Fast Food for Gluten Free Kids

Grabbing a snack or quick meal from a fast food restaurant just doesn't work for us.  I am gluten free and can eat a salad at many places, but like most preschoolers my daughter doesn't eat lettuce of any kind.  I suppose that we could get her a hamburger or grilled chicken sandwich without a bun, but she is not fond of that idea either.  Most of the time, we plan ahead and bring food with us for her, but sometimes life is hectic, and frankly, we are caught completely unprepared with a whiny kid from time to time.  In a pinch, we sometimes pick up an Apple Snackers from the Walmart produce section.  It comes with apple slices, grapes, and cheese cubes.  It's actually a big hit with both of my little ones ages one and three.  I have no idea why, but the kids won't eat apple peels at home, but they typically eat the apple slices peel and all from the snack packs.  Go figure!  Unfortunately, there's no drive through, but at least the produce section is usually near the entrance so it's pretty quick.  Sometimes, we also go to Wendy's where I will get a salad with grilled chicken and share some of my chicken with my daughter.  We also order her some apple slices and juice or milk, and she'll share some fries with dad.   You just need to check with the manager first to see if a separate fryer is used for the fries to make sure that are safe.

Here's a link to additional information about eating gluten free fast food:

Gluten Free Fast Food Options

Yummy Pizza!

We tried a new pizza place last night that serves gluten-free pizza, and I just had to share because it was the best gluten-free pizza that I've had.  My daughter's preschool sent out an e-mail that that they were having a fundraising event at a new pizza restaurant in town.  The flyer mentioned that they had gluten free pizza, so we thought that we'd give it a try.  The whole family, even the gluten eating ones, agreed that the crispy, thin crust from Boombozz Pizza was the best.  From what I can tell, it's a new chain just in Carmel, IN and Louisville, KY, but you should definitely check it out if you get a chance.

 Another favorite of ours is Cool River Pizza which offers both cheesy bread and pizza as a gluten -free option.  Locations are limited to Noblesville, IN, Rocklin, CA, and Elk Grove, CA.

We also like Puccinis which offers both gluten free pasta and pizza with several locations in Indiana and Kentucky.