Did you know that there are over 22 different gluten free items that you can enjoy at McDonalds.
Whether if you love lettuce wrapped cheeseburgers, premium salads, or their oh so popular McCafe coffee, you’ll be sure to find something delicious, and gluten-free, to enjoy from McDonalds.
Here are 22 gluten free items that you absolutely must try at McDonald’s.
1. Lettuced Wrapped Cheeseburger
Did you know that the quarter pounder with cheese, bacon quarter pounder, cheeseburger, and hamburger are all gluten free if you order it without the bun? Yep,it’s true. Unfortunately, any of the burgers with Big Mac Sauce aren’t 🙁
2. Premium Bacon Ranch Salad
Who can say no to bacon?
3. Caesar Salad without Chicken
Grilled chicken is overrated anyways, right?
4. Premium Southwest Salad
Just make sure to order this salad without tortilla strips.
5. Side Salad
Why get fries, when you can get a side salad without croutons.
6. These 4 Salad Dressings
Here are 4 gluten free salad dressings that you can order for the salads as seen above (#2-5): Newman’s Own Creamy Caesar Dressing, Newman’s Own Cobb Dressing, Newman’s Own Low Fat Balsamic Vinaigrette, Newman’s Own Ranch Dressing.
7. Fruit and Yogurt Parfait
Order this without granola to make it 100% gluten free!
8. M&M’s McFlurry
And the best part about the McFlurry is the fact that there are no shared mixing spoons which means no cross contamination (only relevant if you’re allergic to gluten)!
9. Hot Fudge Sundae
….WITH NUTS
10. Caramel Sundae
…WITH NUTS (not pictured unfortunately)
11. Sweet Tea
Possibly some of the sweetest tea around.
12. McCafe Coffee
Iced or regular, you can enjoy a great gluten free McCafe from McDonalds.
13. Frappe Mocha
The classic.
14. Frappe Caramel
Frappaccinos are always a little better with a sweet caramel drizzle.
15. Frappe Chocolate Chip
Chocolate chips + coffee = foodgasm
16. Blueberry Pomegranate Smoothie
So many antioxidants.
17. Strawberry Banana Smoothie
A perfect combination.
18. Mango Pineapple Smoothie
A tropical paradise.
19. Vanilla McCafe Shake
20. Chocolate McCafe Shake
21. Strawberry McCafe Shake
22. Shamrock Shake
And of course, who can forget the always awesome Shamrock Shake!
23. BONUS: French Fries?
Are McDonald’s french fries gluten free? Unfortunately, they are NOT.
Check out the full McDonald’s gluten free menu!
Be sure to check out the complete McDonald’s Gluten Free Menu by clicking here.
Thanks for reading and please share this with anyone whom you know will enjoy this!
Nina
Gladly ahole.
Anonymous
yeah me too
Anonymous
McDonalds no longer has salad on their menu.
Anonymous
Who tf is Mandy
Anonymous
Mandy you’re an idiot
Dorothy Maskell
Thank you about letting me know about burger kings fries. Kelsey’s and Montana’s have a burger free bun.
bobo
Piss off.
William Cowart
I know five guys has gluten free fries
Suzanne
Crappy GF options, why no GF buns and fries?
Henry Gaughan.
The lettuce wrapped cheese burger was very yummy.
PAT Testing
Interesting. Compliance with gluten free produce is hard for factories
Dee
McDonalds is a international company and as such each country has a slightly different set of ingredients used in their products. For example in Canada where I live the fries and hashbrowns are gluten free they are fried in a dedicated fryers in oil that is gluten-free and therefore are gluten-free and safe to eat for celiac’s which I am. In the US the ingredients and oil are different. Most but not all locations do use a beef flavoring in their oil that contains hydrolyzed wheat protein making them not safe to eat if you have an issue with wheat or gluten. As for the fries and hashbrowns you have to look up the ingredients list on their website as I am unfamiliar. I work for the company the makes blends and supplies the oil for McDonald’s so I know that the flavor additives used in Canada and the US are different.
mandy
Looks like celiac ridden folk are amongst the bitchiest uptight Americans. Go eat a peanut.
