Gluten Free Fast Food Menus & Reviews - Part 2
Dec 31 2008

Wendy’s Restaurants Gluten Free Menu

Wendy’s restaurants is a fast food chain that displays a gluten free menu on their website, which can be found here.   For your reference, we have displayed it below (in its current state).

Due to the nature of the fast food industry, we recommend you visit Wendy’s official gluten free menu page to ensure you have the latest listing.

Wendy’s Gluten Free Menu

Wendy’s Meats:

  • Hamburger Patty
  • Grilled Chicken Breast+

Wendy’s Condiments:

  • American Cheese
  • Swiss Cheese
  • Cheddar Cheese Sauce
  • Bacon
  • Lettuce
  • Tomato
  • Onion
  • Ketchup
  • Mustard
  • Honey Mustard Sauce
  • Special Thousand Island Sauce*
  • Tartar Sauce*
  • Sliced Dill Pickles
  • Ranch Sauce

Wendy’s Baked Potatoes:

  • Plain
  • Sour Cream & Chives
  • Bacon & Cheese*
  • Broccoli & Cheese*
  • Chili & Cheese*
  • Buttery Best Spread+

Wendy’s Salads:

  • Chicken Caesar Salad+ (without croutons)
  • Mandarin Chicken® Salad+ (without Crispy Noodles and Oriental Sesame Dressing)
  • Roasted Almonds
  • Caesar Side Salad (without croutons)
  • Side Salad
  • Southwest Taco Salad
  • Seasoned Tortilla Strips+
  • Reduced Fat Acidified Sour Cream+

Wendy’s Side Items:

  • Chili
  • Hot Chili Seasoning Packet
  • Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • Mandarin Oranges
  • Strawberry Yogurt Squeezerz

Wendy’s Beverages:

  • Coffee
  • Tea
  • Coca-Cola®
  • Diet Coke®
  • Sprite®
  • Barq’s Root Beer*
  • Coke Zero®*
  • Dr. Pepper*
  • Fanta® Orange*
  • Hi-C® Flashin’ Fruit Punch*
  • Minute Maid®Light Lemonade*
  • Pibb Xtra*
  • Dasani® Water*
  • Nesquik® Low Fat Chocolate Milk
  • Nesquik® Low Fat White Milk

Wendy’s Dressings:

  • Ancho Chipotle Ranch Dressing
  • Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
  • Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing*
  • Classic Ranch Dressing
  • Fat Free French Style Dressing*
  • Italian Vinaigrette Dressing
  • Honey Dijon Dressing
  • Light Honey Dijon Dressing*
  • Light Classic Ranch Dressing
  • Supreme Caesar Dressing
  • Thousand Island Dressing*

Wendy’s Frostys™:

  • Chocolate FrostyTM
  • Vanilla FrostyTM
  • M&M’s® Candy Crumbles

Wendy’s Dipping Sauces:

  • BBQ Nugget Sauce
  • Sweet & Sour Nugget Sauce
  • Honey Mustard Nugget Sauce
  • Honey Nugget Sauce*
  • Wild Buffalo Ranch Sauce*
  • Heartland Ranch Sauce

* – Certain menu items may vary from store to store and may not be available at all locations.
+ – Contains maltodextrin.

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Dec 30 2008

Are TCBY’s Yogurts Gluten Free?

One of our readers asked the question “Hi.   Sorry to trouble you, but do you know if TCBY’s yogurts are gluten free?”   Rather than respond directly, I figured I would turn this question into a post in case it helps some of our other readers.  

So, what yogurts at TCBY are gluten free?   According to research, the following are NOT gluten free: Chocolate Malt, Cookies ‘N’ Creme, Cheese Cake.  All other yogurts should indeed be gluten free!

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Dec 28 2008

Burger King’s Gluten Free Menu

While out on the go, finding a gluten free fast food meal can often be difficult.   Throughout most of the country, there seems to be a McDonald’s or Burger King on just about every corner, making those both desirable places to have gluten free options.

Most people seem to have a pretty good idea about McDonald’s gluten free menu, but what about Burger King?  Here at Gluten Free Fast Food, we’ve put some time into trying to obtain a complete Burger King gluten free menu, but haven’t gotten anything official yet.

