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Post by plasticpepper on May 14, 2010 13:20:13 GMT -5
I'm in the process of trying to convince a Roo-newbie to come with me...well, actually, I think I've got him completely convinced already, the question is just whether or not he can take time off for it! But anyway, he can't have gluten...he says he doesn't have celiac disease but I don't think I believe him!
So I was trying to think of what sort of gluten-free options there would be at Roo and I'm honestly drawing a bit of a blank. My first thought was that there would be plenty of options because there are a ton of food options in general at Roo and there are a lot of sort of unusual things...or at least, unusual compared to what you might expect of festival food. But when I started really thinking about it, practically everything I could think of to eat there has bread/flour in it in some form...grilled cheese, pizza, gyros, burritos, chicken tenders, fried alligator...probably even the arepas although I don't know for sure about them. We can always just try to bring more food with us if it seems like it might be a problem finding stuff, but even that won't be super easy since the things that are easiest to bring tend to involve bread/flour somehow.
So...can anyone think of any gluten-free food available at Roo?
PP, if Whole Foods sets up their little market again this year, I'd bet they'll have some options. I know there were a few vendors that had salads and veggies.
And we can also come up with some gluten-free to bring with him
Post by plasticpepper on May 14, 2010 13:38:36 GMT -5
Oh yeah good point I bet Whole Foods would be a good option. (A person can survive on just those popsicles, right?! ;D)
If he comes I think I'll end up bringing gluten-free peanut butter cookies to brunch. I baked some at the beginning of this week and I'm pretty sure he literally ate over two dozen of them in the space of two days...
Post by 3DeadStripes on May 14, 2010 17:23:33 GMT -5
Maybe he could get those big burritos they sell over by that tent and just eat the innards? Its a pick your fillings so he would be in control of what goes in I guess.
Post by ltravestyl on May 14, 2010 18:18:50 GMT -5
Meat, on a stick, from the Asian place. The Greek place has salads. I'm pretty sure I remember seeing signs in the food court area of centeroo about gluten free stuff as well.
Post by JustSoYouKnow on May 14, 2010 22:08:33 GMT -5
Yeah, I have a sensitivity to gluten but don't have celiac disease. I am by no means a healthy eater,but I survive on Fruit Cups, French Fries, Potato Chips, Rice, most if not all corn tortillas are gluten free so I eat the Pesto Mozadillas everyday and never had a problem. maybe the burritos are corn tortillas, but I've never tried em. Hot dogs without the buns, or hamburgers without the buns work too. if you ask for a smoothie only with fresh fruit (instead of the flavored syrups) some smoothie vendors will do it if they have a free blender. Hope this helps!
Oh yeah and arepas are generally made from corn, but I don't think they treated me well enough.
I don't know if Whole Foods is going to be back at Bonnaroo this year. I read a post on the bonnaroo.com message boards that said "why no whole foods this year?" or something to that effect, and I don't see a Facebook for them anymore.
I need to go gluten-free too, but you can always bring your own foods and I've heard the food in Centeroo can be ok for the gluten intolerant. there are others there that are gluten intolerant too. He'll be fine. Also, you can always buy gluten-free items ahead of time, if you want. And not *everything* has gluten but even some sauces can, so it *is* difficult to learn and get used to in general...but he can do it. My best friend goes gluten-free and sometimes she'll order a sandwich but no bun (just like mentioned above)
Post by plasticpepper on May 15, 2010 0:40:08 GMT -5
Well, false alarm, my gluten-free amigo has already decided he can't take time off for Roo. Poor guy seems really bummed by this too! So hopefully he'll be coming next year.
hey im gluten free and going to roo. my plan of attack is... peanutbutter and jelly w gluten free bread bringing small propan tank for gfree grilled cheese humus with corn chips tons of apples and oranges gluten free cookies (betty crocker makes a GREAT gfree mix) a big glad contaner of mixed salad bottle of dressing
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Yeah I saw this already - I'm pretty sure we can find stuff for Jessica - she's pretty aware of what she can and can't eat - being a vegetarian just makes it a little harder for her
Salads are always a good stable
and that place where we get the rice/beans/veggies plate will be good also
Post by plasticpepper on Feb 10, 2011 22:49:38 GMT -5
Whoa, blast from the past! ;D I feel like sharing with you guys - the gluten-free friend I was talking about is now...a non-gluten-free boyfriend. Hahaha. Turns out he's not gluten-intolerant after all, or at least not as far as we can tell...he still seems to have some food-related issue but we can't for the life of us pin down exactly what it is.
