Gluten-Free Kitchen Makeovers and Restaurant Sessions

with Celiac Dietitian Melinda Dennis, MS, RDN

Home Kitchen Makeovers

Food shopping and safe eating can be a daunting challenge after a diagnosis of celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity. Join me in your own kitchen where you will learn how to avoid cross contamination and seek out commonly overlooked sources of gluten. Learn about the importance of balanced nutrition, fiber, vitamins, and calcium and other minerals when following a gluten-free diet.

  • Target possible overlooked sources of gluten and cross-contamination in your kitchen

  • Strategize fun, safe ways to dine out gluten-free (how to ask the right questions)

  • Teach current label reading to expand your food choices

  • Suggest gluten-free alternatives for foods you are currently eating

  • Hear the latest on oats, wheat starch and other confusing foods

2 hour session: $300. $100 per hour thereafter, if needed. Flexible scheduling. No charge for travel time within 20 minutes of me. Longer distance travel fees are applicable. Please contact me to discuss out-of-state visits. Contact me at MelindaHealthyGarden@gmail.com for more information on scheduling and fees.

Live Restaurant Sessions

Join me in the restaurant of your choice to role-play ways to stay safe as you dine gluten-free outside of your home.

With my help, you will practice:

  • Speaking with graceful assertiveness to the waiter, manager, or chef

  • Addressing your dietary needs

  • Asking the right questions about ingredients and cross-contact in a commercial food establishment.

  • Selecting the safest options and requesting substitutions

 
 

This session is perfect for those who want to gain confidence when ordering and understand the ins and outs of dining outside the home, including local and international travel.

Minimum session time = 1 ½ hours. $250 (1 ½ hours) plus the cost of my meal.  $100 per hour thereafter, if needed. Flexible scheduling. No charge for travel time within 20 minutes of me. Longer distance travel fees are applicable. Please contact me to discuss out-of- state visits. Contact me at MelindaHealthyGarden@gmail.com for more information on scheduling and fees.