Always an issue for GFCF families, where can we go to eat out? This is more a part of our lifestyle than many of us care to admit. Who doesn't look to the odd pizza or burger for the last minute dinner? Even if there is just one of you in the family who cannot eat GFCF, the eating-out or bring-home meal becomes a problem. For eating in, there are several companies that make "fast food" that stay in your freezer. Ian's is one such company, with chicken nuggets, fish sticks and french bread pizzas on offer. Whole Foods carries their range, but so do a host of local health food shops, the better ones will order the food in for you.
Eating out remains a more complicated business. These days restaurants are taking people's allergies more seriously, after all people are customers and customers are profit. So although there are several eateries that now publish their own allergen lists, and there are gluten and even gfcf listings out there, it is still vital to check with individual places, even among chain restaurants, with the manager about your concerns. For example, Denny's is said to cook their fries in a dedicated chip fryer, uncontaminated by other products. But several people have found on ringing their local Denny's, that it may not necessarily be the practice in that particular restaurant. The final word?
Eating out gfcf style is possible, but checking before you go is a must!
Helpful guide - as ever a work in progress:
http://gfcfrecipes.blogspot.com/2008/01/gfcf-restaurant-guide.html
