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STANDOUT GF RECOMMENDATIONS!

Maria Foy from 'Happy mummy happy child' shares her top 'stand out' gluten-free places to shop online. Whether you’re looking for GF raw ingredients or readymade meals do remember to take the ordinary precautions to check the gluten-free food choices are right for you!

Handmade in New Zealand Keto eats deliver nationwide. Use the glutenfree filter to check out the selection of keto based desserts, gluten free bread mix and more. ketoeats.co.nz

Hammer and tongs

Hammer and tongs take their grandmother's low and slow cooking techniques to create gluten free convenience dishes that are healthier and made from quality ingredients. Vegan and vegetarian options. hammertongs.co.nz

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Providore market brings you a bespoke 'made or based in New Zealand' range of gluten-free goods, with options for those seeking nutfree, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, vegan, or vegetarian products. Allergy friendly and sustainable products are also available as gift boxes for those special occasions in life. providoremarket.co.nz

Think foody provide a wide range of imported and locally sourced gluten-free and keto products. thinkfoody.co.nz

If you don't have time to cook, but you want to nourish you and your family,

Gluten free me is a haven for coeliacs! Visit in store or shop online to find an array of glutenfree food, from breads to pies, flours and sauces and cereals – colour coded to help identification. onestopglutenfreeshop.co.nz

A family-based business established to provide coeliac-safe baking products, the Gluten-free store specialises in providing raw ingredients for bulk purchase. Visit their website to shop online. glutenfreestore.co.nz

C H A N G E D YOUR C O N T A C T DETAILS?

• • • Please EMAIL Fred at: admin@coeliac.org.nz or phone 09 414 7467.

Thanks and welcome! Thank you to all our volunteers who have supported Coeliac New Zealand in the past as coordinators, answering our helpline and at events. Thank you to those of you who have decided to continue to volunteer and those who are new to their roles as volunteer coordinators. We really value the time, energy and commitment shown by all of you.

You will see a list of coordinators currently available around the country on page 36- 37. New email addresses have been set up to enable members to stay connected locally and get the support they need. Our coordinators may make direct email contact with you to stay in touch via email. Please email Fred on admin@coeliac.org.nz if you would like more information.

In these unprecedented times staying connected via email and Facebook is important. Please note the Coeliac New Zealand helpline number is no longer operational, as many of the questions can be found via our website 24/7 at coeliac.org.nz, or you can call the office and leave a message – which we clear regularly.

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If you require medical assistance, call your GP or contact the New Zealand Healthline on 0800 611 116. A national helpline 1737 is also available via text or phone 24/7 if you’re feeling isolated, anxious or overwhelmed; and for information about COVID-19 call 0800 358 5453.

A BIG THANKS to our funders – COGS, Lottery Grants Board, Pub Charity, The Lion Foundation, and The Southern Trust – without whose support we would not be able to deliver educational tools to increase diagnosis, or develop resources to support the everyday existence of people living with coeliac disease.

Get involved – June 14-20 2020. W EEK awareness COELIAC

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Awareness Week runs from June 14-20 and this year’s theme is ‘Follow your gut feeling’.

The aim of Coeliac Awareness Week is to raise awareness of coeliac disease as a life-long condition with a range of symptoms, that can only be treated by being 100% gluten free. This is all about supporting Kiwis with coeliac disease and educating people about the need for early diagnosis, good management and support from our friends, families and communities.

We all know coeliac disease has many ‘faces’ – it can affect anyone from any walk of life and has a wide range of symptoms that aren’t always easy to see or explain. Throughout Coeliac Awareness Week, we’ll be sharing stories about our coeliac heroes who are living well with coeliac disease and inspiring others to do the same. We’ll also encourage those who might have the condition or is at risk to follow their gut feeling, get tested and diagnosed so they can live well too.

We’ll also be celebrating our gluten-free food heroes by championing gluten-free food products, recipes and food service outlets throughout the week, including those who are using the Crossed Grain Logo and taking part in the Dining Out Programme. We’ll also be giving away some of our favourite food products so keep an eye out for ways to win. CL

We encourage all our members to get involved – whether that is by hosting a Gluten-Free High Tea, distributing posters in your neighbourhood or getting involved in the ‘COOK and SHARE’ your GF Lunch Box activities – keep an eye out for ways you can be a part of Coeliac Awareness Week on the CNZ Facebook page.

GET CREATIVE!

COOK AND SHARE A GLUTEN-FREE RECIPE TO WIN

To enter the competition • Follow the Coeliac New Zealand

Facebook page • Like and share all Coeliac

Awareness Week posts • Share a favourite recipe (including a photograph) on the CNZ

Facebook page • Tag – or tell us the names – of two friends who would love to share a gluten-free Countdown gift box with you!

WIN one of 10 gift packs value $25.