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Gluten Free In Nova Scotia

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pesto126 Newbie
pesto126
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Hi.. I'm planning a trip in August to mainland nova scotia and was wondering about any advice on inns or b&b's plus restaurants that others are familiar with. I've done the google searches and found a bunch of stuff.. but was hoping for some first hand experiance to back it up. I'm looking to travel in Yarmouth, Annapolis Royal, Wolfville, Truro, Halifax/Dartmouth, Lunnenburg.

Many thx!!

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SueC Explorer
SueC
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I hope you have a great time!!! Sobeys is a major grocery chain and they carry alot of gluten-free foods. Altantic Superstore is another and they have some as well. Sobeys is better if I remember correctly.

Swiss Chalet is a restaurant chain that has a gluten-free menu. I know there are more but can't remember now. There is alot of fresh seafood so that is always safe.

It is a beautiful area. Enjoy :)

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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Go to the largest Sobey's and Superstores, they usually have the best selection of gluten-free products. When you go to restaurants, lobster is usually a safe option, just make sure that the water they boil it in is doesn't contain gluten.

pesto126 Newbie
pesto126
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Thank you both for your replies... I had found the info on Sobey's and Atlantic and will surely check them out. Since we are driving from the states, I plan on packing a bunch of items as well.

I'm hoping to be able to each out at some restaurants though from time-to-time... I love eating out and it is the part of this "diet" that is really difficult. I miss being able to just drive around and find a nice little place and go in for dinner and some drinks. Now, it's all advance planning, research and discussion... the spontineity is gone.

Oh well.. if anyone from this area has suggestions for dining (breakfast or dinner.. lunch is the easiest), that woudl be super!

Jlessie Newbie
Jlessie
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Thank you both for your replies... I had found the info on Sobey's and Atlantic and will surely check them out. Since we are driving from the states, I plan on packing a bunch of items as well.

I'm hoping to be able to each out at some restaurants though from time-to-time... I love eating out and it is the part of this "diet" that is really difficult. I miss being able to just drive around and find a nice little place and go in for dinner and some drinks. Now, it's all advance planning, research and discussion... the spontineity is gone.

Oh well.. if anyone from this area has suggestions for dining (breakfast or dinner.. lunch is the easiest), that woudl be super!

Hi: I am going out east as well this summer by car. We are planning to bring food for the car trip. I am struggling to think of things that I can bring to eat for a few days at a time. We are also going to go camping. If anyone has some ideas or easy to make things that are also storeable (with just a cooler) it would be greatly appreciated.

Jlessie

Carriefaith Enthusiast
Carriefaith
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I would be careful at Swiss Chalet, I got really sick there once.

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sept2000 Newbie
sept2000
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The Cellar Bar & Grill in Bedford (Halifax/Dartmouth area) is a great restraurant! It is located directly accross the street fromt he Famous Chickenburger Restaurant in downtown Bedford. The Cellar makes most of their dishes from scratch and is more than happy to substitute rice pasta in any of their pasta dishes. Also if you pick up some rice crackers to take with you to the restaurant you can try the artichoke terrine...mmmm my favorite!

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Open Original Shared Link

On that website you can search for gluten-free meals at Bed and Breakfasts, and I searched Nova Scotia for you.

FrostyFriday Rookie
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Hi: I am going out east as well this summer by car. We are planning to bring food for the car trip. I am struggling to think of things that I can bring to eat for a few days at a time. We are also going to go camping. If anyone has some ideas or easy to make things that are also storeable (with just a cooler) it would be greatly appreciated.

Jlessie

I find that camping is the easiest way to vacation. We have a portable BBQ and each day would shop for meat and BBQ it as soon as possible to minimize the risk of not being able to keep it good and cold for any length of time. The same goes for milk.

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JAMES14 Newbie
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Hi.. I'm planning a trip in August to mainland nova scotia and was wondering about any advice on inns or b&b's plus restaurants that others are familiar with. I've done the google searches and found a bunch of stuff.. but was hoping for some first hand experiance to back it up. I'm looking to travel in Yarmouth, Annapolis Royal, Wolfville, Truro, Halifax/Dartmouth, Lunnenburg.

