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Mcdonalds Must Read

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Mballerina Explorer
Mballerina
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It may be gluten free but i get a severe reaction even if it just gets contaminated by someone touching it against any gluten accidently

Maggie

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MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
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I never knew BK charged more. . .my brother gets McDs burgers a lot with no bun and they never charge him anything more.

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
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yea at mcdonalds they're nice and put it in a special container with lettuce and no extra charge

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

I had a Whopper without the bun a couple of months ago and they didn't charge more.

richard

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HappyCat22 Apprentice
HappyCat22
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Well, my mom and I decided to try eating MDs fries to see. The first time we had some we were perfectly fine. The second time we both immediately had an awful reaction. I'm still getting over it. It just isn't worth the risk to us!

num1habsfan Rising Star
num1habsfan
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cant say its good news for me...I have always gotten pretty sick after eating at any McDonald's..I just cheat once in a while and have a burger from A&W or Burger King.. :P

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
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You live in Canada though. . .so it could be different.

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celiac3270 Collaborator
celiac3270
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Perhaps....I tried to look up some information on it, but their nutritional info. only gives ingredients, not any measures they take to avoid contamination. Their allergen info. only refers to peanuts........if you want to call them, though, here is the contact information (no e-mail):

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Cait6799 Rookie
Cait6799
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McDonald's french fries are NOT gluten-free. They are only gluten-free if a dedicated fryer is used which is often not the case. Please don't assume that they are without asking.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
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I always ask (although I almost never eat at McDonald's) but virtually every McDonald's has a dedicated fryer. The ones to be real careful about are the small, partial service ones in places like Walmart.

richard

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

They are supposed to be all gluten-free if they are McDonald restaurants. . .unless they are using the fryers improperly.

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
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well they are labeled as being gluten-free

we should sue :lol:

WSLIZ Newbie
WSLIZ
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well since im still so new at this gluten-free stuff I went to friendlys(chain in new england) the other day to get ice cream and i asked the waitress to ask the manager if there ice cream contained gluten.....and she came back and said " umm yea all ice cream does cuz its made with sugar" i was laughing so hard! I mean i am not knowledgable on this gluten-free stuff but i thought everyone new glucose is sugar not gluten!! anyways i thought it was funny...needless to say i didnt partake in any ice cream to be safe :(

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
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i never ask if ice cream is gluten-free when i go to places

it's always gluten-free, except in extremely rare cases

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

I don't belive that to be true, Glix. . .are you sure?

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

"I don't belive that to be true, Glix. . .are you sure?"

Every ice cream I've ever checked has been gluten-free UNLESS it has obvious stuff like cookies, cookie dough, cake, pie, etc. I've also seen one or two fudge type things that have been dicey. Otherwise, ice cream appears to be gluten-free. If anybody can show otherwise, please let us know.

For me, this is a product I've stopped checking so rigoriously.

richard

astyanax Rookie
astyanax
Posted

i worry about ice cream at a store, like the kind that's in a bunch of tubs since they dip the scoop in there then touch ice cream cones, or at DQ i used to get blizzards until i realized (duh!) the thing they mix it with touches candy that isn't gluten-free

Thomas Apprentice
Thomas
Posted

Don't forget clean utensils.

lovegrov Collaborator
lovegrov
Posted

If you still want your Blizzards just have them wash the mixer. I've never had a problem getting them to do this.

richard

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
Posted

i always get milk shakes

what i meant before was any chocolate/vanilla/strawberry etc ice cream is gluten-free unless it has bread products in it such as cookie dough or oreos

i go to baskin robbins a lot to get shakes there i should probably ask them to clean the mixer

last week, i was at this ice cream place in the mall with my friend. he got a shake mixed with oreo and i got chocolate. they used the same mixer for both shakes. so be careful with that

Rikki Tikki Explorer
Rikki Tikki
Posted

Everything I have read states that McDonald's fries are gluten free. I have also eaten their hamburger's without a bun and without cheese and have not had a reaction.

On the other hand I have eaten at Jack in the box after they told me their fries were not fried in grease that was used for anything else and having a burger without the bun and got very ill. What about milkshakes or ice-cream?

carleyq Rookie
carleyq
Posted

I believe that McDonalds icecream and shakes are ok..however I would stay away from Jack in the Box Shakes because there is alot of cross contamination-- I have noticed that their Oreo shake is often mixed into the other flavors..not safe!

good luck.

Rikki Tikki Explorer
Rikki Tikki
Posted

Ok thank-you. I do have a question though. I was under the impression that we couldn't eat anything with cookies as they contain gluten?

Rikki Tikki Explorer
Rikki Tikki
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What I meant by that is that the oreo part of that would be made out of cookies. Wouldn't that be right?

Guest gliX
Guest gliX
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yes of course

oreo is made out of flour

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