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

[Muriel Kranowski (murielk]

Beverly, I agree that it would be aggravating to go to some trouble to
accommodate someone who could take it or leave it for any kind of dietary
restriction. So far I haven't encountered that, as far as I know, but we
have enough honest-to-goodness gluten avoiders that it wouldn't matter if
one or two people were just trying it out, when that option is offered.

It goes the other way too - I've urged new folks to sign up for GF when I
learned that they really needed to stay off it but they didn't want to
appear overly demanding/fussy to their new neighbors.

On Sun, Apr 3, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Beverly Jones Redekop <
beverly.jones.redekop [at] gmail.com> wrote:

>
> 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
> >
> > 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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