Anybody have ideas about Wendys? I know most of McDonalds products are glutenfree, but theres a Wendy's ritgh by my house; so I'm just wondering.

Thanks
-Holly
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http://www.wendys.com/food/US_nutrition_topics.jsp
There is a link for their gluten free items on that page.

Like at other fast food places, there is a risk of cross contamination.

Only some of McDonalds foods are gluten free...most are actually not.
Same with Wendy's but you can check out their site to find more info about that with the link Laura provided.
Anywhere you go where they serve gluten containing foods is a risk for cross contamination though.

And be careful! Remeber for the most part these places are staffed by kids and have high turn over. Mistakes will be rampant with cross continmation. I highly suggest you do not get anything from their fryiers (ie French Fries, etc). Most cliam dedicated friers but these boards have tons of reports of getting glutened from their friers showing the problem nicly.

Good luck!

Yes, cross-contam, watch out! Make sure to specify the meat patty (if that is what you get) cannot touch bread - some people will take the buns off and try to serve that to you.

Baked potatoes are ok, I have a co worker who also has Celiacs and we eat them at least once a week.

I eat the Taco Supremo salad a lot and haven't had problems. That comes with chili, but I think that their salsa is not gluten-free and it also comes with that but it's in it's own container so you don't have to use it.

You cannot just eat something and assume it's OK because you didn't get sick. You must, must, must check it out.

The Wendy's ingredient list very plainly tells you that the chicken in the BLT salad has wheat in it. It is NOT gluten-free.

richard

Thank you for informing me of this. I am new to the gluten-free diet and am still trying to get used to remembering to check EVERYTHING. Next time I'll know. I do check everything out, I am actually sick of reading labels, but as it's made a big difference, I'll do it.

P.S. Your message is a little rude...I understand that you were trying to warn me of a danger, but it is also a little rude. Ever stop to think that maybe I did not have an ingredient list and was simply doing the best I could when I couldn't stand the thought of another baked potato at the moment? I had a hard enough time trying to get the girl to let me see the dressing to check it out.

I'm sorry if you thought my message was rude (that's not how I meant it) but you had just posted essentially telling people you thought it was OK to eat something that in fact has wheat in it. For all you know, a couple of people have already read that message and eaten one of the salads it's all right.

Everybody makes mistakes -- I still make them after four years -- but in the electronic world we have to be careful. One of the good things about a forum like this is you can help others with your discoveries, but it's essential to make sure something's truly OK before you post it. The best thing you could do now is go back and delete the part about the salad being all right so that nobody else reads that.

People who are really new at the gluten-free diet really should avoid eating out as much as possible at first, and if you do eat out, fast food places are the absolute chanciest. You learn a lot with experience. One thing I've learned is that you never, ever eat the chicken at a fast food place without checking it thoroughly because they frequently add wheat, usually through a marinade. If you do eat at fast food places, most of the major ones have either a gluten-free list online or they have a site that lists all ingredients of every food.

richard

Eating out should not become a habit, unless the places you are eating at are very safe. Fast food restaurants are not safe, so avoid them if at all possible. When I first started the gluten-free diet I did eat out at fast food restaurants; but, I've realized the risks now and have cut those foods out of my diet. I still eat, however, eat at safe restaurants probably about once/twice a month.

My son only eats the plain baked potato and a frosty.

What was the controversy with wendy's frosties about a month or two ago? Was it ever decided if they had malt or not?

i don't think what lovegrov said was rude. there is a certain responsibility in posting, at least i think so, to not post that something is gluten-free or infer that it is without at least minimal checking (of course there are products that are "gluten free" that upon closer inspection aren't due to cross contamination, whether in a restaurant setting, or in a factory where it is produced). i totally understand you're new at this and it's hard, which is why he was giving you the proper warning that the food was not gluten-free.

that said, fast food is just like beyond risky but at the same time there are many circumstances where it seems like the only option. unfortunately my past 2 experiences with mcds french fries, which normally i have great luck with and are the only fast food fries i'll eat (wendy's are not gluten-free and BK always has an onion ring or two in them) i've gotten sick off of. and 2 different mcds too. so i'm now i'm torn about whether i should just avoid them perm. or not

If richard says it's ok, then it's okay...if he says that it's not, then it's not. I totally trust him with my health (not to burden him, but to respect him and his experience).

Lisa B.

Thanks, Lisa, but I've made my mistakes (and no doubt will do so some more) and there's always stuff about which there's legitmate disagreement. There are also topics about which I know very little, so I try to stay out of those.

richard

Never the less, I trust your experience. You are far wiser than me, as I am three months into my Celiac experience. You have many years preceeding me. What I have learned in these few months, I have informed my doctors and friends that truely care for me as a friend. It truely has been quite a ride.........


I am just beginning to feel like my "old self" again. Thanks to you and other on the site, maybe life can return to normal.

Take care, Lisa B.

I read somewhere that there were like three main fast food restaurants that DO NOT use separate fryers for fries and other foods and Wendy's was one of them. So I stopped eating Wendy's which made me very sad.

I have started to realize after so long that food isn't as important as it used to be in my life. Being healthy is so much better than food.

Fryers are dedicated at almost all Wendy's but I stay awy from the fries anyway. Never gotten sick from them; I just don't take the chance.

richard

I order a Jr. Cheeseburger no bun (They actually have a "no bun" key on the register). I tell them to put it on a plate with ONLY lettuce and tomato. I watch to make sure that the person making the order follows the instructions (I caught them putting it on a bun once and told them that I would need another burger - not the same one). I have a baked potato with it.

That is the right attitude to succeed with this diet.