Gluten Free Raleigh: New Completely Gluten Free Restaurant Coming Soon to Raleigh!!!

Fundraising History

As of Dec 3, 2010
1) Jules Shepard Gluten Free Cooking Class - 2/28/2009 $100 donated to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research $400 donated to the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA)

2) Gluten Free Raleigh Run/Walk Fundraiser - 6/13/2009 $915 donated to Gluten Free Week 2009 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

3) Jules Shepard Gluten Free Cooking Class - 7/12/2009 $300 donated to the University of Maryland Center for Celiac Research

4) GF 101 Class @ Rosie's Plate - 10/3/2009 $175 donated to Gluten Free Week 2010 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

5) GF 101 Class @ Rosie's Plate - 1/23/2010 $100 donated to Gluten Free Week 2010 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

6) GF 101 Class @ Rosie's Plate - 4/24/2010 $85 donated to Gluten Free Week 2010 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

7) Gluten Free Food Drive to benefit The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC - May 2010 $925

8) GF 101 Class @ Whole Foods - 10/23/2010 $82.50 donated to Gluten Free Week 2011 @ Camp Kanata (GIG sponsored camp in Wake Forest)

Grand Total = $3,082.50

Celiac Disease Stats

16,860 Triangle residents with Celiac Disease
1 out of every 133 Americans (about 3 million people or 1% of population) has Celiac Disease.
97% of Americans estimated to have CD are not diagnosed.
CD has over 300 known symptoms although some people experience none.
Age of diagnosis is key: If you are diagnosed between age 2-4, your chance of getting an additional autoimmune disorder is 10.5%. Over the age of 20, that rockets up to 34%.
30% of the US population is estimated to have the genes necessary for CD.
2.5 babies are born every minute in the USA with the genetic makeup to have CD.
There are 15 states in the US with populations less than the total number of Celiacs in the US.
CD affects more people in the US than Crohn’s Disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease combined.
500,000 new Celiac diagnoses are expected to occur in the US by 2012 -- thanks to efforts to raise public awareness of the disease.
People with CD dine out 80% less than they used to before diagnosis and believe less than 10% of eating establishments have a 'very good' or 'good' understanding of GF diets.
It takes an average of 11 years for patients to be properly diagnosed with CD even though a simple blood test exists.
The average cost of misdiagnosis is $5,000 - $12,000 per person per year. Improving the time to diagnosis could save the health care system millions of dollars annually in unnecessary medical care.
A recent study by Packaged Facts projects that the sales of GF food will reach $2.63 Billion by 2012. The GF market is also projected to hit $5 Billion by 2015.
GF foods are, on average, 242% more expensive then their non-GF counterparts.
The smallest amount of gluten which has been shown by a biopsy to cause damage to a Celiac is 0.1 gram per day - or 1/48th of a slice of bread.
The Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act became law in 2006 allowing for easier reading of food labels for those with CD but the law only requires labeling of wheat. Nearly 5 years later, the FDA still has not finalized what it means to label a product Gluten Free.
12% of people in the US who have Down Syndrome also have CD.
8% of people in the US who have Type 1 Diabetes also have CD.
Among people who have a first-degree relative diagnosed with Celiac, as many as 1 in 22 people may have the disease. First degree relatives should be tested yearly for CD even if previous tests were negative.
There are currently 0 drugs available to treat CD.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

New Completely Gluten Free Restaurant Coming Soon to Raleigh!!!

I just received some inside scoop about a brand new COMPLETELY GLUTEN FREE restaurant coming to the Raleigh area. Not sure exactly where in Downtown Raleigh it will be located as of yet - but the name will be Lil Faroop's Gluten Free Cafe. I am attempting to get more information from the owners - the Faroop brothers - but I do know that everything on the menu will be GF.

~~More to come...~~ APRIL FOOLS!

7 comments:

The Gluten-Free 'Dish' said...: I hope that's not an April Fools day joke! Having a gf restaurant would be so cool!; April 1, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Anonymous said...: i think lil faroop is an anagram for April Fool's Day.; April 1, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Anonymous said...: I just googled this and found that Lil Faroop is April Fool. I fell for it. Not funny!; April 1, 2009 at 9:15 PM
Zach said...: SORRY... I thought about saying Whole Foods had all their Gluten Free products for sale at the same price as their non-GF counterparts but didn't want Whole Foods to get mad. This was the least harmful fib I could come up with for April Fool's. Although, this is something we should have!; April 1, 2009 at 9:20 PM
Emily said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; April 1, 2009 at 11:05 PM
Emily said...: Well...I don't know if it's a fib, except for the "faroop" part. It could happen...; April 1, 2009 at 11:07 PM
Curious Art said...: Too good to be true, alas-- but maybe someday! I've been to an all-gf grocery (in Olympia WA) & that was pretty heavenly. I was tempted to pick out stuff with my eyes closed just to revel in not having to read the labels!; April 2, 2009 at 2:59 PM