Fast Food Items That Are Safe?

[mom2twoangels]

Hi,

My 2 yo was recently diagnosed and I was wondering if there are any fast food items that are safe?

Thanks,

[missy'smom]

Welcome,

Here are the links to Chick-Fil-A and Wendy's gluten-free info. Understand that those serving you or even the managers may not know anything about how to serve someone with a serious allergy or with the care that is needed to prepare a meal for someone with celiac disease so be sure to ask questions and give clear instructions when ordering and double check everything. Know and let them know that even a crumb can make us sick. Be especially aware that even though the food item may be gluten-free, it can be cross-contaminated through food prep. such as shared fryers that gluten containing items are fried in or grills that buns are toasted on or other items that contain gluten(like marinated meats) are cooked on.

Open Original Shared Link

Open Original Shared Link

As another option, there are fries from Ore-ida Open Original Shared Link that are gluten-free and tasty chicken nuggets can be made at home. There are also a few brands of pre-made gluten-free nuggets that are available in some areas.

If there's anything else we can help with feel free to ask.

[Amyleigh0007]

Right after my son was dx I got online and printed lots of fast food menus that claimed their items were gluten free. But, after learning about cross contamination I decided that I would not allow my son to eat fast food anymore. It's just not worth the risk. My heart breaks when he asks to stop at McDonalds, "just for a hamburger patty and fries" but I can't do it. The teens that work at most fast food places don't care about cleanliness and being careful and I don't want to put my son's health in their hands. We make Ore-Ida fast food fries and I add lots of salt (not healthy but gluten free) and they taste similar to McDonalds fries. One exception is we allow him to get vanilla milkshakes at fast food places.

[Juliebove]

My daughter and I go to Taco Del Mar for a Baja Bowl or tacos with corn tortillas, beans, rice, chips and salsa. Sometimes we go to Wendy's for chili, salad, oranges, and a baked potato or fries. The fries may or may not be gluten-free where you live. They are at ours. At Burger King we have a hamburger patty, fries and apple fries. We do not eat at McDonalds. I don't think they are safe. They have lied too many times about what's in their food. And we have additional food allergies.