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Is Cracker Barrel`s gluten-free menu safe for kids with celiac disease?


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Elena1234 Newbie

I see that Cracker Barrel restaurants have a gluten free menu (not all locations, but one confirmed that they do). I was wondering if it is safe for my 5 year old son with celiac disease? 


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Russ H Community Regular
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I don't live in the US, but based on this thread, I wouldn't risk it:

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/glutenfree/comments/1n2ehw8/cracker_barrel/

 

This app is helpful:

https://www.findmeglutenfree.com/

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trents Grand Master

This kind of question is always difficult to give a definitive answer to because of so many variables. One such variable is the sensitivity of the individual celiac to small amounts of gluten cross contamination. An amount that causes a reaction in one celiac many not in another, or at least not be discernable which, of course, does not exactly equate to being "safe".

Scott Adams Grand Master

Eating out in general is full of risks, but this article may help:

 

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