Restaurant Menu Items??
#12819 - 06/30/03 10:20 AM
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jules
Reged: 06/17/03
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I use to occasionally browse http://www.dwlz.com/restaurants.html (Dotti's Weight Loss Zone) for nutritional information on food.
Do we have a list of 'safe' restaurant items on this board that we could quickly browse before going out to eat? I was stuck with eating nothing but a plain baked potato at a restaurant yesterday because I had no idea of what to order. I was offered a steamed veggie mix (broccoli, cauliflower and carrots) but the thought of those veggies at the time didn't sound good to me.
I know that we're starting a list of safe name brand foods, but a restaurant list with safe items would be awesome! I love going out to eat, and so does my boyfriend, but we haven't much because of my IBS.
If we do have this already, I apologize for not doing my research. If not, I think that we should get some sort of ball rolling on this. I hate missing out on eating out.
What does everyone think?
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~jules
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Hi Jules - There are a lot of restaurant items listed in the safe foods thread that's going. Since the list isn't organized yet (sorry about that, just haven't had time) you might have to read through a bunch of posts, but I've seen good suggestions there.
There's a recipe section in both Eating for IBS and First Year IBS too, with ideas for you. And do a board search for this - there have been specific past posts with good ideas.
Best,
Heather
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Great, thanks gals!
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~jules
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Hi; i JUST steer clear of any restaurant I am not sure of, even if it means eating the same thing all the time. bETTER SAFE than sorry!
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I AM NEW TO THIS SO HOW DO YOU SEARCH FOR CERTAIN THREADS?
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Welcome! You'll see a "search" link in blue text at the top of your screen (next to "my home"). Click there, and enter your search term in the box. You can choose to search all of the boards or just one particular board. For date range, choose "all posts".
That's all there is to it!
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Hi -
You chose Search from up on the tool bar above and then type in your word(s) you are looking for and change setting to all posts.
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#17298 - 08/14/03 02:18 PM
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BL
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That's no way to live your life!
I refuse to be held hostage by this condition. Avoiding unfamiiar restaurants would never work in my family. My husband and boys love to eat out, and we are on the go so much.I can't ask them to eat at the same places all the time. Although I believe you have to be extremely careful when eating out and you won't always be successful, you can't eat at home all the time. Almost every restaurant has something safe to eat, even if it's just a grilled chicken breast sandwich and a baked potato.
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I think that a guide for dining out "IBS" would be fantastic if there isn't one available. I have ordered and use several guides like this for the Celiac Diet. (Gluten-Free) Without it we would be completely LOST when it comes to restaurant-ing. One particular restaurant that has gone above and beyond for Celiac's is "Outback Steakhouse". They offer a gluten-free menu that you can download and print from your computer. You would NOT believe how fantastic is was to take our first real-live family vacation on the road over the Summer. I made wonderful connections for my daughter here in So. Cal (3 locations) ..also in Las Vegas and an Outback in Flagstaff. I was quite impressed. There's nothing like being able to 'relax' in a restaurant with your family when you're trying to enjoy traveling. With Celiac Disease, the affected person is not allowed to ingest ANYTHING which contains or is cross-contaminated with gluten. Gluten is the protein which is found in grains such as wheat, barley rye & oats. The list of ingredient equivalent names fills 3 pages on the Celiac.com website if you are interested in observing it. All I can say is that it's very scary giving your trust to someone and hoping that they prepare the foods in a way that is 'safe' for your child to eat. The symptoms can be very severe and sometimes life-threatening, so this can be quite tricky..as you can imagine.
One of the books that I use quite frequently was ordered from the CSA/USA. (Celiac Association) It lists a few fast-food type places as well as some others who offer GF foods. If there was a society for IBS sufferers, perhaps this type of listing would be available. Perhaps it already is somewhere and I haven't seen it. I know it would be a welcome addition to Heather's books as well as other useful material to the newly diagnosed IBS patient as well as the veterans, like me, who suffer. Oh.. also, the guide is basically a 'commercial products listing' as well as a listing for the restaurants willing to commit and participate. "The Bible" for Celiacs.
What do you think, Heather? 
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Hi - I haven't seen anything like this for IBS, which is why I'd like to do a book that is an IBS restaurant guide. The downside is it would be only applicable to the US, and would be outdated very quickly as restaurants change their menus. But, after the fast and easy cookbook that's the next project on my list. I hope I'm not 80 by the time I get there.... 
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Heather, you are amazing! I have every reason to believe that you won't be writing from the old folk's home anytime soon! LOL I'm just looking forward to anything you have to add to your writing collection. A restaurant guide would work for those chains like the Outback Steakhouse that I mentioned. The only thing(s) that would have to be included are the disclaimers which would exempt you or the restaurants from liability in case they change their menu's, etc. I believe it would probably be more forgiving than most people would think to create.
I'm going to ask Outback how they were able to create a gluten-free menu.. -the steps and research they took, etc.
I'll let you know what they tell me. They're quite accommodating.
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~Deborah
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when did they get a gluten free menu and what does it consist of?
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I'm not sure when they began the menu, but our family has been using it since January of this year. Basically the menu covers gluten-free food choices an it even includes dessert items. You can view the gluten-free menu on the Outback Steakhouse website @ http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com/ *Just choose "flash" or "non-flash" and it will take to to the site. Then you can click on "Menu" and at the bottom of the page where it states (in tiny lettering)::: "Outback Steakhouse, in cooperation with the Gluten Intolerance Group TM, are now providing a Gluten-Free Menu. Click here for more information.
You will be able to view the menu from there. When we dine at the restaurants, I'm always sure to connect with the proprietor on duty and they usually end up doing the food preparation just to be sure that there is no 'cross-contamination' in the process.
With Celiac Disease, it's very important that special preparations are made to ensure safety. *For instance, you would not be able to slice a tomato on the same board with the same knife a sandwich may have been cut on, etc. It's kinda tricky, but do-able, given the cooks and servers "get it" when you explain what needs to be done.
Also, the Celiac Society (CSA/USA) offers 'dining cards' to hand out to restaurants for their staff to use in food preparation. It just basically simplifies your needs in a friendly way and also educates them with the knowledge they might need in accommodating you or other "celiacs" in the future.
Have fun checking out the site... Outback is my daughter's fav.
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~Deborah
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