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Stupid, Idiotic Cappuccino Machines...

Marz

By Marz
in Coping with Celiac Disease

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Marz Enthusiast
Marz
Posted

So after a few weeks of trying to figure out *why* the cappuccinos at work are somehow affecting me, I did some experimenting today to see.

I know the hot chocolate from the same machine contains wheat proteins, but stupid me, I assumed that someone who designed the machine would have a brain and make the hot chocolate come from a different spout (There's about 5 different output spouts).

Unfortunately they did not - the same spout releases milk, hot chocolate and the "foamy" part of the cappuccino. So even the white coffees can be contaminated. Even if I pour 2 cups of cappuccino to "clean" the spout, I can't guarantee some hot chocolate won't get into my coffee.

Just wanted to rant and warn in case someone else is making the same mistake :(

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Skylark Collaborator
Skylark
Posted

Gulp. I'll be checking the hot chocolate ingredients on our new coffee machine when I head over to get a cup! Thanks so much for the heads-up.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
Posted

Allow me to rant, too:

Why in the world do we need wheat in hot chocolate!

Thank you! I feel better.

lynnelise Apprentice
lynnelise
Posted

Kareng has it right. I get so mad when I see wheat in products where it is 110% unneeded!

K8ling Enthusiast
K8ling
Posted

Wheat in hot chocolate?! OMIGAH!!!! Ugh. Totally unnecessary.

MelindaLee Contributor
MelindaLee
Posted

Wheat in hot chocolate?! OMIGAH!!!! Ugh. Totally unnecessary.

I have had hot chocolate at home that was fine. So...when I was freezing at a recent football game I decided to get hot chocolate...I haven't had issues with it! WRONG! The stuff they use at the game must have wheat. It took me two tries to figure that out! :(

Marz Enthusiast
Marz
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Allow me to rant, too:

Thank you for making me laugh :D I always wonder about that as well....

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gabby Enthusiast
gabby
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I stopped using coffee vending machines years ago when they used to have hot chocolate, coffee, tea and instant CHICKEN SOUP available and all using the same spout. You can't imagine how gross hot chocolate tastes with a bit of chicken soup in it. Blechhhhh!

Skylark Collaborator
Skylark
Posted

Yay! No wheat in the cocoa or barley in the tea. I can still drink coffee at work.

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