Burger King’s Gluten Free Menu

According to our research, there isn’t all that much which can be confirmed to be gluten free at Burger King.  So far the only items we’ve been able to confirm are gluten free are:

  • Tendergrill Garden Salad (bring your own dressing)
  • French Fries (confirm your location uses a dedicated fryer!)
  • Pop/Sodas and milk

That is per Burger King’s official ingredient list (PDF) and allergens list. You can also find more information here.

Because the list is so small, very few (if any) people with Celiac Disease ever go there, leaving their employees uneducated about our needs.  As a result, unless you only have a Burger King in your area, we suggest you instead head over to somewhere like McDonald’s to find your gluten free meal.

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Dec 27 2008

McDonald’s Gluten Free Menu

Have you noticed a McDonald’s on every street corner in your area?   Most people seem to take McDonalds for granted, but for someone with Celiac Disease, if you are traveling or stuck out in public for whatever reason, having a McDonald’s nearby can be very beneficial.

In my experience, they are probably one of the best Gluten Free Restaurants because they are everywhere and they are great about disclosing ingredients on their official website.  This allows you to have options if you are stuck in situation where you don’t have any snacks with you.

Although this is subject to change, here is a current list of McDonald’s gluten free items for your reference.   Due to the nature of the fast food industry, ingredients are often changing, so you’ll also want to keep an eye on McDonald’s official website to ensure this information is still accurate (we will revisit it regularly to try to keep our list updated):

McDonald’s Drinks:

  • Apple Juice
  • Coffee
  • Hot Chocolate
  • 1% Low Fat Milk, White or Chocolate
  • Orange Juice
  • Soft Drinks
  • Chocolate Triple Thick® Shake
  • Strawberry Triple Thick® Shake
  • Vanilla Triple Thick® Shake
  • Ice Cream Sundaes including nuts
  • McFlurry® with M&M’S® Candies

McDonald’s Condiments/Sauces:

  • Butter
  • Chicken McNugget® Honey
  • Chicken McNugget® Hot Mustard Sauce
  • Hotcake Syrup
  • Jam
  • Ketchup
  • Lettuce
  • Margarine
  • Mayonnaise
  • Mustard
  • Onions
  • Pickles
  • Tartar Sauce
  • Tomato
  • Apple Dippers and Low Fat Caramel Dip

McDonald’s Cheeses:

  • American Cheese

McDonald’s Meats:

  • Beef Patty (no bun)
  • Breakfast Beef Steak
  • Canadian Bacon
  • Sausage
  • Scrambled Egg

McDonald’s Potatoes:

  • Fruit ‘n Yogurt Parfait (no granola)
  • Hash Browns

McDonald’s Salads/Dressings:

  • Caesar Salad w/o Chicken
  • Side Salad
  • Newman’s Own® Creamy Caesar Dressing
  • Newman’s Own® Cobb Dressing
  • Newman’s Own® Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Newman’s Own® Ranch Dressing
  • Newman’s Own® Salsa

Note: It used to be believed that McDonald’s fries were gluten free, but over the past two years their corporate office has confirmed that McDonald’s french fries do in fact contain gluten.

Reminder: We recommend you discuss your dietary needs with the employee when placing your order and keep an eye on McDonald’s official website for changes in ingredients before dining out.

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Dec 26 2008

Cold Stone Creamery’s Gluten Free Menu

Are you an ice cream lover?  For many Americans with Celiac Disease, ice cream is one of the few sweets we can truly enjoy (only certain brands/flavors of course!).  I’ve heard on many occasions that Cold Stone Creamery has the best ice cream anywhere.   Is this true? 

Based upon my research, it looks like even if you are on a gluten free diet, you can now try Cold Stone Creamery for yourself!   After looking over the official Cold Stone Creamery website, it looks like they now list what items contain gluten on their Nutrition Information page (you can visit the PDF directly here).

In addition to covering what Cold Stone Creamery foods are gluten free, their Nutrition Information page also lists which items are egg-free, milk-free, peanut-free, soybean-free, treenut-free, and wheat-free.   Hopefully that covers just about every major allergy.

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