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  1. amber
    Many companies don't list gluten free products as much anymore as the labelling laws mean that you don't really need to refer to them. I am not sure if you are in NZ or Aus. but I assume the laws are the same in that any allergy causing ingredient must be listed on the label whichs makes determining if a product is gluten free so much easier than it was a...
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    Sorry I didn't see your post until now. Great to hear you had such a good experience when you were in Australia with regards to gluten free. That is amazing that 4 out of 23 passengers on the boat tour were celiac! Yes, celiacs seem to be everywhere these days. Thanks for your advice regarding Disneyland. We will probably eat most of our meals in Disneyland...
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    Bondi Beach would be an interesting place to live. The beach is a great people watching place on a hot summers day. We really enjoy watching Bondi Rescue. Have you seen it? It is a reality show based on the day to day activities of the lifeguards at Bondi Beach. We have been to Bondi once and I remember their being a pizza place somewhere where they...
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    Thanks for your reply. I'm sure it will be fine walking around. I think I will just get a cab to one of the health food stores to get some gluten-free supplies for my daughters breakfast. The rest of the meals we will eat at Disney and places like PF changs. We are only there 3 nights then off to New York which seems to be the best city for gluten-free...
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    I thought it might have been a bit of an exaggeration. Mind you these people lived in a wealthy gated community so it probably was true there. I am pretty lazy myself when it comes to walking and tend to get in the car when I could actually walk. I am not at all concerned about walking in Anaheim but was wondering why it was considered not walking friendly...
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    When you say it is not walking friendly what do you mean? I have heard that Californians generally don't walk and if you were to go for a walk in your suburb people would look at you strangely or even suspiciously. Is that true? Friends of ours lived in Florida for 6 months and they said that nobody walked anywhere where they lived and that the kids didn...
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    Those turkey legs sound like something out of the Flinstones Well it sounds like my daughter will definately not be starving. THanks!
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    ARCHIVED Mcdonalds

    amber replied to MasterGberry's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Thanks Karen. I'm not sure what the problem with the cheese was as I wasn't there to ask them further about it. I can't imagine that cheese would have gluten. Thanks for that list of restaurants. It might be kind of embarrassing for us to go to Outback Steakhouse being Australian but at least they have a gluten-free menu. I will check out the websites...
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    Thanks Karen I think we will bring some cereal from home just in case we can't find any. I have heard about wholefoods but I don't think it is walking distance. I will get a cab if its not too far.
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    Thank you so much for your reply and for the nice things you said about my country It will be our first visit to the US though my husband and I went to Hawaii for our honeymooon 20 years ago. It sounds like Disneyland will be a wonderful gluten free experience from what you have described. It is my 15 year old daughter who is the celiac and she will be...
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    Hello, We will be visting the US from Australia in September. Our first stop is Anaheim where we will be visiting Disneyland. I am aware there are many options for gluten free eating within the park though recommendations would be appreciated. Can anyone suggest what restaurants there are outside the park which understand gluten free and perhaps...
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    ARCHIVED Mcdonalds

    amber replied to MasterGberry's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Thank you. I had a look at your link and you are right it is a bit confusing the way it is set out. Our McDonalds site is much easier to read. Anyway, it is very helpful and I will print it out before we go. Looks like the Reeses shake is okay which my daughter will be happy about. I want to research where we can go before we get there. Just makes the...
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    Hi Michelle, Where abouts in Australia are you moving to? You should have no trouble finding gluten free foods in Australia. Most supermarkets have a health food section with plenty of gluten free options. Also there are many products throughout the supermarket that are labelled gluten free and many that are gluten free by ingredient. In Australia...
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    ARCHIVED Mcdonalds

    amber replied to MasterGberry's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    Thank you! I just wanted to clear that up as I have heard conflicting reports about McDonalds in the USA.
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    ARCHIVED Mcdonalds

    amber replied to MasterGberry's topic in Gluten-Free Restaurants

    We are visting the USA from Australia later on this year. There may be times when it is convenient for us to go to McDonalds. Here the fries, hash browns and most of the shakes and sundaes are gluten free amd quite a few of the cakes in the McCafe. After reading about the fries issue on here I have come to the conclusion that in the US the fries are...
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    Hello, We are a family with 2 kids (one is our 15 year old celiac daughter) and will be visiting New York in September as part of a 3 week trip to the USA from Australia. We haven't booked any accommodation yet for New York but will probably stay around Midtown. I have done quite a bit of research regarding eating gluten free in New York and know that...
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    Thanks everyone! That has clarified the situation for me.
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    Hello, Are the fries at McDonalds in the U.S. gluten free? We will be visting there later in the year and whilst we are not particularly interested in going to McDonalds I would like to know whether the fries are gluten free or not. Here in Australia the fries at McDonalds are gluten free as are the hash browns and various sundaes, shakes etc. I have...
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    [ Thanks for all that helpful information. We are visiting the USA this year and may stop over in Vegas for a couple of days. My sister who is celiac said that Vegas was not very good for gluten free food when she was there and she ended up eating lots of Carls Junior carb free burgers. She wasn't looking for fine dining though so maybe that is where...
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    Hi, If you grab a menu from Nando's it lists which products contain gluten and which don't. Most of the chicken is gluten free and I think they have changed the chicken salt recently and now it is gluten free. My daughter has been eating Nando's for years with no problem. The spicy rice is okay too and a few other items.
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    Another vote for Australia. We find it easy to find gluten free foods whether in the supermarket or in cafes and restaurants. We just visited a small town called Byron Bay and nearly every restaurant and cafe had gluten free options marked on the menu. Even many of the pizza chains offer gluten free pizza now. Within a couple of miles of my house we...
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    Hello, In Florence we went to Ciro & Sons. This restaurant is located near the Duomo so is very central and easy to get to. They have a gluten free menu and our daughter enjoyed gluten free pasta and gluten free crepes for dessert. You can order a gluten free pizza if you give them some notice. They are very knowledgeable about gluten free and...
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    Hi, I am from Melbourne so I can't really speak for Perth but I would think you should be able to get whole nuts and grains. I know that here in Melbourne there are places where you can get those things. I am not sure about Perth though. I would suggest that when you come to Australia that you join the Coeliac Society in Perth. What you will need is...
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    Hi Ken, It was the Swissotel and the restaurant was Kopitiam. They did try hard to please and the chef came to our table to talk to us. He did not have much knowledge of gluten free food though but was happy for me to discuss it with him and for him to show us the sauces he was using. There is little knowledge of celiac disease which is understandable...
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    ARCHIVED Barcelona

    amber replied to anna34's topic in Traveling with Celiac Disease

    Hi, we were in Barcelona last year before a cruise. We were only there for one day before and one day after the cruise. Our daughter is a celiac. As it was a public holiday there were many places closed. We were very tired after a long flight from Australia so we didn't fancy walking around looking for somewhere to eat for too long. We had to resort...
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