In our quest for gluten AND dairy free foods, we discovered that everyone needs to read the ingredient labels because gluten, especially, is an ingredient in everything from salad dressings to chicken stock to ground meat products. It’s not just in the obvious cookies, bread and pasta.  Here, staffer Dagmar Ryan recommends 2 sweets that are labeled gluten-free, but are also dairy-free.  Staffer Brian Santos and I read the label for turkey burgers. They were “clean”–no gluten or dairy.

Dagmar checks labels on sweets

Brian Santos shows me the label for burgers.

Probably 7 different salad dressing are offered at the salad bar in the Ivy Room.  Staffer, Tim (Smiley) Austin points out all the options. Can I have any of them?  YES, all except the Sesame-Ginger dressing whose soy sauce contains wheat products.  Keep smilin’, Mr. Tim.

Smiley points out all the dressing options that might work.

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Staff member, Rodney Denard and student Alex tried to help me get a gluten and dairy free option from Rojo Grande in the Ivy room. Thanks, guys!

Rodney and Alex offer suggestions at the Mexican station.