Workshops Intro

Workshops

INTRO

GOING OUT TO EAT at restaurants, friends or relatives homes, catered affairs, etc. is a major part of every cultures lifestyle. In fact, if you think about it, just about every aspect of our social lives ends up with food involved. Even the usually cherished VACATION becomes more of a problem than a pleasure.

Most of us on the Gluten-free diet, begin to dread these occasions - rather than enjoy them. Many stop going out to eat and/or traveling completely! Be it out of fear, embarrassment or lack of knowledge we let the Gluten-free Diet take over our lives and not just the food we eat.

We must strictly adhere to our gluten-free diet to maintain our health, but we don’t have to let Celiac Disease and/or the Gluten-free diet become something even bigger than it is. Once diagnosed and strictly following the Gluten-free diet most of us, after a reasonable period of time, are as healthy as other humans, with all the normal ails, ills and sensitivities that others have. We can and should be able to make those adjustments that will allow us to enjoy our lives to the fullest - even with the inconveniences of our dietary restrictions.

No doubt about it - it can be overwhelming, but together we can approach the problem on a personal, Celiac helping Celiac, logical step-by-step basis and come up with the best way for you to deal with it in your life. You’re not alone. We are all overwhelmed by it at one time or another. It’s how we deal with it that makes a big difference.

Since our first Workshop in March, 2000 we have presented these informative and entertaining 4 hour workshops to thousands of individuals on the Gluten-free diet, as well as their friends and families, in the United States and Canada. They are designed to encourage discussion and participation. We discuss a broad range of topics related to being on the Gluten-free diet, such as:

*	Who to talk to in restaurants	*	Chef's talk
*	Psychological aspect of being on the diet	*	How to read menus Gluten-free style
*	Eating out with children on the gluten-free diet	*	How to ask for help - and get it
*	Being Creative when ordering	*	Family, social and business eating out situations
*	Knowing your Gluten-free diet with certainty	*	And a lot more

Our company mission is to help Celiacs learn to relax and enjoy their lives - despite the regimentation and inconvenience of the gluten-free diet. Feedback from participants in our Workshops tells us they are an important tool in helping us to help those on the Gluten-free diet. Whether new to the diet - or even if they’ve been on it for years - most say that they still learned something to improve their enjoyment of going out to eat more than before they attended our Workshop.

These Workshops are arranged with the cooperation of local support groups. If you’d like to have a Bob & Ruth’s Going Out To Eat & Traveling Gluten-free Workshop in your area please ask your support group leaders to contact us for particulars - Or, just go to our leaders section and get additional information.