 #GFAFExpo #glutnfreeeye While attending the GFAF Expo I met a 4th grade teacher and author, Monique Vagueiro. She was marketing her book Allergic to Bullying. The book addresses the issues of children being singled out in the form of bullying because of their custom eating needs. I am a shamed to say, I forgot that bullying as was an issue faced by younger customer eaters. As adults custom eating bullying is experienced in subtle ways. Custom eaters are labeled picky because we refused to eat a salad after the croutons are removed. People view us as being difficult because we ask a lot of questions about ingredients and how food is prepared. My most recent experience with custom eating bullying was at a workplace event. The spouse of someone going gluten free because it is trendy made rude comments that were clearly directed at me. This person cycles on and off of a gluten free diet and their spouse told me that I did not understand how difficult it was for this person to watch other people eat bread. This person also commented that their spouse did not notice any change from eating gluten free. Needless to say, I has highly insulted and this person was not intelligent enough to realize that their comments very extremely offensive to someone with Celiac disease.
Children bully in a more overt manner. They target specific things and do not disguise the meaning of their messages in a cryptic language. Unfortunately custom eating frequently means special meals, lacking the ability to eat the same snacks at parties and depending on the necessity of the custom eater there may be more serve methods of separating foods. Allergic to Bullying provides insight on how parents, students and schools can address the issue of bullying students because they are custom eaters. In addition to being a 4th grade teacher, the author of this book also has Celiac disease. This is a must read book. Here is link to the interview with Monique Vagueiro: https://youtu.be/V6QO__qRBOQ This book is available in print & ebook at: amazon.com barnesandnoble.com Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Allergic-to-Bullying Contact Monique Vagueiro: mv[email protected] XOXOXOX Dawn
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The #GFAFExpo is quickly approaching. Congrats to the free ticket winners! Here's what you can expect to see at the GFAF Expo:
-Numerous vendors from all over the USA -Marketing representatives and business owners that will host meet and greets -Free samples, free samples and more free samples -Lots of fun! See you at the #GFAFExpo. Follow me on twitter #glutenfreeeye to share my expo experience. XOXOXOX Dawn 
#GFAFExpo - It is that time of year! The GFAF Expo is coming to the Meadowlands Expo Center in Secaucus, NJ on October 3rd and 4th! Come and explore the gluten and allergen free world. There will be over 150 vendor booths. Sample new and existing gluten and allergen free product products. You will have the opportunity to meet the owners and marketing representatives of numerous companies. All of the vendors are generous with samples. This is an event that you do not want to miss!
I will be giving away free tickets to the Expo. Email me at [email protected] and tell my why your interest in attending (one or two sentences) . Are you planning to attend the GFAF Expo with a group of people? Purchase tickets at http://ow.ly/PXnsw and receive a 20% discounts on tickets purchase thru October 2nd. Do not forget to look for me at the GFAF Expo, follow me on FaceBook, Twitter, Instagram and watch video coverage of the Expo on my YouTube channel. XOXOXOX Dawn  May is Celiac Awareness month!. Please join me and other member of the social media community on twitter to discuss the issues surrounding custom eating. To kick off this event, I have created a gluten free version of grilled cheese. This recipe includes gluten free cheddar cheese and chives. I hope you will try this recipe. Grilled cheese is loved by children and adults. Below is the link to my video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouCB2mth9hc
I hope you will enjoy! XOXOX Dawn NYC Celebrate Celiac™ Community Party and Celiac Awareness Day with the Yankees on Saturday, 9/20/149/21/2014  I met Kyra Bussanich 4x Cupcake Wars Champion at the NYC Celebrate Celiac Community Party and Celiac Awareness Day with the Yankees on Saturday. Kyra is the first gluten-free winner of Cupcake Wars! Check out Kyra’s book Sweet Cravings. It has 50 gluten free dessert recipes. XOXOX Dawn
 #GFAFExpo I ate a million samples of this product at the GFAF Expo last weekend. I know that is a product for young kids, but I love it! I am certain that kids of all ages will love this product. It definitely is not bland or boring. It is quite tasty. On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = the worse and 10 = the best); I give this product a 10. Kids will definitely eat their veggies after trying this product. In addition to the great taste, this is a gluten free product and the shapes are fun!!!
XOXOX Dawn  #gfafexpo# On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 = the worst & 10 = the best) Surf Sweets’ Fruity Hearts are a 10!!! I was introduced to this product at the Gluten Free & Allergen Free Expo in New Jersey this weekend. I was amazed! This powerhouse sweet treat was part of my official blogger swag package and it left me wanting more. In addition to great taste, this product is gluten free, dairy free, casein free, and vegan. There are no artificial colors or flavors. To purchase this product and to review Surf Sweets’ full product line, visit: http://www.surfsweets.com/
XOXOX Dawn  #gfafexpo# I had an awesome time at the expo today. A special thanks to Schar’s for sponsoring me as an official blogger. I had the opportunity to speak with so many vendors. I sampled numerous products. There was a great mixture of vendors at the expo. Over the next couple of weeks I will be performing product reviews. Here is a short list of what I experienced today. Garden Lites has a great Cheddar Broccoli Bake. I ate tons of samples. Dole has a wonderful Carrot Ginger soup. San –J provided me with a Tamari Ginger Asian Dressing to sample and review. I had the opportunity to meet with a couple of local (NJ) vendors such as Get Fresh Bake House located in Fairfield, NJ and Hoboken Farms from northern NJ makes a terrific Marinara Sauce. This is a short list of the booths that I visited. There were 150 booths, so there is lots of information to share. A special thanks to Smart Flour Foods for inviting me to their booth. I loved their pizzas! I would also like to thank Ian’s for inviting me to their booth. They have a large variety of GF and allergen free products. I would also like to thank DF Mavens. Unfortunately they were out of samples at the time of my appointment, but I have been invited back on day 2 to sample their frozen desserts. Stay tuned for more updates on Facebook, Twitter and my blog on the 2014 GFAF Expo in NJ. I would also like to say hello to a fellow blogger that I met at today’s event. Hey Kristen Goppoek! Check out Kristen’s blog: gfgardenstate.blogspot.com
XOXOX Dawn  #gfafexpo# Meet me at the Gluten Free and Allergen Free Expo on Saturday, September 6th and Sunday, September 7th at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ. As an official Blogger, I will be filming videos and tweeting about the events. I have also set-up several appointments to meet with vendors to discuss and sample their product line. There is so much to learn about the gluten and allergen market. This event provides massive exposure to manufacturers across the country. Congratulations to my ticket winners! I hope you enjoy the expo. Remember I will be launching my YouTube channel featuring film from the expo and performing product reviews. I will update on my progress with loading video.
XOXOX Dawn  #gfaf#Interested in attending the Gluten & Allergen Free Expo? Email: [email protected] and tell me why you are interested in attending the expo. I will select a winner and provide free tickets.
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