Introducing GREAT U and Gluten-Free College Chat Tonight

Last fall, I did a series of blog posts about being gluten-free in college. For me, college was a crazy time. I was away from home for the first time and eating in a large cafeteria. My gluten-free safety net (a.k.a. MOM) was not around to protect me. It seems like colleges today are being much more accommodating to their gluten-free students. There is also a lot more awareness and advocacy amongst the students themselves which helps the college to learn from their very own students.

The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness launched a new program last month for college students. It is an interactive resource that helps college students navigate their new world away from home. You can learn more about GREAT U: A Gluten-Free Guide to College Living by clicking here.


Tonight there will be a Twitter chat all about being gluten-free in college. Here are the details from my online college friend Janelle, author of Gluten-Free for a Healthy Me! Follow Janelle during the chat at @gfreejanelle

Gluten free students and parents, join myself and other college students for a twitter chat hosted by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (@celiacawareness) and Smart College Visit (@collegevisit) about being gluten free in college!

Who: @celiacawareness and @collegevisit are hosting the event. Other college students will be participating. 

What: a chat about all things gluten free in college. we will be answering questions like, “since college students eat more pizza and pasta than any other food group, how have you adjusted to being in this environment?" 

When: TONIGHT! Wednesday, May 9 at 9:00 pm ET 

Where: twitter.com 

Why: help raise awareness for celiac and gluten free for college students 

How: use the hashtags #gfcollege and #campuschat to follow along! and of course #celiac, #glutenfree and #celiacawareness to spread the word! feel free to chime in and join us!!