Many thx!!

Hi Pesto,

There isn't a whole lot in the Annapolis Valley for gluten free. Be careful of the posers. There are some bakery's that claim to bake gluten free with wheat dust in the air.....go figure. Anyways there is a great little gluten free bakery in Port Williams just north of Wolfville with some great products with great flavour and great taste. The use about 60-70% organic ingredients. It's called Jan's Gluten Free. Check out Tempest, I nice restaurant in Wolfville that will prepare gluten free meals. We used to eat at Swiss Chalet in New Minas, but they are not careful. We recently checked thier food ingredient sheet and found that thier rice has gluten in it. In Halifax, at the Halifax Shopping Centre you can get gluten free fries at New York Fries in the food court. Check out the Wooden Monkey in downtown Halifax. Some restaurants will carry Big Life pizza crusts and claim they are gluten free, but they likely are not. My wife and daughter got sick off of one of thier "gluten free" apple turnovers. There gluten free products are prepared in amongst thier wheat products.

Paddy's Pub and the Blomidon Inn in Wolfville will prepare gluten free meals. Also the Port Pub in Port Williams will offers a gluten free menu, but again they offer gluten free pizza on a Big Life crust which I would not trust.

Hope this helps.

Superstore in New Minas has a decent selection of gluten free items. The one good thing about those products is you can eat the cardboard box they come in because it has the same flavour and texture of the product.

Sobeys has a selection of gluten free products as well, but they are not organized in a gluten free section.

The liquor store (NSLC) beside Sobeys has a 1/2 decent gluten free beer.

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lily1986 Newbie
lily1986
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If you are close to the Truro Area, I suggest checking out Stirling's. They carry Gluten-Free products from Crumbs Gluten Free Bakery. They have breads, bagels, brownies, and some other things. Has to be the best bread I've ever had

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Monica120 Newbie
Monica120
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The bakery in Port Williams has since closed, I tried to locate it but they were closed. I know Vickie's Restaurant in Greenwood and probably Coldbrook will do gluten free I have had poached haddock and rice there, they prepared it for me in tinfoil so it did not get contaminated by others. I have an appt in Windsor on Friday and was trying to find something gluten free there, it's not easy that's for sure!

JuststartingoutinBrampton Newbie
JuststartingoutinBrampton
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Jlessie,

Have fun on your trip. The East Coast is a wonderful place to visit. You won't have any trouble at Swiss Chalet as long as you tell the waitress/waiter that you have celiac disease. Avoid the sauce and the roll and it will be fine. I am finding now that I can tolerate the sauce as it is supposed to be gluten free. They are really knowledgable about this and will be able to help.

Lisa

Hi: I am going out east as well this summer by car. We are planning to bring food for the car trip. I am struggling to think of things that I can bring to eat for a few days at a time. We are also going to go camping. If anyone has some ideas or easy to make things that are also storeable (with just a cooler) it would be greatly appreciated.

Jlessie

DougE Rookie
DougE
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I find most fine dining restaurants and B&B's are knowledgeable about Celiac disease and the gluten-free diet. When I travel to Annapolis Royal, I stay at the Bread and Roses Inn Open Original Shared Link They keep gluten free pancake mix and are careful about cross-contamination. I have stayed at the Tattingstone Inn in Wolfville without any problems.

Restaurants in the Wolfville area:

Port Restaurant in Port William has gluten-free options including pasta and pizza.

Paddy's pub now has gluten-free options.

In Halifax/Dartmouth there are many choices for gluten-free dining. Here are a few of the better ones:

- The Wooden Monkey

- Janes on the Common

- Brooklyn Warehouse

- Jamieson's Roadhouse Grill (Cole Harbour) - the owner is Celiac.

Also you can order gluten-free pizza from a chain called Pizzatown. The local Celiac Association inspected their kitchen and gave them a thumbs up.

I hope you have a wonderful visit to Nova Scotia.

DougE

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