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When you follow a gluten-free diet, there are certain foods you know are likely safe to eat: salads (minus the croutons), flourless chocolate tortes, and baked potatoes, to name a few. French fries are a dish that might seem like they’re free of gluten, but that’s not always the case. You can get gluten-free fries at In-N-Out. Both the regular and Cajun-style fries at Five Guys are also gluten-free\u00a0\u2014 just don’t douse them in malt vinegar.<\/p>\n
Most fast food chains, however, are a no-go. McDonald’s fries are not gluten-free<\/a> because they’re made with a beef flavoring that contains wheat. Additionally, you can’t eat Taco Bell’s Nacho Fries if you’re gluten-free<\/a> because of their flour coating. Arby’s crinkle fries and curly fries both contain wheat, as do Popeyes Cajun fries.\u00a0The waffle fries and hash rounds at Carl Jr.’s also contain wheat, and while the natural-cut fries don’t, there is still cross-contact. Neither the fries nor potato wedges at KFC are wheat-free. While Burger King fries are technically gluten-free<\/a> in that they don’t contain any wheat ingredients, they’re fried in the same oil as breaded products. Shake Shack\u00a0and\u00a0Wendy’s french fries are not gluten-free<\/a>\u00a0for the same reason. Chick-fil-A cannot guarantee any food item is gluten-free because of potential cross-contamination, so those waffle fries are a risk even though they’re wheat-free. To be sure, go with a bag of waffle potato chips instead.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Potatoes are gluten-free, but a lot of fries aren’t<\/p>\n
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