Orland Park Special Holiday Hours
Thurs. 12/24 10:00-1:00 pm (closing early)
Fri. 12/25 Closed
Sat. 12/26 Closed
Sun. 12/27 Closed
Thurs. 12/31 10:00-2:00
Fri. 1/1/10 Closed
Sa 1/2/10 10:00-6:00
Su 1/3/10 12:00-4:00
New Products
Afresh Cuisine Gluten, Casein and Corn Free Bread – This bread does not require toasting and stays fresh at room temperature for 3 days. It is another milestone advancement in GF foods. Excellent for sandwiches, it comes in fresh on Fridays and costs $6.50. So far, everyone who as sampled some has bought a loaf. Come by and place your order today.
Gluten Free Sensations Granolas – Tastes like granola should, not too tough. Comes in French Vanilla Almond, Apple Crisp, Cranberry Pecan, Cherry Vanilla Almond.
Gluten Free Sensations Cream of Brown Rice
Eco Planet GF Whole Grain Hot Cereal Original and Apples & Cinnamon
Better Batter GF Pancake & Biscuit Mix
Better Batter GF Fudge Brownie Mix – makes a full 9” x 13” pan
Returning
Choice Batter – Makes gorgeous onion rings and chicken nuggets.
Celiac Specialties Pie Crusts
Good News! Schools to Get Universal Food Allergy Training
Help is on the way in managing your child’s food allergies in school. Shelly DeRousse, co-founder of POCHA, s/w Cook and co-owner of Free From Market, will serve on a distinguished group of food allergy advocates, school and public health administrators to develop food allergy protocols that all Illinois Schools will follow beginning in 2011. The guidelines are mandated as part of a law that passed the IL legislature in August, 2009 (HB 281). It will require: 1) education and training for school personnel who interact with students that have life-threatening food allergies, including nurses, counselors, teachers, teachers and administrators; 2) procedures for responding to life-threatening reactions to food; 3) a process for implementing individualized health care and food allergy action plans and 4) protocols for preventing exposure to food allergens. Each school board will have to implement a policy based on the guidelines that emanate from this committee no later than Jan 1, 2011.
Gone will be the days of single-handedly educating and training the school personnel who interact with your food allergic child. Starting in 2011, all school personnel will have training, so everyone will know their role. Many congratulations belong to FAI, POCA of DuPage County, K. Konieczny, K. Miller, the Bunnings, other food allergy advocates, and of course to Shelly.
If your child has ever had a life-threatening food-allergy experience at school that could been handled better, or if as a school administrator you have ideas on how to best accommodate food allergic children, you have a friend on this committee. Please give us your ideas (shelly@freefrommarket.com)
Community
12/9/2009 Gluten Intolerance Group, Northbrook meets at Sunset Foods, 1127 Church Street, Northbrook - 6:30pm. Dessert exchange! Bring your favorite gluten free/dairy free dessert with 10 copies of the recipes. We will also have Rose from Rose’s Wheat-Free Bakery doing a baking demo.
12/10/2009 Gluten Intolerance Group, Evanston meets at Rose’s Wheat Free Bakery, 1127 Church St. at 6:30. The meeting will feature Rose doing a baking demo and sampling of holiday confections.
12/14/2009 Gluten Intolerance Group, Orland Park meets at Free From Market, 14482 S. LaGrange Rd., Orland Park – 6:00. Jen Cafferty will do a baking demo, offer a tour of the best products at Free From Market and discuss Christmas for the gluten-free family.
12/14/2009 POCHA (Parents of Children Having Allergies) of Will County meets at Silver Cross Hospital, 1200 Maple Road, Joliet, IL 60432 in the Rialto Room, Lower Level by the Cafeteria located off of Maple Street Entrance. Special Guest: Michael Flais, M.D. will be discussing “Allergic March” the statistically common phenomenon, whereby eczema in newborns develops into food allergies by age 1-2, which in turn becomes allergic asthma by age 2-3. This promises to be a great topic.
12/9/2009 Celiac Sprue Association of Greater Chicago will meet at 4111 W. 183rd St., Country Club Hills. For more information, call 847-255-4156.
12/22/2009 MOCHA (Mothers of Children Having Allergies) Chicago meets at the Children’s Memorial Outpatient Clinic, 2515 Clark St., Chicago from 6:30-8:00 pm in the 7th floor Deming Conference Room (follow signs from lobby). Contact L. Bachand for more information (allergymom@comcast.net)
Recalls
MILK 12/4/2009 — Snax in Packs is recalling several caramel products due to undeclared milk. The following products were distributed nationwide: Jay’s Low Fat Caramel Popcorn (8 oz), Mike Sell’s Caramel Corn with Peanuts, Mike Sell’s Corn Puffs (7 oz), Copper Kettle Caramel Corn (8 oz), Copper Kettle Caramel Puffs (6.5 oz), Better Made Caramel Corn (8 oz), Seyfert’s Caramel Corn (8 oz), Bulk Caramel Corn (25 lb. box)
WHEAT & MSG 12/4/2009 – College Inn is recalling its No MSG Chicken Broth (14.5 oz) due to undeclared wheat. Moreover, the product incorrectly states that it contains no monosodium glutamate.
MILK 11/30.3009 – La Espiga De Oro, Inc. is recalling Fiesta Brand Flour Burrito Tortillas because they contained undeclared whey (milk)
WHEAT 11/24/2009 – Vita Food Products, Inc. is recalling its Elf Brand Herring in Sour Cream (8 & 12 oz) due to undeclared wheat. The products were distributed in CA, TX, MA, MD, GE, FL and MI
SHELL FISH 11/24/2009 – Rikki USA is recalling its Toi Sauce Thai Red Curry (Panang) due to undeclared shrimp. The product was distributed by JC Wright to Whole Foods and Food Emporium stores in WA and OR.
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