at Rafferty's Restaurant & Pub

excellent evening

Thanks to everyone at Charlotte Hobbs for a really fun night!!

"GLEE!"

(GLuten-frEE)

GUM & MINTS:

Adams Black Jack Gum

Altoids Mints

Beemans Gum

BreathSavers Mints

Dentyne Gum (peppermint, spearmint, arctic chill, spicy cinnamon)

Dentyne Fire Mints Dentyne Ice Mints

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum

Trident Gum (original, spearmint, bubblegum, cinnamon)

Wrigley's Big Red Gum Wrigley's Freedent Gum

Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum Wrigley's Orbit Gum

Wrigley's Spearmint Gum

GLEE! Updates

* Book signing (above) in Newburyport went well - the Book Rack sold all copies but 3!
* Next book signing in Bridgton, Maine May 24th (1pm) at Morning Dew Natural Foods
* Invited to speak soon at Over 55 Community Center and two libraries!
* GLEE! now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and distributed to bookstores/libraries by Ingram Books
* Article: http://www.newburyportnews.com/pulife/local_story_120230258.html
* Find me tweeting at www.twitter.com/glutenfreeGLEE

THE BOOK RACK

of Newburyport
invites you to the release of

GLEE!
An Easy Guide to Gluten-Free Independence

by local author: ELIZABETH ATKINSON
Saturday May 2nd at 7:00 PM

"From its name to the information it offers, GLEE! is overflowing with "gleeful" advice!”
—DANNA KORN (Living Gluten-Free for Dummies, Kids with Celiac Disease, and founder of R.O.C.K. - Raising our Celiac Kids)

"Easy-to-read straight forward guide complete with personal anecdotes from the author.”
—TRICIA THOMPSON, MS, RD (The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide and co-author of CIG to Gluten-Free Eating)

Complimentary Gluten-Free Refreshments!

52 State Street Newburyport, MA 978.462.8615

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ORDER TODAY thru publisher http://www.clanthompson.com/

DISTRIBUTED to bookstores by Ingram

Available online from AMAZON/B&N June 1, 2009

Gluten-Free TIP: The GF BLUES

One of the most common symptoms of Celiac Disease is mild depression, which should be obvious…most people are depressed when they feel yucky all the time. However I’m referring to a different kind of blues. Once a person is diagnosed with CD a sort of mourning period often follows. A lot of emotion and affection is tied to food, so it is totally normal to feel really bummed out when you can no longer eat the stuff you literally love.

Lauren Komack, a board member of the Healthy Villi in Boston, is a psychologist who specializes in treating individuals with Celiac Disease. She knows (first-hand) that it can be extremely difficult to adjust to a gluten-free lifestyle on many levels including the social and psychological aspects. While it is perfectly normal to be upset and angry with a CD diagnosis, it is important to remember that it is just food and that many people have food restrictions due to allergies, religious observances, and illness. Relearning what you can eat takes time and patience, but the health benefits are worth celebrating!

Gluten-Free TIP: EASTER!

I had just started researching gluten-free options for Easter when I came across THE SAVVY CELIAC's wonderful blog on GF Easter ideas, dated March 24, 2009.

From coloring the eggs to a list of GF basket candy to brunch, it's all here. I've listed a couple other online sources with Easter options/recipes as well.

Happy Bunny Day!!

THE SAVVY CELIAC: http://thesavvyceliac.com/2009/03/24/preparing-for-a-gluten-free-easter/

ABOUT.COM:http://glutenfreecooking.about.com/od/glutenfreerollsandbuns/r/gfhotcrossbuns.htm and: http://glutenfreecooking.about.com/od/seasonalandholiday/tp/gfeasterbrunchrecipes.htm

GERBER BABIES BLOG:
http://2gerberbabies.blogspot.com/2009/03/go-natural-for-easter.html

Gluten-Free Tip: Bulk up on FOLATE

In my ongoing research of Celiac Disease I often come across one of the most common nutritional CD deficiencies: FOLATE, a B vitamin also known as Folacin and Folic Acid.

