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Wendy's

rachellek

By rachellek
in Gluten-Free Restaurants

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rachellek Rookie
rachellek
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Hi, Yesterday I got glutened pretty bad (although it went away much faster than usual for me). All I ate that was suspect was a wendy's baked potato which I put some country crock margarine that came with it on top. I also cheated and stole four of my daughter's fries. What do you think, anyone know for sure if they're supposed to be gluten free? did I make a mistake or was it just cc?

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CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted

Potato should have been fine. Don't know about Country Crock ...

The fries are okay if that particular Wendy's uses a dedicated fryer. I, however, do not like how close the fries are to the nuggets, etc. So, it very likely could have been the fries, or your child's hands all over the fries after being all over gluten.

Or they could have cut the potato with a contaminated knife. I know many here who eat the potato ask for it uncut.

happygirl Collaborator
happygirl
Posted

I used to get horribly sick every time I ate the fries at Wendys......My guess would be that! Hope that you are feeling better!

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
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Sounds like the fries were likely the culprit. BTW, the Country Crock is fine :)

angel-jd1 Community Regular
angel-jd1
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Hi, Yesterday I got glutened pretty bad (although it went away much faster than usual for me). All I ate that was suspect was a wendy's baked potato which I put some country crock margarine that came with it on top. I also cheated and stole four of my daughter's fries. What do you think, anyone know for sure if they're supposed to be gluten free? did I make a mistake or was it just cc?

Early on in my diagnosis I ate Wendy's fries....they were SOoo good. However I stopped the day that I found a chicken nugget in the BOTTOM of my fry box. Yep I had eaten a whole box of contaminated fries :unsure: . No more wendy's fries here.

I do remember the days when a nugget at the bottom would have been a "bonus" :lol:

-Jessica :rolleyes:

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VegasCeliacBuckeye
Posted

Not all Wendy's fryers are dedicated. You have to ask the manager at each one.

The Baker and Country Crock are fine...I also eat the chili there.

Luvs to Scrap Apprentice
Luvs to Scrap
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DH used to eat the fries too but when I checked the Wendy's website they are not listed as gluten-free. They do have a good gluten-free menu on the web if you want to look at it. There were more choices than I was expecting. At least the Frostys are gluten-free. DH and DS love those. :) Kendra

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CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
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The fries are not on their gluten-free menu because not all stores have dedicated fryers. I wouldn't even eat them at the stores that do because of cc, but that is why they are not on the menu.

I eat the chili.

par18 Apprentice
par18
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Sounds like the fries were likely the culprit. BTW, the Country Crock is fine :)

Ditto. I ate chili and a potato there last night with Country Crock. Also had large frosty. I probably eat these items once every couple of weeks with no issues. I would not eat the fries though.

tom

Aerin328 Apprentice
Aerin328
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Wendy's has a particularly "glutenous" connotation for me, as it was at Wendy's (after eating the fries, a burger, and chicken fillet) that I first became sick for the last 3.5 months w/ the illness I only recently know is Celiac! If Wendy's is glutenous enough to kick off this plague, I would guess the friest/ potatoe certainly could've done it to you. :) (I can't pass a Wendy's without cringing now! :/ )

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Vladimir Gluten
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Wendy's has a particularly "glutenous" connotation for me, as it was at Wendy's (after eating the fries, a burger, and chicken fillet) that I first became sick for the last 3.5 months w/ the illness I only recently know is Celiac! If Wendy's is glutenous enough to kick off this plague, I would guess the friest/ potatoe certainly could've done it to you. :) (I can't pass a Wendy's without cringing now! :/ )

Wendy's was horrible for me. It gave me such a headache after I ate a burger and fries there. It first happened after I ate a meal before my law school admission test. I was in such a brain fog that I struggled during the entire test. It felt like my brain was in neutral. Horrible way to take a test.

Thank goodness I avoid that now.

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