Excellent Resource for Gluten-Free Menu Choices at Popular Restaurant Chains
I have a number of family members who have been diagnosed with Adult Celiac disease. They need to maintain a gluten-free diet so they don’t suffer from a number gastrointestinal problems after they eat gluten.
I found this website, FastFoodNutrition.org, which lists the Gluten-free menu items from the biggest restaurant chains. My granddaughter is in college and she said this website has been very useful so she knows what is available and she doesn’t have to depend on the server since she eats out a lot. One thing I also like about the gluten free menus the website is the items also include the calorie count for each item. Some restaurants have a separate gluten free menu or starred items on their regular menus which signifies the gluten-free items.
Remember that cross contamination at restaurants can occur. If you have a serious gluten allergy or a diagnosis of celiac disease, make sure you mention it when you order so that the restaurant can take steps to ensure your meal is completely gluten free.
The website, www.FastFoodNutrition.org is not just a website about gluten free items. It offers lots of information about fast food and even lesson plans for schools to teach about picking healthier choices. You can go to each restaurant listed, look for the food you want to order and find out all the nutritional information that you want or need to make a healthy choice before you actually visit the restaurant. Great for some who is watching their waistline!
Restaurants that are included on www.FastFoodNutrition.org. website:
Applebee’s
Blaze Pizza
Bojangles
Boston Market
Buffalo Wild Wings
California Pizza Kitchen
The Cheesecake Factory
Chicken Salad Chicken
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Culver’s
DQ
Del Taco
Firehouse Subs
Five Guys
Free Birds
In-n-Out Burger
Jack in the Box
Jersey Mike’s
Jet’s Pizza
Jimmy Johns
KFC
La Madeleine
McAllister’s
McDonald’s
Mellow Mushroom Pizza
Mod Pizza
Newk’s Eatery
Olive Garden
Outback Steakhouse
Panera Bread
Papa John’s
Papa Murphy’s
P.F. Chang’s
Pot Belly
Qdoba
Quiznos
Rubio’s
Sheetz
Smoothie King
Starbuck’s
Subway
Taco Bell
Taco John’s
Wendy’s
Wing-Stop
Yard House
By Barbara Day, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian with a Master’s Degree in clinical nutrition. She is the Chief Blog Organizer for www.DayByDayLiving.net Barbara does fundraising and social media for Veterans Lodge (www.VeteransLodge.org) The former publisher of Kentuckiana HealthFitness Magazine, Kentuckiana Healthy Woman magazine and radio show host of Health News You Can Use, Barbara has over 30 years of experience in promoting healthy lifestyles to consumers. Barbara is a former runner who walks, a spinner, hiker a mother and grandmother to 13 grandchildren.
