| Author | Message | ||
| Anonymous Posted From: 99.237.220.167 |
Hi, Can anyone make a suggestion where to eat in Boston? I have to go there on business soon and am worried about where to safely eat. | ||
| Jerry Story Unregistered guest |
What is wrong with buying food at a food store and taking it home and eating it at home? | ||
| Roy Piwovar Unregistered guest |
Anonymous, Jerry's suggestion is the best. It's the only way to be able to read all the labels of what you're eating. Also, I generally do well at Asian restaurants that have steamed dishes on the menu because they'll prepare them to order without sauces or seasonings. Don't trust the "No MSG" claims about unsteamed dishes, though, as they generally contain soy sauce, etc. | ||
| Anonymous Posted From: 99.237.220.167 |
Thanks for the suggestions. I will be at a trade show all day until probably 9 pm. I will not have time to prepare anything myself while in Boston. I will try to bring my own food along but customs officials might confiscate my food when crossing into the U.S. from Canada - there's no telling how they will respond. I am trying to do some advance planning in order to avoid eating the wrong food. | ||
| EmilyS Unregistered guest |
Sorry I don't have any advice. Maybe look up a few Mexican Restaurants and ask about their ingredients. Their beans, fresh salsa and chips *may* be a safe option. Taco Bell's bean and cheese burrito with no red sauce used to be my safest out to eat meal. I'm not sure if I could handle the tortilla or not now but the beans are 100% safe (at least they used to be). You could also look up a nice steak house online, call ahead and see if they would be willing to prepare a safe baked potato and steamed vegetables for you. Some butcher their own meat on site so they may be able to prepare a steak that would be safe as well. In my experience the nice restaurants are willing to do this and understand the importance. Good luck. Sorry, it's hard to travel and work at the same time with this diet. | ||
| jjmartin Unregistered guest |
Traveling is a probem there is no doubt about that. Cheese travels well and I always have some as an emergency back up, but I was on the train once from Canada and all fruit and food was confiscated, so I can understand your problem. There is a chain that I came across in DC that may have locations in Boston called Au Bon Pain and they were everywhere. I was leaving on the train and had them make me a sandwich of salmon and cream cheese. You could substitute something else for the cream cheese. I don't react to things as severely as I used to, so be careful, it's no fun reacting while traveling. I find that I handle most Mexican food well, but I don't ever order fajitas as I think they use something on the meat. | ||
| Di Unregistered guest |
I have never been to Boston but when I have to eat at a restaurant I try to order a hamburger or steak and strongly specify "no seasonings" and request to have it cooked on a "clean" grill. Baked potatoes are usually safe, but avoid the skins, and plain steamed vegetables are safe. | ||
| Anonymous Posted From: 99.237.220.167 |
Thanks for all these great suggestions. I will prepare four days worth of my own food and hopefully when I drive over the border the U.S. customs official will be in a good mood and allow me to bring my cooked food over once I explain the reason why. | ||
| Di Unregistered guest |
You might want to check with customs to find out ahead of time what is not allowed. Just a thought. |
