Waverly Area Celiac Support Group

Here are the minutes from the February and March meetings of the Waverly Area Celiac Support group. Our February meeting was a tour of the Waverly Hy-Vee Health Market section, and March was a typical eat and share sort of meeting.

Jolene Galligan, dietician at the Waverly Hy-Vee sends us these instructions for finding recipes on the Hy-Vee website.

• Go to www.Hy-vee.com
• click on "Healthy Living"
• click on "Recipes"
• search by recipe name, ingredient or category (e.g. gluten free)

To plan weekly menus (not gluten free)

• Go to www.Hy-Vee.com
• click on "Healthy Living"
• click on "Recipes"
• Click on Recipe database in lower left
• At the bottom of the page, click "Plan meals on Line"
• Set up your own Hy-Vee account
• Then visit the "Weekly Menu" section: https://www.hy-vee.com/weeklymenu/weeklymenu.asp and select "Add this menu to my shopping list"

The Waverly Area Celiac Support Group has got a great 2008 planned for you! We've got monthly meetings in March and May, a picnic in July and some other very special events. We will be repeating last year's successful Pizza Hut fundraise on May 5, so plan to come hungry! On May 31, the 7th International Celiac Walk will be in Waterloo, including a raffle with all proceeds going to the University of Maryland's Center for Celiac Research. On September 6, at the statewide celiac meeting in Waterloo, Dr. Alessio Fasano from the University of Maryland will be delivering the keynote address.

The Waverly Area Celiac Support Group is an organization committed to supporting those with Celiac Disease and gluten intolerance in and around Waverly, Iowa.

We hold meetings and activities regularly. For more information, click here to learn more about us.