Gluten Free at Parkview Field

Below is a response I received today regarding GF options at Parkview Field.

Enjoy!

(Additional info in a later blog update can be found HERE.)

We have made a great effort to make many of the items served at Parkview Field Gluten Free. Below is a list of the Gluten Free food that is served at Parkview field. Please note that while most things are either naturally gluten free or made gluten free, very few items we receive are “Certified Gluten Free”, and while we take great precaution to ensure ideal conditions , we do not have a gluten free prep area.

Concession Stand 2

¼ pound Cheeseburger – when served on the Gluten free bun

Johnsonville Bratwurst – when served on the Gluten free bun

Ballpark All Beef Hot dog – when served on the Gluten free bun

Grilled Chicken Sandwich – when served on the Gluten free bun

TinCap Salad, both garden and Chapman’s

Nachos with cheese

Veggies & Hummus

Sauerkraut

Riceworks chips * served throughout the park*

All Heinz condiments served at Parkview Field. We are currently switching to Red Gold for which is also Gluten Free.

Manzana’s Mexican grill

Tacos 3 for $5 – when on soft or hard corn tortillas

Nachos Grande – all hot and cold sides are made gluten free. The only thing that contains gluten on the cart is the wheat tortilla; taco salad bowl and burrito.

Both Popcorn Carts

Roasted Peanuts

Popcorn all sizes (our seasoning does not contain gluten)

Centerfield Grill

¼ Rack Ribs and combo plate

¼ Chicken and combo plate

Jumbo Turkey Leg

Char Grilled Chicken Strips

Field of Greens Cart

Both TinCaps salads and dressings

Veggies & Hummus

Riceworks Chips

Apple Cart

Carmel Apple

Fresh Apple

Applesauce

BBQ Cart

BBQ Ribs and combo plate

¼ Chicken and combo plate

BBQ Pork sandwich – when served on the Gluten free bun

BBQ beef Brisket sandwich – when served on the Gluten free bun

BBQ nachos

Grilled Corn

Carmel Apple Cole Slaw

Stadium Wide

Frozen Chocolate Bananas

Lemon, strawberry, and watermelon chill

Dippin Dots

Most flavors of hand dipped ice cream (cups only, no cones)

Soft Serve ice cream (Stand one, cup only)

Peanuts

Most novelty ice creams

French Meadow Wins Again

A few weeks back, I bought a package of soft tortilla shells at Fort Wayne Custom Rx. That's the only place I've seen these (I think...? Does A&B Natural Foods have them? I don't recall...... I always get the pizza crusts there!), and French Meadow did not disappoint.

Okay, maybe I was disappointed that there were only 6 in the package, but I'd still buy it again.  :)

I found they worked best slightly warmed in the microwave. They were soft and even softened back up when reheated. They didn't get dry and crunchy.

They were definitely the best soft tortillas I've had since going GF. Without compare. I wouldn't expect anything less from French Meadow Bakery.

Seriously, we need to get more of their products in more of our local groceries! A&B has their pizza crusts, Kroger has their brownies, FW Custom Rx has these tortillas, and Meijer occasionally has their cupcakes. I know some restaurants use their bread (Dash-In does, or at least last I knew), but I've never been able to buy it. This brand is awesome!

Brunch in Indy in April

Check out the Gluten Free Living Now blog post HERE.
I don't know about you, but I'm thinking waffles sound good right now!

Baker Street

It's been 6 months since I've discussed them HERE.
Please review that link.

Concerns were recently expressed in the GFFW Facebook group about their GF menu- and the fact that they have now removed this menu because it was not completely GF.

I looked back at their GF menu, which is still posted online HERE.
I couldn't help but notice that the items mentioned in the blog post last summer still appear in this menu online.

I've never eaten there; it's a bit out of my price range these days. Please share your experiences here on the blog, on www.facebook.com/glutenfreefortwayne or at glutenfreefortwayne@yahoo.com.

I've heard plenty of positive reviews of GF dining there, but the most recent report I'm hearing is not encouraging.

A Message to Anonymous:

Below is a quote from an anonymous post on the blog found HERE:
"Unless you have celiac disease, there are no health benefits from a gluten free diet. Quit promoting this myth! What a joke..."

The following was my response:
"I'm not sure what myth you think I'm promoting and I'm sorry if I have somehow offended you in sharing my experiences in gluten free eating- I do this because my life depends on it. I do have Celiac Disease, as well as the associated Dermatitis Herpetiformis. I don't limit my blog to only a Celiac audience, as the treatment for Gluten Intolerance or Gluten Sensitivity is exactly the same. Pre-diagnosis, I was always skeptical of the people who used a GF lifestyle to manage Autism and behavior disorders, but I am not here to pass judgement on the choices of others. I just want to share what I have learned with others who are going through similar experiences."

Gluten Free Sampling SATURDAY!!

From The Health Food Shoppe:

This Saturday Nov. 12th 11am - 2 pm is GLUTEN-FREE SAMPLING DAY!  All items sampled will be gluten free.  Holiday ideas, new items, deli treats and party tray previews. 

We'll have special one day only sales as well.  Join us Saturday, 11am - 2pm. 

FINALLY PIZZA!!

Remember how Casa was supposed to start having pizza back in July? I wrote about it way back on June 14! Somehow July didn't quite happen, but I stayed excited. In August, I knew it would be anytime now. I was calling them once a week for a while hoping they would have it- or at least have a date for when they would have it.

Well, school started. As you can see from the date on my last post, it's been a busy school year. This is my first posting since school officially started! So I got busy and discouraged and quit calling. I did check their online GF menu about a week ago and the pizza still wasn't back up (it was originally posted online when the pizza was first supposed to arrive in July).

Guess what?

It's posted now.

The buzz on Facebook is all positive. I can't wait to try it. If I wasn't drowning in paperwork, I'd head out for pizza tonight!! If you've had it already, please tell us all about it. I was hoping to be one of the first, but hey- at least I can make sure everyone knows it's out there now, right?

Some might complain and be negative about how it took so long and how they didn't seem to know what was going on....... I'll complain that I've been dying to try their pizza, BUT I'm okay with them taking their time to make sure they get all the details right. Casa has been amazing ever since they first debuted their GF menu- they want to do this right. I applaud that.

Now go eat some pizza!