Gluten Free Webinar and Consulting Services

 Jumping off of this post, I've decided to offer a survey to find out what my readers are interested in having should I go forward with offering one on one Gluten Free Consultations or group (up to nine other individuals) for a Webinar.

I will be basing these off of Google Plus' Hangouts with Hangouts on Air, as it has a recording feature and automatically uploads to Youtube, allowing you to go back repeatedly to review for any questions you may have asked but forgot the answers to after hanging up. There's also the possibility of utilizing Google Drive for these hangouts.

Please fill out the survey and let me know what you think about this option, and this will allow me to further tailor the program as it is still in the early stages of development.  Once I've had a good response here, I'll likely make one more survey before going forward, to ensure that your interests and needs are best catered to.

I have about eight years experience being completely gluten free (there were hiccups while away from home), and an additional four years of living in a gluten free home prior to my own dietary change. I have learned about cross contamination and baking/cooking with various intolerances (Dairy, Egg, Soy, Rice and Corn), and am currently learning the ins and outs of the Paleo and GAPS diet.

I've been asked on a number of occasions if I would be willing to teach and I believe I'm at a point where I could do this on a weekly basis from my home.

Some things I can help you with include:

Getting started on a gluten-free lifestyle
Finding your local Celiac Support Group
Kitchen and Cosmetic/Personal Care item purging
Meal planning and sourcing of gluten free items
Diet modification for allergies and intolerance
Issues of cross-reactivity
What to do in the event of a glutening
Dealing and coping with family situations, social situations and events
Planning for outings
Packing gluten free lunches for children or your spouse


Disclaimer: I am not a nutritionist or doctor’s assistant. I do not have medical training at this time. If I am unable to help you with something, I will do my best to assist you in finding a professional or Celiac Support Group in your area that can.

Feel free to leave a comment below the survey if you have any questions or further suggestions.

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Been working on something new

Pienser, photo by A. Stahl, 2009

 I've been toying with the idea of utilizing Google+ Hangouts on Air to share how to cook tasty Gluten Free, Paleo and GAPS items. I know a lot of people who are new to learning about Gluten Free baking and cooking, and I'm more than willing to help out with that.  For now, the plan is to figure out how to get my laptop situated safely in the kitchen (we're troubleshooting!) and what exactly to fix. I've debated doing this a couple times a week, sharing what a typical breakfast might be, or perhaps a typical lunch or dinner.  Typical will be a relative term as we will likely be entertaining children in the background or having a mini helper along, depending on the hangout. (eep!)


Three things:

1. I do all of my baking and cooking with American measurements, and also with some metric measurements.  My plan is that I will go ahead and show both what the weights and measurements would be for metric and American as usual, this way the hangouts can be marketed to a worldwide audience.
2. The realm of baking that will be produced in the hangouts will be along the lines of Kosher-lite. So no bacon - only substitutes.
3. I'm willing to offer one on one lessons, but it will take planning and contacting me to get that set up

I am still trudging along and adding in more GAPS items and Paleo recipes, so my concern with the hangouts is more towards offering services to help people new to the gluten free lifestyle rather than "Look at me, I have a handle on GAPS!", because I still do not completely. We're still working on that, and the house will likely never be 100% until the kids are out of kindergarten for various reasons.

Topics I'm up for:

• Gluten free 101
• Mealtime planning / What can I eat now?
• Shopping for gluten free items in the US and Germany
• Gluten free with additional allergies
• How do I make....? / Can I make....?
• Gluten Free Bento / lunchboxes for kids
• Resources for gluten free living
• How to handle gluten free for outings, travel, social events

So, while I'm pondering this idea and trying to bring it to fruition, I wondered if I could solicit ideas from my readers as to things they would like to see made gluten free, that they feel is impossible, or troubleshooting some recipes for various food allergies.

So, leave a comment below, and I can get a bit further along in the planning stages. Go! go!! write something already!