Denise
McDonald’s French Fries are NOT Gluten Free per their own ingredient list. But Burger King Fries are gluten free, so everybody go there!
mandy
Shut up & eat a peanut
Cheryl
The French fries are NOT gluten-free! They are soaked in a beef broth solution containing wheat, and is labeled as such on the box. I wish I was able to attach the photo here. It’s crazy. French fries should be potatoes, salt, and oil. Period. I miss them.
Loser
As someone who used to work at Mcdonalds I can assure you all only fries and hashbrowns are made in the same oil which are both gluten free! My dad and I are both celiac and very sensitive and we eat mcdonalds frys all the time with zero problems!
Sara
McDonald’s fries are gluten free I am allergic to wheat/gluten and I eat their fries and i have never gotten sick.
Bb
The last one, asking if French fries are gluten free… They’re potatoes, potatoes don’t contain gluten.. that’s so obnoxious.
Loser
Yeah sure but if the fries are cooked in the same oil as gluten they’re no longer gluten free, its not just that simple. If anything you’re the obnoxious one
Clare
Caesar salad dressing (Canada) has now changed brands and is no longer gluten free, some places may still serve the older beans but just check as I was caught out and was sick all night!
Clare
Sorry typo (that’ll teach me to not read back before posting!!)
Beans?! Should read brand?
April Chantrenne
An anybody tell me if the sausage and scrambled eggs at McDonalds are gluten free?
JKR
I eat their eggs & sausage & don’t have a problem. I get the breakfast & just give my biscuit to my husband. But that’s just me.
April
Does anybody know if the sausage or eggs at McDonalds are gf?
Buster M.
I have celiac, and have found that the only way to be assured you are not getting cross contamination, is to eat at home.
The only two flair ups happened when I ate at a restaurant ordered off of the menu marked gluten free, and got sick anyway.
What happens at the table when you order, and what goes on in the kitchen are two different things. Some servers are very aware of the problems that can occur for a person with celiac that gets into gluten, but most could care less.
Sjogrens_Strong
Shheesh….so much negatively. If you do or don’t eat at Mickey Dee’s great that’s your decision. Celiac Disease AND Gluten Sensitivity are both extremely hard. I pray we all just get through another day, with the good Lord guiding the way.
With that said, I’m trying me some fries…
Linda Q
I’m celiac and I routinely eat fries and hashbrowns at McDonald’s (Canada) and have never had a reaction.
Pat
Canada McD…
https://yourquestions.mcdonalds.ca/answer/are-your-fries-gluten-free-1/
Gandalf
I have gluten sensitivity and the Strawberry Banana smoothie makes me very sick within an hour! Fries and hash browns give me a reaction too but not enough to make me run to the restroom. I have pretty much crossed McDonald’s off my menu…
Matt
Smoothie is gluten free. I think you and a lot of people on this thread have gut leak. We all need to start eating healthier, and take priobotics to feel better again. Eating at mcdonalds isnt going to make anyone better.
Jules
Straight from the website, under freach fry ingredients:
“CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK
*Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.”
ivy
so basically the only thing u can get are drinks and salads
Dana
McDonald’s fries are fried in oil containing hydrolyzed wheat! I thought I could eat these because they’re plain potatoes, right? WRONG! I got VERY sick, so NO, DO NOT EAT MCDONALDS FRENCH FRIES!! NOT SAFE!!
Erin
Hey everyone I have celiac disease and have been eating McDonalds fries for years without any reaction whatsoever. I live in Canada so I don’t know if the procedures are different in the US or not, but I’d say here in Canada the fries are gluten free and safe for celiacs.
Chris
The brownies are gluten-free
Cathy Green
I have Celiacs Disease but I do not get sick from eating small amounts and so I depend on sites like this to help me out on what is safe or not safe. I am like the other person that stated “I am really tired of all the restrictions”. So therefore I need you all to help me out, I need to know what I can eat and be safe other then eating at home all the time.