But he will hopefully be coming to Roo this year if we can both find jobs so we can afford it...and if we can get time off from the aforementioned jobs.
Post by latinachica26 on Feb 25, 2013 20:15:34 GMT -5
I found this thread and hoping for help. I went to Roo in 2009, 2010, 2011 and missed out last year. Prior years I didn't have to deal dietary issues but now I do and was hoping for help from anyone who's gluten free and went to Bonnaroo last year? Any vendors that you can think of that served gluten free options? On the website they are listing that they will have gluten free options (among vegan & vegetarian) but really hoping some delicious GF food is available. We've usually not brought a lot of food from home and just ate in Centeroo. Any help is appreciated, otherwise I may need to start working on a menu and looking for a camp stove....
Post by gunnzablazin on Feb 26, 2013 0:05:36 GMT -5
I'm doing gluten-free as well. I figured I would probably be cooking a lot or having ready-made food that I brought with me. I foresee a lot of things wrapped up in corn tortillas...
I have celiac disease and will be going to bonnaroo this year. According to the main website there will be gluten-free options available from food vendors, but I can't find any details beyond that.
Since I'm so sensitive (even just a few breadcrumbs will ruin my evening) I'll be very cautious even with those that claim to be gluten free, since I've been made sick too many times by people accidentally introducing gluten into my food. Hopefully there will be some good options that won't make me sick, I would really hate to lose a day doubled over next to my tent. I'll be bringing enough food to get by without vendors, however, just in case.
Post by latinachica26 on Feb 26, 2013 10:39:26 GMT -5
I'm going to email Bonnatoo closer to festival date to ask about the gluten free options. I know they are still getting vendor applications and don't have a final list available.
As Roo gets closer I was just wondering who else is dealing with gluten free. Surely out of 80,000 or more people I'm not the only one, am I?
My wife has been gluten free for about 6 months which makes me gluten free by association We are always on the lookout for anything tasty that's gluten free particularly when it comes to "bread' and pasta
some gluten free pasta is really nasty. Udi's bread is tolerable not to thread jack but if anyone has any good recipes or whatever post here or PM me. thanks!
I know there were a couple food trucks last year that advertised Gluten Free meals.
I only do minimal cooking at my campsite (boil water, pour over dehydrated food in ziplock, wait 15mins, done)
This site has a lot of "just add water" recipes and simple snacks: freezerbagmeals.com Many of the meals are gluten free as is. And if they aren't, only require minimal changes (such as using gluten free pasta instead or choosing a dry soup mix without gluten)
Post by mizvalentine on Feb 26, 2013 12:02:18 GMT -5
This will be my first gluten free Roo. I'm actually less worried about food and more worried about booze. As my mister says, I've become an expert at "eating the inside out of everything" (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID)...give me any kind of sandwich and I'll just eat the middle and I'm chill. Of course, this only works for gluten sensitive people like me, not celiacs. And, since I'm flying solo, I guess I won't have anyone to eat my leftover bread. But really, I ate next to nothing and had some food spoil last trip, so I'll pack fruit, nuts, coffee, lunchmeat and maybe some eggs and that'll do me.
However, I don't recall there being any cider in Centeroo... or wine or hard liquor... can anyone refresh my memory? I guess its time for one of those wine bras!
As Roo gets closer I was just wondering who else is dealing with gluten free. Surely out of 80,000 or more people I'm not the only one, am I?
My wife has been gluten free for about 6 months which makes me gluten free by association We are always on the lookout for anything tasty that's gluten free particularly when it comes to "bread' and pasta
some gluten free pasta is really nasty. Udi's bread is tolerable not to thread jack but if anyone has any good recipes or whatever post here or PM me. thanks!
I feel your pain. I eventually found it easier to just drop bread and pasta-like stuff altogether. Not only are most of the gluten free versions yucky, they can be really high in salt and sugar to offset the taste and mouthfeel. I used to obsess over bread and I don't miss it at all now.
That said, over the holidays I did want some traditional things that involved bread/dough (more for emotional reasons) and I discovered that Bob's Red Mill makes FANTASTIC gluten free bread mixes. Highly recommend it. Especially their white bread mix...their hearty whole grain mix is a little TOO hearty for most people (I liked it but my dude thought it tasted like the forest floor).
Ain't even on the same PLANET as "health food" but man oh man... so damn good. The fact that it calls for 4 eggs and a CUP of butter helps!
