My Whole Foods chicken may contain wheat?

[Anonymous]

The label of the pre made roast chicken says: Natural chicken, sea salt, black pepper. May contain wheat.

Where is the wheat?

[Anonymous]

Just a guess, but soy sauce? Probably a cross-contamination warning for people with celiac disease.

[Anonymous]

Really?? WTF!! We have a celiac in the family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really?? WTF!! We have a celiac in the family.

Then you shouldn't be surprised that a processed food may have wheat in it.

[Anonymous]

Maybe the chicken ate the wheat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really?? WTF!! We have a celiac in the family.

Why are you so surprised? It's processed food. Is the WTF a joke?

[Anonymous]

Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

[Anonymous]

New poster here...my wife has Celiac so I'm constantly looking for gluten free food. I was a bit suprised to notice that the Whole Foods brand 365 doesn't lable any of their products as gluten free. As a previous poster mentioned, I think they are protecting themselves from any cross contamination concerns. It was surprising though, as some "lower end" house brands, like Safeway, often do label their stuff as gluten free, when applicable.

To their credit, Whole Foods does a nice job with those green labels on the shelves that denote gluten free products.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

What planning? For a small chicken you season it and put it in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. The oven does all the work. You can do this on a Sunday afternoon and eat it all week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

No.

You just roast it in the oven.

It is easier than using a crock pot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

What planning? For a small chicken you season it and put it in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. The oven does all the work. You can do this on a Sunday afternoon and eat it all week.

Right. 45 minutes, as opposed to a trip to the store on your way home from work. Buying a rotisserie chicken is faster and takes less planning than roasting it yourself.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

What planning? For a small chicken you season it and put it in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. The oven does all the work. You can do this on a Sunday afternoon and eat it all week.

Right. 45 minutes, as opposed to a trip to the store on your way home from work. Buying a rotisserie chicken is faster and takes less planning than roasting it yourself.

Okay, then. But don't be surprised that the supermarket doesn't guarantee that it's safe for whatever food intolerances you have. I only eat GF and plan my meals pretty carefully--impulse trips to the grocery store are not part of my routine unless I know that whatever I'm picking up is 100 percent safe.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

What planning? For a small chicken you season it and put it in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. The oven does all the work. You can do this on a Sunday afternoon and eat it all week.

Right. 45 minutes, as opposed to a trip to the store on your way home from work. Buying a rotisserie chicken is faster and takes less planning than roasting it yourself.

Okay, then. But don't be surprised that the supermarket doesn't guarantee that it's safe for whatever food intolerances you have. I only eat GF and plan my meals pretty carefully--impulse trips to the grocery store are not part of my routine unless I know that whatever I'm picking up is 100 percent safe.

Bully for you. That's awesome. Personally meal planning and cooking is not my strong suit, but I still need to feed my celiac kid. So I'm gety grateful to stores that make that easier for me. And admit I've had a similar WTF reaction when reading labels and a food containins gluten that really doesn't need to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Usually it's because something is produced in the same facility where wheat is used for something else. Is it that hard to get a fresh chicken and roast it yourself if you are concerned about contaminants?

Roasting a chicken isn't that hard, but it takes time (and planning). Most people don't have a rotisserie at home, so making a rotisserie chicken is not easy. And buying a rotisserie chicken for dinner is very easy and quick.

What planning? For a small chicken you season it and put it in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. The oven does all the work. You can do this on a Sunday afternoon and eat it all week.

Right. 45 minutes, as opposed to a trip to the store on your way home from work. Buying a rotisserie chicken is faster and takes less planning than roasting it yourself.

Okay, then. But don't be surprised that the supermarket doesn't guarantee that it's safe for whatever food intolerances you have. I only eat GF and plan my meals pretty carefully--impulse trips to the grocery store are not part of my routine unless I know that whatever I'm picking up is 100 percent safe.

Bully for you. That's awesome. Personally meal planning and cooking is not my strong suit, but I still need to feed my celiac kid. So I'm gety grateful to stores that make that easier for me. And admit I've had a similar WTF reaction when reading labels and a food containins gluten that really doesn't need to.

+100.

I've noticed that the "flavored" rotisserie chickens at our local supermarket all contain wheat -- BBQ, Lemon Pepper, etc -- but the "Original" do not. Sounds like Whole Foods must use a flavoring on all their chickens. Annoying!