Nawal
About the French Fries,
I think they are gluten free, I know lots of people who work and say that they aren’t cross-contaminated. McDonald’s considers french fries one of their most lucrative products and they’re famous for it! I don’t think they’d mess that up.
I’m also a celiac. No problems with the fries! Thank god too because I’m tired of all the restrictions, sometimes I just want a little good food!
However, McDonald’s aren’t all corporate owned, if you’ve gotten sick from the french fries, perhaps it was that one particular location that didn’t take enough care to keep everything separate.
I, personally, have had different prodcuts that have tasted better or worse at different locations (pretty much the same about ALL fast food)
We’re humans afterall.
Jules
Well considering there is hydrolyzed wheat listed as an ingredient in the French fries themselves, i’d have to call celiac b.s. Maybe a “sensitivity” but everyone has that these days…
Mcdonald’s lists all ingredients right on their website, so that info is not hard to find. They even state on their site they do not have a “gluten free menu”. Best bet? Salad.
judith hembrook
Are the french fries gluten free t mcdonalds? I have reports. some say the are and some say no.
Loretta
I use cornstarch all the time it’s made from corn not wheat. And m&m’s are also glutin free
hayden stewart
To everyone saying that the meat from mcdonalds isn’t real is so untrue. i work at mcdonalds and it clearly says that it is 100 percent beef on each and every single one. it even has the ingredient lists to prove so.
Rachel
Great discussion and a wealth of information. Gluten laden foods has had a negative affect on our health for more than 50 years. We have to be proactive and make better food choices because our society is addicted to modern wheat. Dr. Oz did a program a couple of years ago entitled “Are you addicted to wheat?”. It’s worth watching. Thanks!
Laurel
I usually avoid soft serve ice cream as it often contains wheat in it (it is often used as a thickening agent) I do not know if McDonald’s soft serve ice cream does or not……anyone know?
Krysta
I’m Celiac and I’ve had McDonald’s shakes and hot fudge sundae and never gotten sick. But fries on the other hand I’ve gotten sick of those
karen
I have often had fries from McDonald’s and I have never been sick .I usually have a very quick reaction as I’m celiac and would be sick pretty much straight away
Jenny
I eat the cheeseburger without the bun and fries and they never make me sick
Amy
Last time i checked M & M’s are NOT gluten free… the coating which contains cornstarch is made from whaet flour and i have to agree on the burgers as well we all know that burger is NOT 100% beef lots of fillers and if your gluten intolerant and eat this you could become very very ill
andrea
M&ms are totally gluten free
Nawal
They even wrote “corn starch” LOL
Kyla
hahaha
NoMoreM&Ms
M&Ms are GLUTEN free BUT not wheat free. They contain a wheat derived sugar. So celiacs whom can not tolerate gluten are usually ok but those with a wheat allergy can experience a reaction.
Jenny
I have been told a several McDonald’s that they have a separate fryer for the fries and hash browns. Even if the fries are GF, the hash browns are not, so the fries will be contaminated. I ate them once after hearing they were GF and asking if they fried the fries in a separate fryer. Was told yes, but didn’t know they also did the hash browns in it too. I had a slight reaction.
Gluten freee
CHILI LIME TORTILLA STRIPS
Ingredients: Corn, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Soybean and Sunflower Oil), Salt, Maltodextrin, Sugar, Dried Tomato, Dextrose, Spices, Onion Powder, Green Bell Pepper Powder, Citric Acid, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Malic Acid, Paprika Extract (Color), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Natural Flavor (Plant Source), Lemon Extract, Spice Extractive.
Amy
Ummm Maltodextrin is a form of gluten sorry to burt your bubble
Eileen
“Maltodextrin
Maltodextrin is gluten free. It can be made from a variety of starches, including corn, potato, rice or wheat. However the source does not matter because maltodextrin is such a highly processed ingredient that the protein is removed, rendering it gluten free. If wheat is used to make maltodextrin, “wheat” will be appear on the label. Even in this case, the maltodextrin would be gluten free.”
Gluten freee
GRILLED CHICKEN FILLET
Ingredients: Chicken Breast Fillet with Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (Rice Starch, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Canola Oil, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Chicken Skin, Paprika, Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Garlic Powder, Chicken Fat, Spices), Sodium Phosphates.
