Pesticides Dirty Dozen!

This great post comes from our member, Maria!

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This is a summary of an article by Dr. Gouin at the Hartford Hosp. Wellness Ctr.:

Almost 90% of pesticide exposure found in fruits and veggies is concentrated in a few, well known as the Dirty Dozen, because of the degree of contamination. 90% is a huge amount! They are :

Peaches, Bell peppers, Nectarines, Lettuce, Grapes, Spinach, Apples, Celery, Strawberries, Cherries, Pears, and Potatoes.

Other fruits and veggies are less apt to retain the chemicals or are protected by their skins.

By selecting organic varieties instead of the highly contaminated Dirty Dozen, you substantially reduce exposure to harmful chemicals and help to detox them from your system.

EAT WELL AND FEEL GOOD!!

Maria

SHORELINE GLUTEN-FREE ASSOCIATION AUTUMN- 2008-- NEWSLETTER

Only two months in existence and already we have 60 people on the mailing list, 27 came to our second meeting, and 12 people are the first to pay dues, becoming Charter Members. All members who pay dues by December 13, become a CHARTER MEMBER and will be entitled to certain privileges such as free admission to our first program with a nationally-known speaker!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2008, 2-4 PM,
“NOT JUST A HOLIDAY COOKIE SWAP”
WESTBROOK LIBRARY, GOODSPEED DRIVE, WESTBROOK, CT.

SPEAKER:Dr. Dan Leffler, nationally known researcher with the Celiac Research Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

WATCH your email for further information.

• DUES: $10.00 PER YEAR FOR INDIVIDUALS, $15.00 PER FAMILY. YOU WILL BE PAID THROUGH DECEMBER, 2009. PLEASE SEND CHECKS, MADE OUT TO “SGFA”, c/o SYBIL NASSAU, 25 HUNTERS RIDGE, WESTBROOK, CT 06498.
• GIG NEWS: We are now a branch of a national organization which will allow us to be a 501c3 organization and therefore able to accept donations from individuals and corporations. The group we have chosen to join us the Gluten Intolerance Group—check out their website for further information. (www.gluten.net). Members do NOT have to join. We are the only GIG branch in CT.!!

Thank you to everyone that brought a dish to share for our first SAFE POT LUCK SUPPER! It was an enormous success, not to mention all the dessert goodies donated by various vendors. We will have more at the next meeting! We are also grateful to Aleia’s for the pizza and stuffing that we enjoyed along with turkey, pork roast, salads, and lots of yummy dishes!

HAVE A WONDERFUL, HEALTHY AND GLUTEN-FREE THANKSGIVING!

GF Menus in Local Schools

ATTENTION CELIACS! Check out www.celiac.com and scroll down to the article about "Gluten-Free Menus in Schools- A Worthwhile Food Fight"; excellent information for frustrated parents fighting school lunch programs. Within that article, check out www.thesavvyceliac.com for an interesting blog. You might find it very interesting.

GF Shopping Update

SHOPPING NEWS! Super Walmart in Waterford DOES have a very small gluten-free section in Aisle 8, between "frostings and cooking oil"-- but don't break your neck to get there! The selection is very small: some organic canned goods; Pamela's Baking Mix, the small bag for $6.12; some of Bob's Red Mill flours and mixes but not a lot and at the same prices as Job Lot. It IS a start, however. Further, Stop & Shop is now carrying a line of frozen entrees under the label "Gluten Free Cafe". There are several varieties selling for about $4.00 for an 8 or 9 oz portion; they would make a good lunch or a light supper. Although my lemon basil chicken was sorely lacking in chicken(!), it tasted delicious, and I've heard good things about the other varieties as well. Sta.y tuned, we will have more shopping news very soon!