GF Food Fest + Detox in October with GIG of Portland

GF Food Fest + Detox 

in October with GIG of Portland

October 1 - 2, 2016

 
Gluten-Free Food Allergy Fest is coming to the Portland Expo Center this weekend, October 1st and 2nd, 10am to 4pm both days. See more info below on speakers and food demos. Purchase your tickets here. (Use code ‘20OFF‘ to save 20%. But hurry, this code is not valid for long!)

October 8, 2016

October 8th - Daily Detoxification Support for Healthy Digestion and Radiant Skin 

Nutritionists Cordelia Apple and Sara Foster will discuss exposure to toxins and the importance of supporting the body’s detoxification pathways with whole foods and daily cleansing practices. Recommendations to help promote digestion, elimination and create healthier skin will be provided. 

 

Free Parking: enter Prov Portland complex off of NE Glisan and 48^th; veer right and head into parking structure and up one level. Park closest to the hospital (west side), walk over sky bridge over the grass lawn & follow the signs downstairs to the class room. Don’t use the walkway over the street to the Professional Plaza – we’re in the hospital building.

Gluten Intolerance Group of Portland is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to supporting the gluten-free community in the Portland area.

We meet every 2^nd Saturday of the month at Providence Portland hospital.

For updates, research, events and recipes, follow us on:

Facebook.com/GIGofPortland

Sarah Foster and Cordelia Apple

Cordelia Apple, BA, NTP is a holistic nutritional therapist who specializes in digestive health and detoxification and works to create individual nutrition protocols tailored to meet each client's needs. Cordelia is passionate about helping people to discover their most vibrant, healthy, balanced self through nutrition and lifestyle. She practices at Everyday Wellness Center and Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy.

Sara Sandhya Foster, BA, NTP, RYT is a holistic healing practitioner certified in nutritional therapy, yoga and Reiki energy work. Sara Sandhya works with clients both individually, and in groups, combining modalities to develop the most effective treatment plan for each unique individual. She s currently pursuing a Master's of Science and Nutrition at NUNM. For more information, please visit her website at www.fosternutrition.com

 

Lecture Schedule Saturday:
10:30-11:10 am – Erin Smith – Gluten-Free Globetrotter™: How to plan your gluten-free vacation
11:20-12:00 pm – Jen Cuevas – Bridging the Divide: Gluten Free to Grain Free Living
12:10-12:50 pm – Dr. Samantha Brody – Maximizing your Energy on a Gluten-free Diet
01:00-01:40 pm – Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN BSN CEN – The Gut, Brain & Skin Connection
01:50-02:30 pm – Jenna Drew – Essential Oils to Boost Immunity and Relieve Digestive Issues
02:40-03:20 pm – Mary Herrington – How to Save Thousands Eating a Healthy Gluten Free Lifestyle
Demo Schedule Saturday:
10:30-11:20 am – Kimberly Ficklin – Quick & Easy Triple your Energy Protein Bars!
11:30-12:20 pm – Jules Shepard – Pizza Party
12:30-01:20 pm – Julie Hasson – Time for Dessert
01:30-02:20 pm – Jules Shepard – Coconut Bliss Overnight Oats
02:30-03:20 pm – Glutino – Creative Cooking Ideas Using Glutino Products
Lecture Schedule Sunday:
10:30-11:10 am – Erin Smith – Gluten-Free Globetrotter™: How to plan your gluten-free vacation
11:20-12:00 pm – Jen Cuevas – Bridging the Divide: Gluten Free to Grain Free Living
12:10-12:50 pm – Dr. Samantha Brody – Maximizing your Energy on a Gluten-free Diet
01:00-01:40 pm – Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN BSN CEN – The Gut, Brain & Skin Connection
01:50-02:30 pm – Jenna Drew – Essential Oils to Boost Immunity and Relieve Digestive Issues
02:40-03:20 pm – Mary Herrington – How to Save Thousands Eating a Healthy Gluten Free Lifestyle
Demo Schedule Sunday:
10:30-11:20 am – Kimberly Ficklin – Quick & Easy Triple your Energy Protein Bars!
11:30-12:20 pm – Jules Shepard – Pizza Party
01:30-02:20 pm – Jules Shepard – Coconut Bliss Overnight Oats
02:30-03:20 pm – Glutino – Creative Cooking Ideas Using Glutino Products

All presentations are included with your admission. 

 

2016 GIG Meeting Schedule

Schedule for GIG of Portland's 2016 Meetings

Lots in the works... Get out your calendars and put this info in!

(Note: Always refer to our Faceboook page, GIG of Portland for daily updates, 
research, details on meetings, events and recipes.)

All meetings are at Providence Portland Medical Center in the main hospital building (rather than the Professional Plaza). 
Free parking in the garage off of NE Glisan & 48th. 