Gluten freee
Allergens: WHEAT AND MILK
Ingredients: Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Natural Beef Flavor [Wheat and Milk Derivatives]*, Citric Acid [Preservative]), Dextrose, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate (Maintain Color), Salt. Prepared in Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil with TBHQ and Citric Acid added to preserve freshness), Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent.
*
CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK.
*Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.
JoieDeVivre
From what I hear, the Celiac Disease Association has declared them safe??? I don’t know if it’s worth the risk though. Honestly, if you just buy good quality frozen french fries from the store, marked Gluten Free, and deep fry them yourself in a deep fat fryer at home, they’re just as tasty. Much safer and SO much cheaper, and probably healthier because you can read the ingredients list before you buy them, and choose what you want.
Gluten free momming
And it’s so easy to carry my deep fryer filled with oil and my frozen bags of fries with me on road trips. A lot of people are searching for fast food options because it is needed when they travel not because they are hitting the drive through daily.
Sarah Miller
I’ve worked at McDonald’s and the fries are cooked in a separate fryer from the chicken and fish (you would be able to taste it if they were cooked together!!) but the flavoring they use to make the fries is questionable because it is derived from wheat but tests as gluten free.
Ashley
French fries are flavored? Salt is made from wheat?
Nawal
LOL!
Katelyn Rauhut
I have celiacs and I get sick with any small trace of gluten. However my sister worked at mcdonalds and they don’t cook anything besides their fries and Hashbrowns in the same fryer. The nuggets are cooked completely separate. I get their fries all the time and I have not once got sick from it.
Dede
Good to know Katelyn!
Hayley
I will have to try it, I love mcdonalds French fries and really miss them. I thought they were coated in flour or something. Thank you for heads up!!!!
christina callaway
The fries have wheat in them. Google the ingredients list. If you are sensitive avoid them.
Deb Bruno
If you look on McDonald’s website, under ingredients, the hash browns DO have wheat in them so I don’t know how you are not getting ill if you have Celiacs.
Rica
Hash browns get me 100% of the time.
French Fries never have made me sick at all. Ever. Never. I’ve enjoy a small fry about every two months or less. And a few times a year I even get the small cheeseburger and put the fries on it. Yep that one will get me sick. Now that I know it is the gluten making me feel not so good, I will ditch the bun when I get that desire next time.
Poison from the grocery store is poison.
Healthy salads from McDonald’s are still healthy.
Snack drinks from McDonald’s are no more poisonous than some of the treats I can put together from a grocery store in my kitchen.
Balance in life is much more joyous. I eat three things and very rarely from McDonald’s. Almost everything my husband likes there will make him sick. We figure fillers and grease in his case. But not everything is bad.
annie
Hold on, Katelyn where are you from though?
Because I hear only american mcdonalds use wheat and like 22 other chemicals on their fries.
So if you don’t live hear that may be it.
I hear Europe is normal and uses potatoes oil and salt.
Jannet
I agree, my son is the top manager and I don’t think he would lie because he doesn’t want me sick.
Plus I too can eat them and I feel fine
Courtney
Katelyn Rauhut – I’m going to say that hasbrowns have gluten… So the fact that you aren’t getting sick from eating the fries with celiacs disease is odd… Hashbrowns are battered… You stated yourself the hasbrowns and fries are cooked in the same fryer so, chances are you have a gluten intolerance not celiacs… FYI.
Nadine S
Hashbrowns
potatoes
canola oil
hydrogenated soybean oil
safflower oil
natural flavour
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salt
dehydrated potato
vegetable monoglycerides
corn flour
dextrose
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sodium acid pyrophosphate
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extractives of black pepper
citric acid
dimethylpolysiloxane
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corn flour- I don’t see any wheat in the hashbrowns in Canada
cooked in vegetable oil
Jill S Rappold
Actually there are over 300 symptoms of Celiac. If you are well informed you would know that you could have many symptoms or none. My husband has Celiac (both blood tested and upper/lower GI biopsy) and can literally go off his diet for about two entire weeks….and I mean pizza, burgers, cookies…you name it…and then after about two weeks he’ll finally start feeling shaky and panicky. THAT is his main symptom. Other people can’t get a crumb in their system without all havoc breaking loose! Soooo…..anyway…..McD’s fries have a wheat coating…BUT it is less than 20 ppm of gluten….so it is considered GF. It depends on how sensitive you are I guess….
