Newsletter
Vol 10, Issue 6
Celiac Support Association – Northern Colorado
Chapter
Nov 2014
A Chapter Affiliate of the Celiac Support Association/USA, Inc.
Living Gluten-Free
November 6 – Bring your best GF recipe and win a prize basket!
Gluten-free Soup, Stew & Chili Potluck
Come hungry and bring your favorite gluten-free soup, stew or
chili. Prizes will be given for the best dish in each category. To
enter the contest, your dish must be accompanied by a recipe
card (see page 2). The winning recipes will be published in our
next newsletter.
Three Spires Brewing Co. will provide gluten-free craft beer
samples and Becca’s Gourmet Goodies will provide freshly-baked
gluten-free biscuits. Don’t miss this tasty event!
DATE: Thursday, November 6, 2014
TIME: 6:30 pm (note earlier time)
LOCATION: All Saints Episcopal Church
3448 N. Taft Ave
Loveland, CO 80538
BRING: Your favorite GF soup, stew or chili and a recipe card
(see newsletter page 2)
------------------------------------------------------------------*Please bring non-perishable gluten-free food items for
donation to the gluten-free food bank at the House of
Neighborly Service in Loveland*
General Information
Membership dues: None, but donations encouraged
Meetings: 7:00 pm the first Thurs of Jan, Mar, May, Sept and Nov
Location: All Saints Episcopal Church
3448 N. Taft Ave., Loveland, CO 80538
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nococeliac.weebly.com
Social Media: Facebook and Meetup.com
Disclaimer: CSA Chapter 77 and the National CSA do not endorse the products, services, information,
or opinions expressed in this newsletter and assume no liability for use of
products/services/information. Verify all information before applying it to your individual situation.
CSA/USA #77
2014 Board Members
Chairperson
Audrey Tool 225-2778
Newsletter - OPEN
Secretary - OPEN
Treasurer
Margo Butner
Membership Coordinator
Mark Reid 204-1224
Librarian
Lynette Deuschle 988-3283
Social Coordinator
Elise McKnight 290-9436
Margo Ervin
Webmaster
Ryan Tool
Contact any of us by email:
[email protected]
Many thanks to Dr. Charles
Miranda, from South Denver
Internal Medicine, for his very
thorough and informative
presentation on celiac disease at
our Sept meeting. Thank you to
our vendor, Aime’s Love Bakery
(aimeslove.com) and to Julie, our
Udi’s and Glutino Ambassador.
Mark your calendar
Jan 8, 2015, 7 pm
Healthy Gluten-free
Paleo cooking demo
Gluten-free Soup, Stew and Chili Potluck
Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 6:30 pm
All Saints Episcopal Church
3448 N. Taft Ave, Loveland
Circle One:
SOUP
STEW
CHILI
GF RECIPE CARD (Required to enter recipe contest!)
Name of Dish______________________________________________________
Ingredients: (Please list brand names of ingredients for those members with multiple food allergies )
Cooking Instructions:
Shared by: ___________________________
Is this recipe from a cookbook? YES NO
Phone/email: _______________________
If so, name of cookbook:
Disclaimer: CSA Chapter 77 and the National CSA do not endorse the products, services, information, or opinions expressed in this newsletter and
assume no liability for use of products/services/information. Verify all information before applying it to your individual situation.
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SAFE Gluten-free Halloween Candy
(Always read the label for the most up-todate ingredients!)
UNSAFE Halloween Candy (Not GF)
Airheads
Abba Zabba
Big Hunk
Look
Rocky Road (regular, mint and dark)
U-No
Sour Punch
Red Vines
Brach’s (All – including Candy Corn!)
