How To Eat Out Safely While On A Gluten Free Diet

Eating out in restaurants can be very challenging if you have a gluten intolerance or coeliac disease.

It is very common for people with coeliac disease to actually avoid eating out altogether through fear of getting ill, or due to the lack of choices on the menu.

Here are 5 tips for gluten free eating out in restaurants.

1) Do some research first – search in Google for the name of the city and “gluten free restaurants” to see if there are any restaurants near you that can provide gluten free good. Sometimes you may find a restaurant that has a special gluten free menu, or you may find that other people have reviewed that restaurant from a gluten free perspective. There are a lot of gluten free bloggers online who like to review restaurants and you can also find information about gluten free friendly restaurants on sites like “Urban Spoon” and “The List”.

2) Phone the restaurant in advance – it is a good idea to take the time to phone the restaurant in advance. Ask if they will cater for people who are on a gluten free diet. If the answer is yes, you may also want to ask about the choices available to you on the menu. I’ve been to some restaurants where every single item on the menu could be made gluten free by the chef, and I’ve been to other restaurants where I had only one or two choices on the menu. If you are sensitive to gluten and react to cross contamination it is also worthwhile asking how the restaurant prevents cross contamination in the kitchen.

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