Campbell’s now sells a gluten free version of their condensed cream of chicken and cream of mushroom soups.
Please note Campbell’s is still selling the original gluten containing versions. Read the labels carefully as the cans are located next to each other, and look very similar, making it easy to confuse the two.
I found the soups at Meijer and the gluten free and the gluten-containing versions were the same price.
Many locations
With the official start of summer, it’s ice cream season. Though ice cream is surely a year-round treat.
Going to a shop that sells ice cream can be difficult because of concerns for ingredients in the ice cream and chances of cross contact from shared scoops and bits of cones.
I’ve successfully enjoyed ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s and Jeni’s where both have allergen information available and happily use clean scoops from previously unopened containers.
I can now add Graeter’s to the list. I was at the Pinecrest location and there is also one at Crocker Park. They prominently display an allergy warning advising not to get scooped ice cream in the shop because of cross contact concerns. They do have a freezer with pints available for sale and many of the flavors are labelled gluten free.
A pint is a lot of ice cream to eat and I had no way to get leftovers home without melting. I was prepared to skip the treat. But the manager suggested I buy a pre-packed scoop offered at the same price as an in-store scoop. They are not on display but the manager retrieved one for me. Only four flavors were available but one was their signature flavor, black raspberry chocolate chip. The other choices were mint chip, vanilla or chocolate. The package had nutritional and ingredient information and included a gluten free claim.
On Friday, June 2, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University presents the eighth in a series of ten bimonthly programs.
The target audience is adult and pediatric physicians and physician’s assistants, nurse practitioners, fellows, dietitians and nutritionists, researchers, and patients.
All participants will receive a certificate of participation at the conclusion of each program. This activity is approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM
AGENDA
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Diagnosis of non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS)
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Management of NCGS and exclusion of celiac disease
10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Is it gluten that causes NCGS?
11:00 AM – 11:20 PM Dietary advice for those with NCGS
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM Case Presentations/Q&A
Beyond Celiac has announced their next virtual Town Hall, scheduled for May 22 at 3 PM ET featuring Marisa Stahl, MD from Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Marisa Stahl, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine where she works with the Colorado Center for Celiac Disease. In 2019, she received the Beyond Celiac/SSCD Young Investigator grant to evaluate the impact of celiac disease on the health and quality of life of children who are identified through a mass screening program. She is currently working on the Autoimmunity for Kids (ASK) study, a free health screening program open to all Colorado children, from one to 17-years-old, designed to detect celiac disease and type 1 diabetes.
Mentor
Noodles & Company
9210 Mentor Ave #A
Mentor, OH 44060
Noodles & Company is a chain that offers a variety of fresh, made-to-order dishes from their “Gluten Sensitive” menu. Dishes can be made with rice noodles or zucchini noodles or gluten-free pipette shells. Some of the gluten-friendly options include Pad Thai, Zucchini Pesto with Grilled Chicken, and Gluten-Sensitive Pipette Mac & Cheese.
They also have salads which are gluten-free or can be modified to be gluten-free.
They have an interactive nutrition and allergen page and ordering in their app presents the many available options.
The menu has the usual caveat: “Made without gluten-containing ingredients but potential for cross-contact exists.”
The friendly staff said that if an order has an allergy designation they follow a protocol.
I ordered a zucchini noodle dish, which I quite enjoyed, and the lid had an allergy note.
