That's great that not only were you made a aware of a problem, but you took the time to sit down with the peeps who brought it to your attention & figured out a good solution! <<
When it's a simple change, like providing information about alternatives, I do it. Not everything is necessarily feasible, but usually something can be made to work.
>>I do childcare in my school district & we have a couple gluten free kids & I feel bad that we have to exclude them all the time. They want to do bagel breakfasts & we're not even allowed to buy gluten free bagels for them. How sad is that?<<
I see more awareness of dietary issues now, but honestly most of the responses are abusive. A lot of those involve taking food away from people, either the whole group or select individuals. Since food is a human bonding thing, that is ruinously harmful, but most people don't see it. Plus overcontrolling other people's food runs up the risk of eating disorders, and even more so disordered eating of wider variety.
Meanwhile over in Terramagne, there are whole allergen-free restaurants and other restaurants with an alcove for preparing allergen-free foods. Blues Moon doesn't have room to cook halal but they have enough Muslim customers that they made arrangements for halal plates that can be heated up as needed. I figure if I keep describing saner ways of doing things, maybe more people will replicate them here.
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When it's a simple change, like providing information about alternatives, I do it. Not everything is necessarily feasible, but usually something can be made to work.
>>I do childcare in my school district & we have a couple gluten free kids & I feel bad that we have to exclude them all the time. They want to do bagel breakfasts & we're not even allowed to buy gluten free bagels for them. How sad is that?<<
I see more awareness of dietary issues now, but honestly most of the responses are abusive. A lot of those involve taking food away from people, either the whole group or select individuals. Since food is a human bonding thing, that is ruinously harmful, but most people don't see it. Plus overcontrolling other people's food runs up the risk of eating disorders, and even more so disordered eating of wider variety.
Meanwhile over in Terramagne, there are whole allergen-free restaurants and other restaurants with an alcove for preparing allergen-free foods. Blues Moon doesn't have room to cook halal but they have enough Muslim customers that they made arrangements for halal plates that can be heated up as needed. I figure if I keep describing saner ways of doing things, maybe more people will replicate them here.