But finding gluten-free desserts around campus was surprisingly not.
As a person with dietary restrictions and allergies, it can sometimes be difficult to watch your friends chow down on Insomnia Cookies and $1 slices of pizza on the daily while you sit there sad with your salad. Believe me, I’ve been there too.
But you no longer have to be the odd one out. Chapel Hill-Carrboro is basically a food-allergy haven.
Y’all, I get chills just driving past Elmo’s Diner. For those like me who love eating breakfast for dinner — or really breakfast at any time of the day — head over to Elmo’s in Carrboro. They have gluten-free pancakes, my friends. And yes, they are delicious. I should also mention their gluten-free menu, which contains more pages than a semester worth of notes for our 8 a.m. classes.
Next stop on my journey was right down the hall from Elmo’s Diner to the Oasis at Carr Mill. In the little hipster cafe, I enjoyed a gluten-free almond scone, chocolate cupcake and freshly-pressed coffee. They were delicious.
Yeah, this place can make any Monday better.
My sugar high brought me over to The Yogurt Pump, where I got gluten-free French vanilla frozen yogurt with pieces of Reese’s Cups — a.k.a. the highlight of my day.
The best part of YoPo — as us college kids call it — is that they label which frozen yogurts are gluten- and dairy-free, something that is very helpful to those of us with dietary restrictions.
