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The Bellingham Gluten Intolerance Group is pleased to be able to offer to
the general public
FREE of charge this annual event which features speaker or cooking
demonstrations, gluten free products/manufacturers samples, local restaurants GF
samples, gluten free book sale, silent auction, donors' drawing, a panel
discussion, children's GFinfo (Healthy Gluten-Free Kids), and many other
exciting and educational opportunities regarding
a gluten free lifestyle. More details below . . . .
2010 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, Oct. 1 and Sat., Oct. 2, 2009 at St. Luke's HEC*
*Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway, Bellingham, WA
Friday - 9 AM to 4:30 PM, St. Luke's HEC - Meeting Room C
Proposed topics and times subject to change
9:00 AM - Gluten 101 - Kelle A. Rankin-Sunter, BGIG Team Support Leader
11 AM - Celiac vs. Gluten Intolerance - what's the difference? Thomas
Mercer, IBS Treatment Ctr.
1 PM - GlutenFree, Now what? - Dr. Emily Sharpe, ND, Natural Health Clinic,
Bellingham
2 PM - Healthy GF Eating for your Ideal Weight - Sheena Grannis, MA,
Natural Health Clinic
3:30 PM - Topic Discussion - Traveling GF and Emergency Preparedness, with
handouts
SATURDAY, 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
St. Lukes HEC
11 AM - Speaker Karen Robertson, cookbook author will be presenting
Tasty Tips on Healthy Gluten Free Baking and How to Live Deliciously on a
Gluten Free Diet
While taste is Karen's primary concern in cooking, she will discuss baking
with healthier flours and a gluten-free Multi Blend mix. Tips for
essentials such as gluten free pizza crust and bread will be featured. She will draw
on her recent experience working as a baker in a local pie shop where she
learned some new methods and developed a gluten/dairy/egg free pie crust.
Ms. Robertson has cooked gluten free since 1997 when her children were
diagnosed with Celiac Disease. She has been a board member for the Gluten
Intolerance Group, a gluten free cooking instructor at PCC Natural Markets, a
gluten free cook for her family for thirteen years and a speaker at
conferences. She is a past Associate Food Editor for Living Without magazine and now
contributes articles to the magazine. Currently she helps those on a gluten
free diet through her blog.
10:30 AM to 2:30 PM - Food Sampling - Representatives from Restaurants,
Stores, and GF Manufacturers, all will be set up to offer samples of their GF
products and answer questions. There will also be a "static manufacturer's
samples" area.
Ongoing from 10 AM to 3:30
Dr. Jean Layton, Naturopathic Physician and Healthy Gluten Free Kids
coordinator, will be on hand in our "health room" along with other healthcare
practitioners and services.
BGIG members will also be available to help answer your questions on the
gluten free diet. A great place to find our more about our local group.
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Panel Discussion - Guest presenter, Karen Robertson and
Dr. Jean Layton, ND and chef will be ready to answer your Cooking Gluten
Free questions in a open forum, a great place to get answers - even if you
didn't think of the question!
On-Going - Silent Auction, GF Book Sale, Donors' Drawing, BGIG Reference
Table
Bellingham Gluten Intolerance Group (BGIG)
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