My word of the day: cross contamination

In the world of Celiac, this is apparently a huge problem. Today I found out first hand. My friend picked me up a McFlurry at McDonalds. An M&M McFlurry, which should be gluten free, unless you find a chunk of an oreo in it.........which I did.

Sounds pretty minor, right? It was just a small piece. WRONG!! It contaminated my otherwise gluten free treat. The gluten free diet for a Celiac is really strict. So strict in fact that I have to actually get my own toaster. I can't toast my gluten free bread in the same toaster as the bad, evil, horrible wheat bread.

Cross contamination.