Help with Guest Asking for Paleo-Friendly Brunch

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Anonymous wrote:I would go with your original plan, but have some eggs on hand at home. It is such an easy thing to poach, fry or scramble some eggs for the Paleo spouse and that wouldn't make much of a mess to clean up.

This is a great idea.

Yes this. It is so rude unless he has to always eat Paleo for medical reasons (doubtful). I would not do anything special for him. He can eat an egg and fruit.

Agree.

Give him a raw egg (and silently tell him to suck it). A cave man didn't scramble eggs!

[Anonymous]

They actually specifically asked you to make a frittata? Seriously? No. That is incredibly rude. Stick with your original plan, and have a few eggs to scramble. I am by clear on what paleo can eat, couldn't they just eat the inside of the quiche? If it were an allergy instead of a fad diet maybe I would suggest being more accommodating. It sounds like these people should be bringing you food, not the other way around.

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A quiche is paleo so long as you don't eat the crust. Your guests can eat the filling and skip the crust. They don't need a special dish. We keep paleo and I think the request is so rude and also just ridiculous. I'd be thrilled if a friend served up a quiche. That's totally accommodating of you. I don't think you need to do anything beyond that, but since you sound nicer than I am - still get your quiche & fruit side, but take your husband up on his offer and have him do some soft boiled eggs & bacon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A quiche is paleo so long as you don't eat the crust. Your guests can eat the filling and skip the crust. They don't need a special dish. We keep paleo and I think the request is so rude and also just ridiculous. I'd be thrilled if a friend served up a quiche. That's totally accommodating of you. I don't think you need to do anything beyond that, but since you sound nicer than I am - still get your quiche & fruit side, but take your husband up on his offer and have him do some soft boiled eggs & bacon.

No it's not. Cheese and milk are not paleo.

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Just get a couple bunnies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Could you just supply the spouse with a flint arrowhead and suggest that she go out and bring back a mammoth?

So funny.

OP, sorry you're dealing with a rude guest. When I was on a highly restricted diet (for medical reasons), I brought my own food (cold or microwaveable) everywhere and just apologized for my inability to be a gracious guest.

I like the rotisserie chicken and green salad suggestion. I'm not on any special diet currently and I'd enjoy that at brunch, too.

Same here. I was on a highly restricted diet for a period of time (all liquid for months- OMG). I would have never expected a friend to cater that that. I brought my Ensure and had whatever drinks the friends were serving and enjoyed their company. Speedy recovery from your own surgery.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A quiche is paleo so long as you don't eat the crust. Your guests can eat the filling and skip the crust. They don't need a special dish. We keep paleo and I think the request is so rude and also just ridiculous. I'd be thrilled if a friend served up a quiche. That's totally accommodating of you. I don't think you need to do anything beyond that, but since you sound nicer than I am - still get your quiche & fruit side, but take your husband up on his offer and have him do some soft boiled eggs & bacon.

No it's not. Cheese and milk are not paleo.

And yet for some of us our ancestors were eating cheese and drinking milk 7500 years ago (at least). I can assure you that my people didn't meet a coconut or bell pepper till about the 1500s. This is why people make fun of this style of diet; it's arbitrary and not especially scientific.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A quiche is paleo so long as you don't eat the crust. Your guests can eat the filling and skip the crust. They don't need a special dish. We keep paleo and I think the request is so rude and also just ridiculous. I'd be thrilled if a friend served up a quiche. That's totally accommodating of you. I don't think you need to do anything beyond that, but since you sound nicer than I am - still get your quiche & fruit side, but take your husband up on his offer and have him do some soft boiled eggs & bacon.

No it's not. Cheese and milk are not paleo.

And yet for some of us our ancestors were eating cheese and drinking milk 7500 years ago (at least). I can assure you that my people didn't meet a coconut or bell pepper till about the 1500s. This is why people make fun of this style of diet; it's arbitrary and not especially scientific.

Nobody asked for your opinion on the diet. However, I agree that the hostess should inform the guests what she is serving, and that they are free to bring anything else along they need for their special restrictions. We have dietary restrictions for one of our children and have done this for years. I certainly don't expect hosts to change their menu for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A quiche is paleo so long as you don't eat the crust. Your guests can eat the filling and skip the crust. They don't need a special dish. We keep paleo and I think the request is so rude and also just ridiculous. I'd be thrilled if a friend served up a quiche. That's totally accommodating of you. I don't think you need to do anything beyond that, but since you sound nicer than I am - still get your quiche & fruit side, but take your husband up on his offer and have him do some soft boiled eggs & bacon.

No it's not. Cheese and milk are not paleo.

And yet for some of us our ancestors were eating cheese and drinking milk 7500 years ago (at least). I can assure you that my people didn't meet a coconut or bell pepper till about the 1500s. This is why people make fun of this style of diet; it's arbitrary and not especially scientific.

Hey, I didn't say Paleo made any sense. I think restricted eating for non-medical reasons is pretty stupid. Asking a host to accommodate your non-medical diet is just rude. The PP suggested that quiche could be served because it is "Paleo." It's not, and it would be a waste of effort for the lovely host to go through that preparation and then have the rude guest say, "Oh yeah, I can't eat that because of the milk and cheese."

[Anonymous]

Wth? Someone asked you to make something specific for a brunch you are hosting for them. So so rude. We have a family member like this that thinks all food should be catered to them. Agree with others that you go with your original plan. He can eat fruit or bring his own food.

[Anonymous]

Hey maybe if he is keeping paleo his life expectancy will be similarly reduced to 33.

Seriously put out some random nuts. Added bonus - works for the gluten free folks too.