Smoothie King

Good news and bad news.

The good news is, Smoothie King has a list of all the smoothies they sell that have gluten in them. The bad news is, there are only about 5 to choose from.

At this writing, I have only tried one so far...and I didn't like it. It was low carb strawberry. Ug.

CA Wellness & Longevity Institute

I just returned from the Institute. It was a tour of the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Hotel outside of Malibu. The Institute was inspiring to get back to what we all know and hear.
1)be proactive toward health
2)try to reduce stress that causes other problems that make us sick
3)exercise daily to reduce stress and fat
4)eat 7 to 9 (1/4 cups)of green leafy,veggies or fruit combination, daily
5)looking at your dinner plate, 1/2 the plate should be full of veggies/green leafy food, the other half should be fish or chicken in a small portion. Normally don't you see the plate full of meat and starch with a small amount of veggies.
6)Spa for helping relieve stress and toxins in our body and have balance in our life
7)have your blood checked for low D. most people are low in D
8) buy organic when you can to include meat with no hormone injections
9) buy local grown veggies when you can
10) getting good sleep
I asked the trainer how to get rid of this stomach! He said when exercising, get your heart rate up and push that food away..when your full. Eat more small meals per day.
Good luck!
By the way, the hotel was incredible on serving me g-free meals to include when I checked in, there was a gluten free beer and chips and dip! Each meal was totally g-free without me having to monitor.

Gluten free cooking classes in Nashville

check this website out, I have been to one of her cooking classes and she is great,I'll go back for sure:


http://www.brentwoodhomepage.com/-in-the-kitchen-with-goes-gluten-free-cms-3141

For the month of September I am offering multiple free classes:

Holly Heath, personal chef
Whole Foods Franklin
Thursday 9/16 at 6pm
My "Back to School" themed class will include: Gluten Free Seafood Fettuccine, Barbecue Chicken Pizza, Turkey and Pesto Panini and a yummy "Green Shake".

Also in September, I will be teaching two classes at the Brentwood Library, on 9/22 at 10am and 6 pm.

For October, my them is "Gluten Free Fall Favorites" on 10/20

For November, my theme is "A Gluten Free Thanksgiving" on 11/17

For December, my theme is "Gluten Free Entertaining", hopefully on 12/1

G-free Meatballs

Make these meatballs and freeze them.

If you get invited out, and they are having pasta...grab a few meatballs and you are good to go.

Making pizza to eat at home or take out with you....take out a few frozen meatballs and add to your pizza.

Need a quick snack, take out your frozen meatballs and add a sauce to them.

Ingredients:
onion
garlic
1/2 c g-free catchup
1 T molasses
1T Vinegar
1/4 c parsley
1/3 c bread crumbs
1/4 t cinn.
1 t salt
black pepper
olive oil
set oven at 350
Mix all together (except olive oil)
rub olive oil over your hands to form meatballs.
make 30 minutes

Eating out in Charlotte NC

I am working in Charlotte NC all week. Each restaurant I go into, I say "I will need a Gluten free meal, will that be any trouble?" At every restaurant I hear, "oh no problem, let me get you our Gluten free menu".

I'm just thrilled and blown away! Nashville wake up! It has become the way....It's healthier for all of us.

Fuel Pizza was the first place I visited. I went on line to the Charlotte Celiac group and saw that they meet twice a month at Fuel Pizza for their meeting. They have G-free beer as well. It was delicious.

The King's Kitchen was the next place. Totally non profit restaurant that fuels economic vitality by creating jobs and supporting and feeding the poor. Blown away that they had a g-free menu.

BLT in the Ritz didn't have a g-free menu but immediately said "no problem" and told me what I could eat.

Tip for the day, while in each city you visit, go online to the local Celiac Chapter and see if they have a list of restaurants that have gluten free menus.

Bricktop's restaurant in Nashville

Love this restaurant! Second time I have eaten there and love that they have a Gluten Free menu!

Tonight I had Ribs, twice baked potatoe and devel egges.

Difficulty in eating out with Celiac

I find it harder and harder to eat out with Celiac. Or myabe it just takes more patience.

I have been trying to call ahead like most chef's suggest to do.

The last two places both said "everything we serve here is full of Gluten".

I ask if they serve salads and they say yes. I ask if they serve balsamic vinaigrette with their saled, they say yes. So it's just taking time to educate each location.

Granted, I can tolorate cross contamination more than others. If I was very sensative to cross contamination,I might not be able to eat out as much as I do. Everyone must do what they know they can do.

Today I ate at The Cottage Cafe in Nashville. 163 Belle Forest Circle. www.berenicedenton.com. Located in Bellevue off Old Hickory Blvd. behind TJ Max and next door to the Bellevue Antique Mall.Open Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30-2:30,673-2223



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I odered mini burgers (three to a order) with no seasoning or sauce or buns. I also got a fabulous Organic Baby Spinach Salad. All it had on it was onions, tomatoes and Balsamic Vinaigrette. It was a wonderful meal.

The owner asked me to mark on his menu, what he had that was Gluten Free. I suggested for him to purchase a box of Gluten Free Crackers and serve them with his Tuna, Chicken and Pimento Salads. He loved the idea.

Check them out, they welcome the challenge, they are good.