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[susan betty]

i am in the process of being told I'm definitely a celiac, I'm ok at home but what happens if I go out to say McDonald's with my grandchildren, what can I eat ????

[GFinDC]

Hi,

I suggest not eating at any restaurants for the first 6 months.  It takes time to learn the gluten-free diet.  Also healing is not instantaneous and can take months to years.   The less exposure to gluten in your diet the faster you will heal/recover.  If you have to go to a restaurant take some food with you to eat.  Things like apples, oranges, hard boiled eggs, peanuts, etc are fairly easy to carry around.

If you can stick with whole foods you cook yourself at home it's best.  Gluten is in many of the processed foods at stores.  Some are now labeled gluten-free but they are usually $$$ and not as good for you as the original gluteny foods are.  Some things that work well for gluten-free are Mission corn tortillas and Aldi brand gluten-free wraps. 

Edited October 8, 2019 by GFinDC

[cyclinglady]

Everything the GFinDC said.  ?. Go to McDonalds and just order a soda or coffee for now.    Enjoy your grandkids.  

Keep eating gluten until ALL testing is complete.  This is critical!  

[DontEatFrenchFries]

What the others have said!

All restaurants are risky places for sneaky gluten to contaminate your food. If they still have apple slices you can eat those! I think the plain vanilla soft serve is also ok if you can eat dairy.

Some celiacs eat the fries because they’re done in their own fryer but many have gotten sick that way.

Edited October 8, 2019 by DontEatFrenchFries