According to the Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet on Nutrition, we need “Folate, a water-soluble vitamin, to help the body form red blood cells and aid in the formation of genetic material within every body cell.”

Below is a list of good gluten-free sources of FOLATE:

1)Chicken liver
3.5 oz
(193% daily value)

2) Braised beef liver
3.5 oz
(54% daily value)

3) Lentils, cooked
1/2 cup
(45% daily value)

4) Chickpeas
1/2 cup
(35% daily value)

5) Asparagus
1/2 cup
(33% daily value)

6) Spinach, cooked
1/2 cup
(33% daily value)

7) Black beans
1/2 cup
(32% daily value)

8)GF Burrito with beans
2
(30% daily value)

9) Kidney beans
1/2 cup
(29% daily value)

10) Lima beans
1/2 cup
(20% daily value)

11) Tomato juice
1 cup
(12% daily value)

12)Brussels sprouts
1/2 cup
(12% daily value)

13) Orange
1 medium
(12% daily value)

14) Broccoli, cooked
1/2 cup
(10% dialy value)

ONLINE SOURCE: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5553.html

Gluten-Free TIP: GF Summer Camp w/scholarships!

Another Gluten-Free Summer Camp opportunity!

CAMP MANITOU-LIN in MICHIGAN:

"Camp Dates: August 16 (Sunday) - August 21 (Friday)

-Camp Manitou-Lin is graciously hosting our second year of Gluten Free camp. We will be able to cater to those with a gluten free and dairy free allergy and or intolerance. All other conditions will be decided on a case by case basis and will need to see Nicole VanZwoll for further information. ph 517-886-5025 or glutenfreemichigankidscamp@yahoo.com”


Gluten Free Camp ESSAY SCHOLARSHIPS for 2009:
"If you are looking for a scholarship, we are currently working with the CDF (Celiac Disease Foundation) in California. Your child must write or email a one-page essay about why they want to attend Camp Manitou-Lin in Middleville Michigan, a gluten free camp, and what they will expect to get out of it, or if you have attended before, what you have gotten from it and why you would like to be a returning camper. Deadline is MARCH 31st, 2009."

Mail to:
Attn: Maryrose Hopke (essay contest)
Celiac Disease Foundation
13251 Ventura Blvd. #1
Studio City, Ca. 91604
Phone: (818)990-2354
Fax: (818)990-2379http://www.celiac.org/

MORE INFO ABOUT THIS CAMP: http://micapitalceliacs.atspace.com/

Gluten-Free Tip: Book Reviews for GLEE!

Reviews are coming in for GLEE! An Easy Guide to Gluten-Free Independence:
(Release Date: March 21, 2009 from Clan Thompson LLC www.clanthompson.com)

“From its name to the information it offers, GLEE is overflowing with “gleeful” advice for young adults. Leaving the house can be a tough time for ANYONE – but toss on top of that the added stress of maintaining a strict gluten-free lifestyle, and it can be downright overwhelming. GLEE is an upbeat, optimistic guide that helps young adults live a gluten-free lifestyle in a manner that they will revel, not rebel. Knowledge is power, and this book arms young adults with everything they need to be strong and confident in the gluten-free lifestyle.”
-DANNA KORN-

(author of Living Gluten-Free for Dummies, Gluten-Free Cooking for Dummies, Kids with Celiac Disease, Wheat-Free, Worry-Free, and Founder of R.O.C.K. Raising Our Celiac Kids)

"An easy-to-read straight forward guide complete with personal anecdotes from the author. Just what your gluten-free child needs as they leave the nest. Consider two copies—one to send off with your child and the other to keep at home when he or she calls with questions."
-TRICIA THOMPSON, MS, RD-

(author of The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide and co-author of Complete Idiot’s Guide to Gluten-Free Eating)