Diana Gariglio-Clelland

Sodium (one of two main components in salt) makes food taste good and plays an important role in cooking and baking. Salt also helps bring out other flavors in food – have you ever salted an avocado or enjoyed salted chocolate? (If not, you’ll thank us later.) Fast food is usually high in sodium because salt is an easy way to add flavor to foods. If you’re on a low-sodium diet or limiting salt for any reason, are there any [...]

Dairy Queen might not be the best place for having an abundance of keto or vegan options, but its gluten-free offerings are pretty decent!  If you’re avoiding gluten (a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley), what are your food and drink options at Dairy Queen? We’re glad you asked because we’ve compiled a complete list below! Gluten-free Food and Drink Options at Dairy Queen The master nutrition tables Dairy [...]

You probably don’t associate restaurants like Dairy Queen or McDonald's as being low-carb, and in general, that’s an accurate assumption. Dairy Queen is known for its frozen desserts like Blizzards, ice cream cones, ice cream cake, and many other novelties. They also offer items from the grill like burgers and hot dogs. If you’re on keto, are there any options for you at Dairy Queen? We’ll reveal the complete list of keto [...]

There aren’t a lot of options for the paleo dieter at Dairy Queen (keto dieters are in the same boat at DQ). Due to the heavy reliance on dairy, wheat, and added sugars (as well as some hidden soy in some foods), the paleo options are few and far between at DQ. To make things a bit trickier, Dairy Queen doesn’t list ingredients in their nutrition tables, so we can only go off of whether an item contains any of the major [...]

A Mediterranean diet focuses on whole, unprocessed foods and includes plant-based foods more often than a typical Western diet. The options at fast food restaurants like Dairy Queen aren’t usually very Mediterranean-friendly, but with some tweaks, you can choose from some menu items to enjoy on less frequent occasions.  We’ve reviewed the nutrition tables Dairy Queen offers to come up with a list of Mediterranean food and [...]

A vegan diet excludes dairy (cow’s milk products), so can a vegan find anything to eat at Dairy Queen? Dairy is in the name, after all! While there aren’t a ton of options, we’ve scoured the menu (and ingredient lists) of the menu items and have come up with a few vegan food and drink options. Some of the vegan options at Dairy Queen include: For the complete list of vegan food and drink choices at Dairy Queen, [...]