CVS Candy Corn, Autumn Mix, Pumpkins
Jujyfruits, Jujubes
Trolli Gummi Bears
Ferrero Rocher Chocolates
SpongeBob Gummy Krabby Patties
Goetz’s Caramel Creams, Cow Tales
Haribo Licorice Wheels, Fruity Pasta
Hershey snack size bars – ALL
Kit Kat
Reese’s Minis and PB Pumpkins
Twizzlers
Whoppers
Hershey’s Bliss
Good & Plenty
Mr. Goodbar fun size
Warheads sour twists
Milky Way
Twix
Crunch bars
100 Grand Bar
Russell Stover’s - ALL
Wonka
For a comprehensive list, go to:
www.celiac.com/articles/23788
3 Musketeers
Almond Joy
Baby Ruth
Bit-O-Honey
Butterfinger (original flavor only)
Charms Blow Pops
Dum Dum Lollipops
Smarties (except gummies)
Sweet Tarts
Fun Dip
Goobers
Heath bars and Skor bars
Haribo Gold Bears
Milk Duds
Hershey bars
Jolly Rancher hard candy
Swedish Fish (Kraft)
Lifesavers (including gummies)
M&Ms (original and peanut)
Snickers
Mike & Ike’s
Laffy Taffy
Pez candy
Reese’s
Starburst
Tootsie Pops
Warheads
Wrigley gum
For a comprehensive list, go to:
www.celiac.org/content/uploads/2013/10/2014Halloween-Treat-List.compressed.pdf
If you like getting the Northern Colorado CSA newsletter and attending our general
meetings and potlucks, please help us to keep our chapter going! There are many ways that
you can get involved and the time commitment is just a few hours per month! We are in need
of a Chapter Secretary to write minutes at our board meetings and general meetings. We are
in need of a Newsletter Editor, a skill that is easy to learn with basic knowledge of Word (and
looks great on a resume). We need another Social Co-coordinator to help plan fun GF social
outings. Please consider getting involved! Call Audrey Tool at (970) 225-2778.
Disclaimer: CSA Chapter 77 and the National CSA do not endorse the products, services, information, or opinions expressed in this newsletter and
assume no liability for use of products/services/information. Verify all information before applying it to your individual situation.
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Surprising research findings, still no answers as to why the rise in celiac disease
Two recent studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine have celiac disease
(CD) researchers stumped. The first study refuted the idea that delayed introduction of
gluten into the diet (after age 1) would decrease the likelihood of developing CD. The
second study showed that introducing infants to small amounts of gluten while still
breastfeeding did not decrease their likelihood of developing CD. Both studies were done on
children at-risk for CD based on testing positive for the HLA-DQ2 or HLA-DQ8 genes.
Alessio Fasano, MD, director of the Center for Celiac Research at Mass General Hospital for
Children, says that the lesson learned from these studies is that there is something other
than gluten that can trigger the immune system to develop celiac disease. He suspects that
it may come down to how the modern, hyper-processed diet has influenced the makeup of
our gut bacteria. Fasano plans to explore this theory further in his next study. If his theory is
correct, a probiotic or prebiotic might be all that is needed to prevent or treat the disease.
“That would be the holy grail of preventative medicine,” Fasano says.
For more information, go to: www.time.com/3511235/gluten-free-celiac-disease/
Colorado Center for Celiac Disease Now Open
The Colorado Center for Celiac Disease (CCCD) at Children’s Hospital in Denver, opened its
doors on June 9, 2014. The center is dedicated to the long-term care of individuals with
celiac disease and gluten-related disorders. Dr. Edwin Liu, a Pediatric Gastroenterologist, is
the Director of the center. He says the center utilizes a special laboratory testing instrument,
one of only five available in the US, which is highly sensitive and accurate. With this
equipment, they can rule out any false negative tests done at other facilities. Dr. Liu and his
team, Dr. Edward Hoffenberg and Dr. Robert Kramer, also work closely with patients with
disorders that put them at high risk for CD, including Type I Diabetes and Down Syndrome.
The center is currently only available for children, but the long-term goal is to work with the
University Hospital Gastroenterology Department to expand their services to adults.
For more information, go to [email protected]
Thumbs Up to Blue Agave
Restaurant in Old Town Fort Collins for
their yummy GF desserts!
Thumbs Down to Taco Bell for putting
oats in their beef mixture. For great, fast GF
Mexican Food, try Fuzzy’s or Wahoo’s instead.
Don’t forget to keep a log of the extra expenses related to your special diet for your Income
Tax deduction. You will also need to submit a doctor’s prescription for your special diet.
For questions, email Margo B. at [email protected].
Disclaimer: CSA Chapter 77 and the National CSA do not endorse the products, services, information, or opinions expressed in this newsletter
and assume no liability for use of products/services/information. Verify all information before applying it to your individual situation.
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