Category: 2008 GIG Conference
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Dr. Cathy Breedon
If you ever get the chance to hear Dr. Breedon speak, do yourself a favor and go listen. Not only is she an excellent speaker and nutritionist, but she is a delightful person and fun to listen to. “Aunt Cathy” works for MeritCare Medical Center in North Dakota, with a wide variety of nutritional issues.…
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Roben Ryberg – Cheese Crackers
Friday morning, the conference kicked off in full with a large breakfast buffet (I had a breakfast burrito on a teff wrap, and some fresh pineapple). One of the things we decided to do this year was include the vendors in the meals. So after you got your protein and fruit and such, you could…
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Arbonne GF Products
One of the exhibitors this year (at the GIG conference) was a very nice young lady with Arbonne International (skin care, makeup, etc.). Catherine sent me a list of their gluten-free products last night. If you are interested in purchasing some of these products and do not know an Arbonne distributor, feel free to email…
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Leadership Day – Thursday
Thursday was the leadership portion of the conference. We started out the day in a very yummy way. Our breakfast menu: GF breakfast breads (The Craving Place and Gluten Evolutions) Assorted Juices and Fresh Fruit Yogurts Pancakes with Maple Syrup and Strawberry Sauce (Pamela’s Baking and Pancake Mix) Scrambled Eggs (no fillers or milk) Bacon…
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What A Support Group Is Really About
Meetings and food tastings are pretty important to many Celiacs. But yesterday, I found something far more important. In our area, a 2 year old was very recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Her mother would have come to the conference, except the little girl was having her 6th surgery on Friday. CD is not her…