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Eating Out

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discouragedmomof5
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I don't know how to go out to eat and find foods that are safe for me that won't make me sick. Is there a restaurant guide available anywhere or could anyone give me some ponters please!!!!!!!

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The Outback has a gluten free menu upon request

McDonalds and some other fast food chains have gluten free products you can find on their websites.

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GF-Jen
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I just read "Against the Grain: The Slightly Eccentric Guide to Living Well Without Gluten or Wheat" by Jax Peters Lowell. The author gives a ton of suggestions and helpful tips for eating out, cooking at home, etc etc etc. Plus the author has gluten-free cards you can photocopy in the back of the book that are translated into many different languages for those of us who love to travel internationally.

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Eating out is always full of "land mines." The best thing to do is get familiar with places you can eat out in around you... For me those places are McDonalds, Fuddruckers & Wendy's. I tend to always order a burger, no bun. Also salads - minus the croutons. I love the fries at McDonalds, but the ones at Fuddruckers are cross contaminated with the onion rings, so I have to avoid those.

Basically, you need to call and ask at restaurants around you, and frequent those you trust! After a while they will get to know you and understand your needs.

Good luck!! :D

P.S. I had an experience at Wendy's last night where I actually FORGOT to order my burger without the bun... when I realized my mistake, it was too late! The boy making my sandwich was just going to remove it from the bun and give it to me, but I told the Manager (luckily standing right there :D ) that I could NOT eat that one since it touched the bun. HE thought I was just doing a "low carb" thing... I explained to him about celiac disease, and he was SO interested!! One more educated person out there!!! :D

Guest imsohungry
Guest imsohungry
Posted

Chick-fil-A also has a gluten-free list on their website. Eating out really is a challenge, but slowly you'll learn where the "safer" places are. Just be mindful and enjoy!

Yum...I love Chick-fil-A :P -Julie

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