Over the past weekend my family and I went on a mini road trip to Duluth Minnesota, so I decided to somewhat document my travels and the foods I ate along the way.
To begin our trip we stopped at a gas station and picked up some snacks to nibble on for the drive, I chose my favourite candy, black licorise and a little pack of almonds. When on road trips I try to limit the junk food I eat and eat nuts and fruit instead, although I do allow myself to eat more junk food then normal since I am on vacation. Just a warning licorise does contain wheat so if you are celiac I would stay away from it, for me if I limit the amount I eat it does not hurt my stomach but just be careful.
Once we arrived we decided it was time to go grab some lunch so as a group we decided on a restaurant we had never been to The Duluth Grill. This restaurant was featured on the television show Diners, Drive- Ins, Dives with Guy Fieri. The menu is great at providing many options for people with gluten allergies as well as vegetarians & vegans. The menu also has a wide range of food, from breakfast options and burgers, to fresh salads and smoothies. As for my mini review, the menu is great but I wouldn't kill to go back. The food was okay, nothing fabulous, and the environment was not my style, it was diner style. Overall I would say try it out but it was not for me.
That was my meal, I believe it was called the big veggie salad, it was good but definitely something I could of made myself.
For dinner we went to one of my favourite restaurants of all time, The Olive Garden. It always provides tasty, good quality Italian food for a good price. I order the gluten free penne pomodoro every single time.
The next day we were driving and I spotted a Whole Food grocery store, this was probably one of my favourite things about the trip. We don't have a Whole Foods in my home town so having the opportunity to go in one was exciting. Me, my sister and my boyfriend all agreed that we should try the Chunks of Energy 100% Raw Cacao Goji and they were excellent, a clean, healthy afternoon snack. I highly recommend them!
Continuing on with our day we did some more shopping then went for a nice lunch in Canal Park. We stopped at a little restaurant called Amazing Grace Cafe, which is also a new restaurant for me and I was very impressed. Me and my boyfriend chose to do the "create your own sandwich" option, you choose your bread, a base ( we both chose turkey), 4 veggies and a sauce, then they create your sandwich for you. They had a gluten free bread option which was great, I wasn't expecting them to, the quality of the turkey, and veggies was great and the sandwiches were huge! They also had an outdoor seating area which is ideal in the summer! This is a lunch restaurant that I highly recommend :)
Shortly after my sister, boyfriend and I decided to get gelato for dessert, I got the cherry cheesecake flavour!
For dinner that night we went on over to The Red Lobster for some fish. I got the Maui Maui and it was great!
The next day our little weekend getaway came to a close, before leaving we stopped at Subway and grabbed some lunch. The best part is that the subway in Duluth offers a gluten free bread so I can enjoy a sub too! I got the turkey sub with some veggies and yellow mustard, I love subway because it is clean fast food that you do not have to feel guilty about.
Overall the trip went great. Did some good shopping, and had some good food. Even when travelling I like to do my best to continue eating clean and healthy but I do not forget to allow myself to have a few extra treats. Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!
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