Eating Out Gluten Free

Today was a busy day for me and thus I had to eat out twice. I really don't like to do this because it is often unhealthy decisions I make. Today for breakfast that was no exception. My family was at Hardee's and I being super hungry looked on their menu talked to the person taking my order and decided on a "gluten free" low-card breakfast bowl. BAD IDEA! First it was loaded with cheese and greasy sausage which at one point I probably would have loved, but not anymore. My tastes have really changed especially with being faced with a gluten intolerance. So, I ate the breakfast bowl and within about 15 minutes found out I shouldn't have. I don't know if the person preparing my food didn't change gloves or somehow gluten found it's way into my meal, but it was there. I felt miserable! But, at least now I know not to get that.


For dinner I ate at Red Robin. For those of you who do not know what Red Robin is it is a american food restaurant. I have been doing lots of research on gluten free eating out and after my breakfast fiasco was worried about attempting to eat out again. To my delight it was FANTASTIC! Also, I explained to the waitress and she listened. I asked her to please make sure the staff changed their gloves and made sure that no gluten came anywhere near my plate. She was like we here at Red Robin really take food allergies serious and do everything to ensure your food is "clean" of allergens. I ate my meal still a little skeptical that I would feel sick shortly after. NOTHING! What a relief! I ordered that California Chicken Burger with no bun and instead of fries I ordered a side salad no croutons with the honey-poppyseed dressing. It was super delicious and I will definitely be going back in the future and with ease. I love that feeling.