Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Dietary preferences/restrictions/aversions/allergies

[Beverly Jones Redekop (beverly.jones.redekop]

It's important that people only list their true restrictions instead of
aspirational preferences.  Cooking gluten-free for people who never eat
gluten is fine. Hunting down and spending money on soy milk and vegan
cheese for a diner who then eats the regular scalloped potatoes because
it's worth breaking the rules for that lovely creamy dish...oy!

Some residents here are now "gluten-free if offered" -- if you're making
gluten-free pasta for someone else, I would like some, but don't make it
just for me.

On Sun, Apr 3, 2016, 7:24 AM fergyb2 via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

>
>      At Swans Market Cohousing in Oakland we used to have a list kept
> hanging on the fridge of people's allergies and dietary restrictions and
> circulated another explaining what does and does not have gluten in it. We
> keep certain basic ingredients (gluten free Tamari sauce, gluten free
> noodles and gluten free flour) in the pantry to make it easier for cooks to
> accommodate the 3 folk who need to be gluten free.  We are in the habit of
> keeping nightshades like tomatoes and peppers on the side for people to add
> to their salads or tacos or not, to accommodate the nightshade avoiders.
> Our rule is cooks must provide a vegetarian entree and may or may not
> provide a meat dish (their choice).  Beyond that we list the menu several
> days ahead so if there is something on it folks don't like or can't eat
> they don't sign up for that meal.  Most cooks strive to accommodate most
> people's dietary restrictions most of the time.  One thing we hadn't
> anticipated is that people's dietary needs change o
>  ver time.  As we age more people need to restrict salt or sugar or
> discover other food sensitivities so the list needs to be periodically
> updated.
>               Bonnie Fergusson
>              Swans Market Cohousing
>               Oakland, CA
>
>
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Apr 2, 2016, at 8:09 AM, DLS via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] 
> cohousing.org>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > As Gainesville CoHousing moves closer to breaking ground (yay!) and as
> we have weekly pot-luck meals together at our meetings, we have become
> aware of the fact that we have several vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free
> members.
> >
> > How have other groups identified the dietary needs in their community so
> that common meals work? We are considering some sort of questionnaire, but
> there are SO many possible questions!
> > All ideas welcome!
> > Lynne SalzburgCommon House CommitteeGainesville CoHousing
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