Dining out gluten free just keeps getting easier.  Here’s a book you can order online.

Cost: $23.95

Get it at http://www.triumphdining.com/products/gluten-free-restaurant-guide

Imagine this. You are out about town or you are cruising around a new town or area of town that you don’t know very well…… and suddenly you have to eat!

You reach for your blackberry, cell phone or any other web-enabled device, dial up this website at http://www.celiacsociety.com/ and go to their PDA/WPA search page to find a GF restuarant that you can actually eat in your town! (No need for an app or iphone!…yeah!)

This is awesome. It’s enough to make me want to pay the extra for getting internet access on my cellphone!

The search has a drop down menu of many chain restaurants and the results show which menu items are gluten free and which are not.

This is so helpful for those chain places that don’t have a clue when they hear the word ‘gluten.’

Granted, I still won’t eat at many chains for fear of cross contamination but, if in a pinch….this is definetly a great feature.

Not only can you search restaurants, you can search while shopping at your local grocery stores. You can search according to a food type, like chocolate. The results show you which brands are okay and which are not.

You can also search by manufacturer using thier drop down list of some brands. This is a not a huge list but it is helpful. I was surprised to see that they have a very incomplete list of  Trader Joe’s GF foods but it is a volunteer website so this can change.

And the BEST FEATURE is that you can register free for the site. Once registered, each time you search you can add items to your own personal shopping list that you can print and have with you at all times! Very cool.

Find out more at their search page…. http://www.celiacsociety.com/howtousesearches.asp

PLease Note: Most of the results are over a year old. You will find the date of the last update just under the search results.

Hey LB’ers,

Burger King announces their gluten ’sensitive’ food list.

Quoted from the online, Restuarant News magazine:
“We understand that our guests have individual dietary needs, and as part of our ‘Have It Your Way’ brand promise, Burger King Corp. offers menu items for individuals with gluten sensitivity,” said Cindy Syracuse, senior director of cultural marketing for Burger King Corp. “With our Gluten-Sensitive list, we’re making it easier for our guests to identify these choices.”  Read more here .

Find the Burger King Gluten Sensitive list at HERE (opens to a new window. Right click to download or just click to open and view)

Does this mean we can go to any Long Beach Burger King and order a whopper wrapped in lettuce like they do at the fab In N Out burgers?

Don’t know.

Does this mean that the foods listed are gluten free?

No….only for gluten sensitives. Read the small print at the bottom of the page. (Use the enlarge + to be able to ead the fine print).

It says, “…not intended for people with severe gluten intolerance,” which is me.

Also, look for the * in the list. These are the fry foods that are all fried in the same oils that are contaminated. Be sure to enlarge so you can tell an * from the registered sign ® .

But, at least if I get stranded in a section of town (not that LB is all that big) where I can’t find a El Pollo Loco or Chipotle close by and all I see on the horizon is Burger King, I could give it a try.

But, I would have to be sure they didn’t cook the burger on the same grill as the buns. There is an email address in the Restuarant News magazine (contact Molly Gise at mgise@nrn.com) if anyone cares to contact them further.

Eat well and be happy!