Eating Gluten Free In Public.

I don't think it is strange at all. I have yet to figure out why people think that everyone else is just like them. I remember when I was younger and worked at mcdonalds people would come in and ask for burgers without the bun all the time. There are a lot of resturants that have no problem doing something like that for a customer and some places are making it part of the menu. People just need to realize that not everyone is like them, and some people have dietary needs outside of what they consider "normal".

For People like that I just want to look at them and ask would you like to join me? this is a new diet that i found you can lose 20 pounds in a week lol. See how fast a lot of the expressions will change hehehehe. I would find some kind of remark to say to the worst of them lol.

You should see me when I order at a mexican resturant. I love Mexican, but can't eat spicy food. I had my gallbladder removed and since then i have to be careful of what I eat. The server will often look at me funny when I order, but as long as it is brought to me right I don't care.

I would have been there right with ya! I am lowcarbing and it can be challenging, but I just ignore the other people. Let them stare. I do and it doesn't bother me a bit.

No i wouldn't stare, but my son has multi allergic syndrome and one of his allergies is wheat so we would often order him a burger minus the bun. I have to admit until he developed this problem that i had never thought about what flour was made of. I tell you i got an education with this child. And going out to eat is not only an adventure but for him could be downright dangerous because when you would ask if this dish had this or that in it they would say no then 10min. after starting to eat he was having an allergic reaction!

Hehehe..LOL...gee, maybe you should hang a sign around your neck stating you can't eat anything that has wheat/gluten in it. I don't know why people concern themselves or be busy bodies about what someone is eating...What is it their business anyway? Maybe you should have just stared back at them with what they were eating to make them feel weird

No, I wouldn't stare at another person who was
eating differently than me.
But I might get stares for my hotdog toppings!
I love those things.

It's America! We live in the melting pot of cultures.
Everyone's different, even down to what they eat.

A simpler way to explain your eating habits to the
insensitive numb-skulls that glare and poke fun, would
be to tell them that you are doing
the Atkins diet and have already lost ten pounds!
No carbs! Get it, cause wheat and such has carbs.

I'm sure they would get that. Atkinds, low carb is
all the rage. Lots of people do it and they don't
get stared down. And, it's sort of true, you really
are following no carb, if you think about it!

They will be eating their heart out with jealousy
and leave you alone enough so that you can enjoy your
time out with your family without derision!

Be well.
Have a beautiful day.

I can relate to the staring thing on a different level because people tend to look at me due to the fact that I have cerebral palsy and require a wheelchair to get around. I also talk differently so people tend to stare at me for that too. Additionally, I have an allergy to a chemical in plastic (well some plastics anyway) that could make me go into anaphalatic shock. I frequently have to modify my eating choices based on packaging or ask them to change the packaging for me. I love to eat out, however, and refuse to let my allergies or the people who have nothing better to do with their lives than look at me take this activity away from me. My friend, Mary Frances (may she rest in peace) had a great comment for starers. "Take a picture. It lasts longer", she would tell them. This may sound mean, and I'm sure your church friends mean no harm and you don't wish to be mean to them. However, it does make people think.

I have severe allergies to foods- the most dramatic being all nuts. People always think I'm odd when I have to ask what type of oil foods or fried in, or double check on the ingredients of specific dishes. Sometimes I find it amusing that others seem so interested in what I have to do- but it gets a bit old when I hear the constant "you have to live without eating nuts?", "I could never do that", "oh my gosh, that is so awful." Maybe it's just because I've dealt with it my whole life, but it just doesn't seem like such a big deal anymore.

I've gotten to the point where if I'm going out for a business dinner, I call the restaurant ahead of time and plan my meal. That way I never have to say anything in front of Clients, and don't have to bother explaining anything.

Good heavens no! I would hopefully be too busy enjoying my own food and the company I was with. What has happened to people's manners. It is so rude to stare.

I'm allergic to sugar and i still eat but i break out from it.i just have to make sure that i drink alot of water or just don't eat alot of it.it's not strange that ate food that way,they do have lettuce wraps with different meat like chicken and beef and ground hamburger.

Sorry to sound a bit ignorant. But I don't know what is gluten free diet and why people have to take a gluten free diet. It sure sounds like a torture. I am usually engrossed in my own plate when I eat in public and I hardly notice what other people eat. But I guess some people would be interested.:) The best thing is to ignore them, and if they insist on staring give them a sweet smile and ask them if you could do something for them. That should send them on their way.

Cheers and happy mylotting