Something is rumbling at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus…it may just be the tummies of all of the gluten-free, wheat-free students on campus who right now are apparently not receiving accommodations for their gluten-free diets! But one person could help change that.

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AmyLeger on July 7th, 2009

Freaked out at the idea of asking for gluten-free accommodations for your child? The idea can be overwhelming. Ease your angst and empower yourself with some quick tips that could help you with your foray into gluten-free school lunches.

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AmyLeger on June 21st, 2009

As soon as we arrived at Old Chicago in Uptown Minneapolis, our friends already had a table and had given a head’s up to our server about us needing a gluten-free meal. What our server didn’t know was that I had prearranged our meal already. How did it go at this restaurant known for it’s gluten-filled pizzas and calzones? Plus some insight on how Old Chicago handles gluten-free diets.

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AmyLeger on February 5th, 2009

The other day I could just feel this mother’s pain as she told her story of struggle in attaining gluten-free accommodations for her two children at school. “Has anyone else been so frustrated that they just sat and cried?” she said about a recent exchange she had with her elementary school where her two gluten-free children attend. Unfortunately many of us have.

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It can be very hard attending any event that involves a meal (wedding, funeral, family reunion), but I have a success story I hope will inspire you to ask some pressing questions of the organizers of your next event. You may be surprised at the answer.

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