Trish
My son has CD and eats the fries and has a milk shake and not once has he gotten sick.
feebo
food that is sold for $1 or 2$ is food i do not want in my body
:-/ yuk
Nawal
Are you kidding? You’re basing it only on price? You know MOST vegetables and even many herbs are priced under $1. Cucumber, lettuce, cabbage, cilantro…
Plus lots of UNHEALTHY food is priced over $1…pizza, pastas…
How about no.
Lori Wheaton
I wouldn’t trust any of it. It is probably all cross contaminated plus the quality of the food is literally garbage.
Ashley
Obviously, you’ve never worked in food. Cross-contamination is a HUGE deal at any restaurant. Fast food prices otherwise. As someone who has a worked for McDonald’s, I know they take health precautions very seriously. It’s also the consumer’s responsibility to inform the crew or manager of allergies so they can take extra precautions. Everything on this list is certified gluten free. That means they take extra measures to not contaminate these items with gluten. Their fries are not cooked in the same oil as meat or fish products. And, as far as the food being “literally garbage”, No one forces you to eat there. No one. I don’t even eat McDonald’s. But I don’t spend my time bitching on blogs about how “garbage” it is. News flash…EVERYWHERE you go uses the same.processed products. They all come from the same place. The same of 3 slaughter houses that exist in the US. Do some research. All your food come a from one place.
Nawal
Amen
mike
cross contamination is not a big deal
They don’t pay they’re employees enough to care.
When I worked in fast food I didn’t care about any of those rules , most people dont
eSEy Bee
French fries are cooked in same oil as nuggets, so no!
Sarah Abner
French fries arent cooked in the same oil as the nuggets, I would know I worked for McDonalds
Nathan
Doesn’t matter anyway. According to McDonald’s nutritional facts, McDonald’s french fries contain wheat and should not be ingested by those with gluten allergies.
Jannet
THE French fries do not contain wheat.
MacDonalds open their book and we looked and that’s why I now know this valuable information
Nawal
Thank you!
Carmen
Actually the fires are gluten free. But they cook it in the same frier as the hashbrowns. So it’s contaminated making it not gluten free. I worked there for four years.
Kyla
Literally says this right on McDonald’s website:
“The oil our suppliers use to partially fry our fries has a small amount of flavoring that uses hydrolyzed wheat as one of its starting ingredients.”
so NOT gluten free.
Dana
The fries may not contain wheat, but McDonalds own website states there is hydrolized wheat IN the oil it is cooked in. Also, even if fryers are designated for only fries and hash browns, some hash browns are not safe for Celiac’s to consume. Plus cross contamination, hello!? Anyone here ever order a burger without something on it and there’s remnants of that ingredient still slopped somewhere on your burger…yeah I’ve been glutened at EVERY fast food place I’ve been to. Not worth he risk! The 16 yr old behind the counter or fryer doesn’t give a sh*t if u get poisoned
Danise
Actually no they arent. They are cooked in a completely seperate fryer.
Danise
They are. Sorry typo
Jessica
Perhaps at the McDonald’s you worked at they are but at our it would happen on occasion that the nuggets, mcchicken, Crispy chicken and fish would be cooked in the same oil or fries would be cooked in the other oil.
Pat
Must be different in Canada.
https://yourquestions.mcdonalds.ca/answer/are-your-fries-gluten-free-1/
Ryan
Fries are gluten free. You ignorant fool. No they are not cooked in the same vats as chicken, I work at McDonald’s and the oil vats for Fry’s are in the front thrle McDonald’s, and are only use for fries and hash browns. Any vats that cook chicken are back in the kitchen. Fries are never made in the kitchen.
