Published May 23, 2024
Celebrate Celiac Awareness Month at the 2nd Street Market with These Gluten-Friendly Vendors
May is Celiac Disease Awareness Month. Celiac disease is an illness caused by an immune system reaction in the small intestine to eating gluten – a protein found in foods containing wheat, barley or rye.
Over time, this reaction damages your small intestine’s lining and prevents it from absorbing nutrients, a condition called malabsorption. It also can lead to serious complications if not managed or treated. There is no cure for celiac disease.
This month is dedicated to amplifying the conversation about advancing diagnoses, treatments and a cure for celiac disease. We’re helping raise awareness by highlighting the following 2nd Street Market vendors that offer gluten-friendly food.
Bellbrook Chocolate Shoppe
Bellbrook Chocolate Shoppe is a family-owned and operated business that has been making handmade confections for over 35 years. Its specialty is a blend of chocolate that you can get only at the family’s shop, including creams, caramels, fudge and buckeyes.
Their gluten-friendly offerings include:
- Signature blend solid chocolate
- All handmade creams (including buckeyes)
- All caramels (plain, with and without nuts, toffee, and sea salt)
- Truffles (six flavors)
- All nut clusters
- Dipped fruit (strawberries, orange slices and apricots)
I Heart Ice Cream
I Heart Ice Cream is a Thai-inspired mobile ice cream cart. A delicious sweet cream liquid base is poured onto a frozen pan and then chopped, mixed, spread and rolled right in front of you.
Their gluten-friendly offerings include:
- All ice cream bases
- Fruity Pebbles
- Gluten-free Oreos
- Strawberries and cream
- Mint chocolate chip
Mrs. Ernestine’s Pound Cakes
Mrs. Ernestine’s Pound Cakes is a fourth-generation baking business that values quality, local ingredients and keeping tradition alive. Shoppers will find up to five different pound cake flavors, including seasonal rotations, tea cakes, fruit pies and cobblers. All 40 cake flavors can be made gluten-free by ordering ahead.
Their gluten-friendly offerings include:
- Gluten-Free Lemon Pound Cake
- Gluten-Free Triple Chocolate Pound Cake
- Gluten-Free Banana Pudding Pound Cake
- Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Pineapple Pound Cake
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Chess Pie
- Bean Pie
- Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler
- Peach Cobbler
- Apple Cobbler
- Blackberry Cobbler
- Cherry Cobbler
- Triple Berry Cobbler
- Jalapeno Honey Cornbread
- Double Chocolate Brownies
- Cookies
Napales
Napales offers scratch-made authentic Mexican street food and many naturally gluten-free menu items. Owners Jennifer and Santiago are both professionally trained chefs who bring their collective portions of passion to their work.
Their gluten-friendly offerings include:
- All tacos (adobo chicken, carnitas pork, barbacoa beef, carne asada, al pastor pork, veggie mix, black bean, potato hash, portabella mushroom)
- Flautas
- Nacho salad bowl
- Mini chicken nacho
- Huevos rancheros
- Breakfast taco
- Potato sope
- Breakfast bowl
- Tamales (beef barbacoa, roasted poblano pepper)
- Chips and salsa
- Chips and queso blanco
- Chips and guacamole
- Mexican rice
- Black beans
Rosebud’s Real Food
Rosebud’s Real Food wants to help you make mealtime simple, delicious and nutritious with their 35 seasoning mixes created from organic and local non-sprayed produce.
Their gluten-friendly options include:
- Seasoning mixes
- Herbs
- Spices
- Honey-sweetened fruit butters
- Gluten free baking mixes
- Nuts
- Cheeses
- Milk
Sweet P’s Ice Pops
Sweet P’s Handcrafted Ice Pops sells dairy-based, water-based, banana-based and Paleo-style ice pops inspired by Mexican paletas. The seasonal menu is always changing to include pops made from whatever fruits, vegetables and herbs are available.
Their gluten-friendly options include:
- All fruit-based ice pops
- Strawberry
- Strawberry lemonade
- Grapefruit
- Roasted plum
- Orange banana (no sugar added)
- Strawberry banana (no sugar added)
Vegan It IZ Eats
Vegan It IZ Eatz was created when owner Rhea Adkins adapted a plant-based lifestyle after a spiritual fast in 2017 and a cancer scare with her mother. While eating plant-based foods, she noticed an increase in energy and overall health. Adkins then began to research and pilot her plant-based food products.
Their gluten-friendly options include:
- Jackfruit Tacos
- Walnut Mushroom Crumbles Tacos
- Walking Taco
- Chickpea Salad
- Signature Sauce
Note: Many of these items are prepared in a shared space where cross contamination may occur. Please contact the individual vendor for more information on kitchen procedures and ingredients.
To view the 2nd Street Market’s hours and learn more about these vendors, visit metroparks.org/localfood.