When you said "Udi's" bread did you mean Rudi's? I'd highly recommend that one. My dude likes it and even though I don't really eat it, its handy to have the bread in the house be gluten free in case I have a belly ache or something.
And the Blue Diamond Nut Thins almond crackers are pretty good if you need something crunchy. Again, they ain't healthy--they should really call them salted rice calorie bombs because that's what they are. But when I wanted baked brie with walnuts and bourbon over Christmas (big tradition in our house) it was nice to have something to put it on!
Behold : Udi's Miz V I'll look for "rudi's...I'm not far from pittsburgh so its probably available here in NE Ohio. Thanks for the info and the Brownie recipe.
Post by gunnzablazin on Feb 26, 2013 12:55:28 GMT -5
How's the texture on the Udi's bread? That was the main reason I had to give up gluten-free bread. It was like... all the flavor of bleached cotton with the texture of shredded sponge. But having sandwich stuff would make camp eating a lot easier.
Behold : Udi's Miz V I'll look for "rudi's...I'm not far from pittsburgh so its probably available here in NE Ohio. Thanks for the info and the Brownie recipe.
also thanks for the pasta info Silence04!
Oh wow!! I've never seen that before!! How funny... Rudi's is carried by Whole Foods and Giant Eagle here so I'm betting you can find it easily in OH. They keep it in the freezer, like Ezekiel's bread. I've got to track down some Udi's now too!
Post by well behaved antelope on Feb 26, 2013 13:39:36 GMT -5
I'm so glad to see this subject.
Hi all. I'm celiac as well so I've been gluten free for a while now and this will be my eighth Roo. So if you have any questions or need advice on anything just ask!
Oh and my GF who is also gf and I are looking for a groop that needs spots filled and we always bring a ton of gluten free food and drinks if anyone wants to add us or even just stop by.
I remember a few specific vendor food options inside of centeroo as well as a lot of things i haven't tried that should be fine, like Arepas (should be corn masa and mozz as far as i can tell but they arrive frozen so I'm not sure the staff could answer confidently).
p.s. along the lines of a wine bra, a collapsible flask is a celiac's best friend when it comes to imbibing at mass gatherings - super cheap too.
Post by latinachica26 on Feb 26, 2013 15:52:00 GMT -5
Oh my goodness don't even get me started on those corn arepas! I'm Colombian so when they had those for sale in Centeroo in 2010, I was so excited and it was basically our meal for the day. But then they weren't back in 2011 and we didn't go last year. I actually am thinking of making some ahead of time and just bringing them to Bonnaroo.
This will be my first gluten free Roo. I'm actually less worried about food and more worried about booze. As my mister says, I've become an expert at "eating the inside out of everything" (THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID)...give me any kind of sandwich and I'll just eat the middle and I'm chill. Of course, this only works for gluten sensitive people like me, not celiacs. And, since I'm flying solo, I guess I won't have anyone to eat my leftover bread. But really, I ate next to nothing and had some food spoil last trip, so I'll pack fruit, nuts, coffee, lunchmeat and maybe some eggs and that'll do me.
However, I don't recall there being any cider in Centeroo... or wine or hard liquor... can anyone refresh my memory? I guess its time for one of those wine bras!
There was no wine or liquor(apparently it's really hard for them to get liquor licenses for the harder stuff) that I could find, but there was definitely cider! I know the bars near That Tent had Woodchuck on tap, and I want to say a few of the other ones, but that's the only place I can vividly recall there being cider. Also I vaguely remember some venders in the Broo'ers festival had cider and one had gluten free beer, but i'd imagine the vendors change for that each year.
Post by latinachica26 on May 14, 2013 19:26:54 GMT -5
Well there is no specific list of food vendors BUT the Bonnaroo website does specifically list vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options will be available. I am just planning on bringing breakfast items and I feel confident that there will be enough GF options in Centeroo. Worse case scenario we will just leave the farm and go to the grocery store to get food. That being said, I think since there is more awareness about living/eating GF we should feel good about our food options this year!
Post by segallsphere on Apr 27, 2015 0:46:25 GMT -5
Hope its cool to dredge this old thread up one more time - my celiac AND vegetarian lady's coming along for her first roo this year. Sounds like there's good gluten-free options and I ate like a vegetarian king of veggieville last year, but anybody got any tips/memories/thoughts on how that venn diagram of *both* squared off last year? There's often a lot of meat in other places' gluten free options.
We're flying in, so if she had options for vendor food on the farm that'd save us a lot of space - thanks for any tips!
