1. Nancy mentioned that Stillwater Restaurant in Downers Grove is owned by a man with a child on the gluten-free diet and has an extensive gluten-free menu. She said the food was good, the staff was knowledgeable and the ambiance was nice.
2. Testing of various foods was discussed. The EZ Gluten Tests we used at the April meeting were purchased from Elisa. The food tested at the April meeting included McDonald's French Fries, Tostito Scoops, Amy's Mac and Cheese, Fruity Pebbles, Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Oats, Trader Joe's Savory Crackers and Van's Waffles. Each of those items tested safe at under 10 PPM.
3. Pace Food Products including Pace Salsa and Prego Tomato Sauce are no longer gluten free. Mary Ann was given a EZ Gluten Test to use on Mark's favorite salsa and will report back.
4. Flour Blends for Cookies
Rice Buster (for slightly softer cookies):
2/3 cup brown rice, 1/2 cup sorghum, 1/3 cup almond meal and 1/2 cup potato starch
6-2-1 (for more crisp cookies):
6 cups rice flour (normally I use 1/2 white rice and 1/2 brown rice), 2 cups potato starch and 1 cup tapioca starch
5. Nancy reported on Alvine Pharmaceuticals testing of ALV003. The information that Nancy shared at the meeting is listed on the Alvine website.
6. Today we asked for volunteers who might be willing to 1.) prepare meals for those in the hospital or otherwise in need, 2.) answer phone calls from those newly diagnosed and 3.) plan a meeting...or a portion of one. [A person who volunteers to plan a portion of a meeting might do research on a subject that interests them and then present the meeting to the group. For example: products used at the dentist office, GF pet food, etc.] For those who are willing to volunteer, please send us an email and we'll add you to the list.
7. An updated phone list will be emailed out in the next week. If anyone needs any phone numbers before then PLEASE email us.
