Re: Is it pssible to eat out on this diet? And Where...

[Guest guest]

On Sun, 20 May 2001 17:27:34 -0000 rachel@... writes:

> Do any of you know of safe gf/cf things to order at any restaurants

> What about chains (ie: Chilis, Outback, TGIF's). What about fast

> food? Obvioulsy not the bun on a burger, but is there anything a

> child

> could have? We eat out so often this diet will be so difficult. >

>

>

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, my son is on this diet for 1 year 1 1/2 months and in this time I

only went out 2x to eat with LJ, and both times I brought his entire

meal, dessert, bev. and all with me and just explained about his diet and

all my concerns and evrything went well. This way there is no chance for

any trace of forbidden foods to come in contact with my sons meal. Have

you ever seen the back room of a diner or restaurant? It is chaotic, and

I don't see any way that you could 100% be positive of no cross

contamination - the spatula or ladle they use to serve the food, the

dribble from the other plates as the waitress tries to carry out 4 plates

on her arms and just the way food is stored in these places is a starting

point for cross contamination. Then the grill the food is cooked on,

etc. Alot of parents do order out so maybe they'll answer with some

ideas, but I got great results with this diet and no meds that I won't

chance it. Just my 2 cents.

on Long Island New York

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[Guest guest]

I know that many on this list never eat out. But we're like you...eating

out is such a treat. I have done it several ways (but remember we are

really new at this).

First, I've brought all of my kid's foods with me and only ordered food for

my husband and me. That is probably the easiest for me frankly.

Or we have ordered a plain hamburger patty for the girls and brought their

other foods.

Fast food restaurants: we eat at Mc's, Burger King, or In and Out

Burger. We get plain hamburger patties for the girls (Make sure they don't

give you a bun!!!) and French fries. We have given them soda too, or

brought their rice milk. We haven't seen a reaction to anything yet. The

only time we did was when we just started the diet and DH ordered chicken

nuggets and picked the breading off. Yikes!

Good luck! H, mom to 3.5 yrs, PDD; and 2 yrs, NT

[Guest guest]

Oops!!! Thanks so much for the warning! Best to you, H

> Warning! Burger King French Fries are NOT GF. They spray gluten on them

to

> keep them from sticking.

>

> Bill

> Father to , 4 yo ASD

> Toney, Alabama

>

[Guest guest]

> Do any of you know of safe gf/cf things to order at any restaurants

?

> What about chains (ie: Chilis, Outback, TGIF's). What about fast

> food? Obvioulsy not the bun on a burger, but is there anything a

> child

> could have?

I usually just take along food for Graeme, but I have contacted some

of the chains and they usually will send you a list of safe foods.

Outback sent me a menu with all the GF foods marked. They did not mark

the CF foods, however, so you would have to ask about that. On the

children's menu I believe the only GF item was barbequed ribs.

[Guest guest]

At 05:27 PM 5/20/2001 +0000, you wrote:

>Do any of you know of safe gf/cf things to order at any restaurants ?

>What about chains (ie: Chilis, Outback, TGIF's). What about fast

>food? Obvioulsy not the bun on a burger, but is there anything a

>child

>could have? We eat out so often this diet will be so difficult. It

>is a fun thing to do as a family for us (eating out) and makes life

>easier for me (because my kids don't give me a moments peaceto make

>dinner). I would love to know if gf/cf and eating out are compatible.

>

>Thanks,

>

I had a great experience with Chili's on Friday. I am celiac and when I go

out to eat, I pick something from the menu that looks ok, then I often tell

the server I am severely allergic to wheat. It's sometimes easier than

trying to explain gluten and celiac. I picked the Guiltless Chicken, which

came with rice and steamed veggies. The server took my order and about 5

minutes the manager came out to talk to me. He asked if I had a gluten

intolerance. I was amazed and told him so. He said that they are working to

become more aware of dietary issues. He said he would go back and double

check with their list to make sure everything was ok. It was and I had a

nice meal. I imagine that this varies greatly throughout the chain, but

it's progress!

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