Mcdonalds Fries Or The Choco Milk, Or Yesterdays Lunch?

[dally099]

hey just a question, yesterday for lunch my hubby took me out and i ordered the beef taco salad with salsa and sour cream in the hopes that this wouldnt bother me to bad, will my shoulders got sore and i was dopey feeling for the rest of the day so my guess is something was in there with gluten, and my left knee was aching when i went to bed, so today i had to go to mcdonalds as one of my kids had a doc appt and we had to eat somewhere. i ordered fries and a choco milk, well within 1/2 hour of eathing it it felt like some one with cleats on was walkiing through my tummy and i had the familiar feeling that i was going to poop my drawers, nothing happened of course but i had gas for a while. now i cant see it being from the luch i had yesterday but i was told that mcdonalds fries are okay to eat? anyone have any ideas, my dinner last night was made at home and gluten-free and my breakfast this mornign was made at home as well. any thoughts would be great.

THANKS!!

[pnltbox27]

i too thought fries at micky d was ok until i checked thier web site and they no longer list them as gluten free. ive had them a couple of times this month without any problems . sorry to hear your feeling bad i hope it passes fast

[pnltbox27]

by the way, where in alberta are you from?? i used to live in sherwood park outside of edmonton when i was a kid im in chicago now, but i would love to bring my kids up . i always remember how beautiful it was up there

[dally099]

by the way, where in alberta are you from?? i used to live in sherwood park outside of edmonton when i was a kid im in chicago now, but i would love to bring my kids up . i always remember how beautiful it was up there

hi there, i live in a little village called Edgerton we are between lloydminster and wainwright. its great hree we have a school and some resteraunts and parks. we are lucky we live on 11 acres in town awome place for the kids to be raised. you live in a huge city obvoiously! some things of the city i miss, not so much now thought that i cant eat out any more.

thanks nadine

[VegasCeliacBuckeye]

I guess it would depend on how throughly you investigated the taco salad. What seasonig was used? How did the cook it? Clean ladles? What else was on the salad? Sour Cream ok?

Fries are ok unless there is cross-contamination (easily happens)

[gfp]

Fries are ok unless there is cross-contamination (easily happens)

People keep saying this regardless to the oil testing positive to gluten.

If you read the actual testing report McDo's actually publish it says, buried into the middle somewhere that after they tested negative on an EILSA test the RAST test was positive for gluten.

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QUOTE("Cynthia Kupper @ RD, celiac disease

Executive Directo, Gluten Intolerance Group of NA")

Why the Confusion:

The confusion comes in that very few ingredients, that do not have allergic proteins in them have not filed for or been approved by the FDA as exempt from the law. Until they are exempt, the law requires that the label bear the starting ingredients if they are a top 8 allergen. This confuses and frightens consumers, who are depending

on this law to provide a measure of assurance to safety. We knew this would happen in the beginning and hope that the reaction of consumers to the McDonald's incident will cause the FDA to fast-pace the exemption process and stop the confusion. Remember that proteins cause allergic reactions. Companies must show no allergenic proteins are in the ingredient to be exempt from the law.

However McDo's say....

All these factors serve to greatly reduce the initial level of gluten from the original

wheat ingredient. The calculated level of any residual gluten in the final French fries

and hash browns is below the limits of detection (BLD) of the most sensitive

commercial gluten test.

Which is simply playing with words..... I underlined the one that is relevant....

[VydorScope]

Even if the fries were gluten-free (I did not believe there were before the news came out, and see no reason to believe they are now) , the x-contimation factor at those places is about as high as you can get, so I would blame the fries AND the taco salad.

Next time, try and pack a snack

[gfp]

Even if the fries were gluten-free (I did not believe there were before the news came out, and see no reason to believe they are now) , the x-contimation factor at those places is about as high as you can get, so I would blame the fries AND the taco salad.

Next time, try and pack a snack

VydorScope..... I really agree... but its like you said on the other thread.... people want to believe they are gluten-free....

Its obviously a tiny amount of gluten and I would worry more about CC..... but saying they are gluten-free isn't really helpful or accurate for people being able to determine their own risks ....

Indeed it actually detracts IMHO from the big issue that CC is a very high risk.... because the way our minds work as humans is we like to label stuff... so attaching a gluten-free label to it tends to make us overlook the real dangers or at least trivialise them....

[dally099]

VydorScope..... I really agree... but its like you said on the other thread.... people want to believe they are gluten-free....

Its obviously a tiny amount of gluten and I would worry more about CC..... but saying they are gluten-free isn't really helpful or accurate for people being able to determine their own risks ....

Indeed it actually detracts IMHO from the big issue that CC is a very high risk.... because the way our minds work as humans is we like to label stuff... so attaching a gluten-free label to it tends to make us overlook the real dangers or at least trivialise them....

live and learn i guess, i packed a sandwich and thought that i would have some fries with it, i have had fries before with no problem but deffinitely this time their was oh well.

[larry mac]

..... i ordered the beef taco salad with salsa and sour cream in the hopes that this wouldnt bother me to bad, ......

d,

If by "beef" you mean "ground beef taco seasoned meat", and not fajita type beef "strips" (although they too have seasonings on them), then I'm sure you are well aware that wheat flour or corn flour are commonly used as thickeners.

When making taco meat, one is actually making a taco "gravy" with meat. Look at the directions on any package of taco seasonings. Brown ground beef, drain fat, add water, add taco seasoning (package of taco gravy mix), simmer for few minutes to thicken. and viola!

First thing I had to do 3 months ago was give my Taco Bell Seasoning packages away. Then I had to look at every package of taco seasoning in the stores. Most use wheat flour, I'd say around 30% use corn flour, maybe less. We actually got pretty lucky with that.

We totally got burned on almost all of the other packaged sauce mixes. White gravy, brown gravy, mushroom gravy, chicken gravy, turkey gravy, pork gravy, Au Jus gravy mix, morney sauce mix, Hollandaise sauce mix, alfredo, etc. I haven't found any gluten-free substitutes even in Whole Foods or Central Market. If anyone knows an online source, I'd be most thankful.

Now I know some are saying, packaged mixes are crap anyway, make your own. Yes, I agree. But, I sometimes like to add a little packaged mix to help increase the total volume of my sauce/ gravy, and to boost and round out the flavor. One doesn't always have sufficient quantities of meat drippings to start with, especially with a lean meat.

Also, lest anyone is about to inform me that said mixes may contain all kinds of chemical additives. Yumm! Just kidding. At the moment, small amounts of free glutamates are not a concern. Just my personal belief, if anyone wants to believe that the smallest amount is poison, it's a free world (well some of it is anyway). There are, of course, a few (percentage wise) people that really do have a sensitivity or allergy to MSG. Just as there are people who are sensitive or allergic to just about anything you can think of.

Anyway, as you didn't mention where you ate the taco salad, it's not possible for us to investigate it any further. If you've been following the taco bell thread, you may have noticed where I found out their taco meat is thickened with oat flour. Any wheat gluten in there? Maybe. But logic would point to an incredibly small amount. Perhaps less than McDonalds fries?

best results, lm