All meetings are 10am to noon.

2/13/16 Room# PPMC HCC6 

Gluten and Your Skin with Tiffany Sahib, MA

3/12/2016 Rm # PPMC HCC8 - 

Gluten and Neurological Implications with Dr Char Glenn, MD

4/9/2016 PPMC HCC8 - 

Dough Nation with Nadine Grzeskowiak, RN (the Gluten Free RN)

5/14/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - No speaker - time for just us! Sonoma Flatbread GF Four Cheese Pizza sampling. Hot out of the oven!

6/11/2016 PPMC HCC8 - Annual Gluten-Free Jeopardy w/ Fabulous Prizes! Always a fun meeting with lots of laughs. AND prizes! 

7/9/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - Dr David Permultter's BrainMaker video ( 50 min w 15 min of Q&A): Dr. Perlmutter, neurologist, explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the brain.

8/13/2016 SPPMC HCC 2,3 - No speaker (summer) - just us. Bring your questions, restaurant reviews and opinions!

9/10/2016 PPMC HCC6 - TBD

10/8/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - TBD

11/12/2016 PPMC HCC 2,3 - Annual Thanksgiving Potluck & Recipe Contest! Annual tradition with prizes for winning recipes. 

12/10/16 Sat - we'll be eating out for our meeting!!

Thank you to Providence Portland Medical Center for providing a great space for us to meet and gathering in support of each other, learn, share and be in community.

General Mills issues massive Cheerios recall!

General Mills recalling 1.8M Cheerios boxes due to wheat contamination

Cheerios recalled due to wheat contamination. 

The recall affects Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios that were made in July. The Minneapolis company said Monday wheat flour was inadvertently used in a gluten-free oat flour system. The use of wheat flour means the cereals are not gluten-free, and people with conditions like wheat allergies or celiac disease who consume them might suffer an allergic reaction or discomfort.

The cereal boxes have the plant code "LD." The Cheerios have "better if used by" dates from July 14 to July 17, 2016 and the Honey Nut Cheerios have "better if used by" dates of July 12 to 25, 2016.

The recall comes shortly after General Mills launched gluten-free Cheerios. Earlier this year the company said it found a way to remove small amounts of wheat, rye and barley that are unintentionally added to oat supplies when the oats are being grown or transported. It started shipping gluten-free Cheerios in five flavors in July.

JPMorgan Chase analyst Ken Goldman said the recall affects about 1 percent of the Cheerios the company makes in a year, and it might make customers leery of trusting that the new Cheerios are really gluten-free.

"Our biggest concern is over reputational risk, because the new gluten-free Cheerios just launched," Goldman said.

General Mills Inc. said it will take the cereals out of warehouses and off store shelves, and says customers who cannot eat wheat should contact the company for a replacement box or a full refund. General Mills says it is not recalling cereals that were made at other plants or made on different dates.

The affected boxes of cereal were produced over several days at a production facility in Lodi, Calif., and were shipped nationwide, according to Kirstie Foster, General Mills director of corporate and brand communications.

"Our Lodi production facility lost rail service for a time and our gluten-free oat flour was being off-loaded from rail cars to trucks for delivery to our facility on the dates in question," said Jim Murphy, president of the General Mills cereal division, in a statement. "In an isolated incident involving purely human error, wheat flour was inadvertently introduced into our gluten-free oat flour system at Lodi."

General Mills is in the process of transitioning five of its cereal varieties to gluten-free oat flour. 

Shares of General Mills have risen 13 percent over the last year and closed at $57.22 on Monday. The stock fell 18 cents to $57.04 in after-hours trading.

Source: Yahoo news, USA Today, LA Times October 5, 2015

GF Jeopardy Sat June 13 at Prov Portland

GLUTEN-FREE JEOPARDY

Saturday June 13, 10am - noon

GIG of Portland June Mtg

Conference room A, B on the main level

Providence Portland Medical Center

NE 47th and Glisan

Fabulous Prizes - Get your GF Trivia on and show off your knowledge! 

Jeopardy prizes this year (clockwise from top): Cultured Caveman, New Cascadia Traditional, Tula, Petunia's, Corbett/Hawthorne Fish House, Harlow, Ground Breaker Brewing. 

Petunia's & Tula's

Harlow

Ground Breaker, Cultured Caveman

New Cascadia, Corbett/Hawthorne Fish House (also in Vancouver)

Samples from Ceela Naturals Skin Care, gluten-free! 

Samples: come take a loaf of Ener-G Northwest Banana Bread

GIG of Portland meetings are to support, educate and bring community to those living the gluten-free lifestyle. All are welcome. Meetings and parking are free.