Jules
Just because you worked there, you still clearly don’t know a thing. It states right on their website, in the listed underneath the ingredients for the fries, which contain beef flavoring…
“CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK
*Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.”
So, who’s an ignorant fool?
carol
If you worked there how come you can’t spell fries? DON’T go around calling other people ignorant when you can’t even spell fries!
Sarah
Frenchfries actually contain a wheat product.
ewp1974
Wow, now it’s all healthy!
Rob
lol, gluten free doesn’t mean healthy
George
Idiot
Faith
You’re the idiot. They were being sarcastic.
Steve Lewis
Don’t suppose if anyone here can remember the Bond movies which Tina Turner did the theme songs for? It’s been driving me mad all day……
Gluten free adept
Double idiot
Faith
You’re the idiot. They were being sarcastic.
Eli
Dumbass
Faith
You’re the idiot. They were being sarcastic.
Kirk
French fries no problem for me, a very sensitive Celiac.
tara
SAME!!!
Isolyb ying
I need to know for sure if the buttermilk crispy or the artisan grill is gluten-free
Acush
Anything crispy unless made with coconut flour or a flour alternative and fried in separate oil is most definitely not gluten free. Even grilled more than likely is not, based on the fact that they’re all seasoned which more than likely is also not GF, and they’re not fresh.
jason exton
do hungry jacks have gulten free
Of course not
No.
Diane
Yes gluten free pancake with candy bits
Cheryl
McDonald’s french fries can only be gluten free if they have a dedicated fryer to them…otherwise they are cross contaminated. One of the pictures shown for gluten free salads showed mexican strips of chips…..most likey those have gluten in them. Many stores say they have gf food but don’t truly educate on what that all means. It’s not only about cross contamination but also about certain spices, artificial flavors, wheat, barley, malt & rye which all mean “gluten”. I hope these truly ARE safe options & excited when restaurants prove to know what they’re doing, but often times, that isn’t the case & those of us who are celiac & gluten intolerent both sucfer! Just something to consider! Thank you McDonalds for making the effort in trying to offer alternatives 🙂
Lindsay
They said the salad is gluten free without the chips and the fries do have a dedicated fryer. At least in Canada the fries are 100% gluten free and no cross contamination with them
Brittany
I would hope that the mexican chip strips are tortilla strips which are made from corn. You never know really though!
No tortilla
They put “Just make sure you order with NO TORTILLA STRIPS!” Good God can’t u read?
Jessi
Corn chips are completely GF. Anything corn and rice is!
Melvin Moore
McDonald’s fries are not gluten free. They dust them in wheat flour before freezing them.
Jill S Rappold
but i just read that the wheat content is less than 20 ppm….so they can be considered gf….i guess you just have to be careful if you are really sensitive.
Noodnutt
20ppm might be alright for someone with Gluten Sensitivity but! For those of us with full blown Coeliac Disease we have zero choice in the matter. As it is an Auto-Immune Disease it has some serious adverse effects on our whole body.
JKR
Thanks Cheryl… ppl haven’t the slightest clue what’s gluten-free & not. So many things ppl would never guess (for God’s sake, even Twizzlers have gluten!)
It’s annoying when ppl think gluten-free is some diet fad. It’s not “healthier” & it doesn’t help you lose weight… it does NOTHING for the average person. In fact, some GF alternatives have higher carbs, salt & other things.
Going gluten-free is for people who are actually hurt by eating gluten… for ppl like us, eating gluten has horrendous side effects.
Suzanne
Amen! I get so tired of this fad!!! I have celiac disease so it’s not a choice!
Tracie
Curious as to the side effects of eating gluten free? Was just tested for wheat and am allergic. …:/ ty
Christie
Other than feeling a lot more energy, not running to the bathroom in pain and improved skin I can’t think of any. I was a bread addict. Can’t even look at the stuff now that I know that is what was making me so sick all along.
christina callaway
According to the ingredients list,the fries are made with wheat flour. As are the hash brown patties. They also add wheat flour to the oil. Which makes absolutely no sense to me. I have celiac. So they scare me.