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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What we do:

1) adults sneak out and eat what we want at all opportunities
2) I absolutely do not eat more than I want, and if someone wants to sulk about that he/she is welcome to do so
3) Insist that kids have access to a basket of healthy snacks that they can eat at will

Otherwise ignore the crazy and enjoy having someone else cook.[/quote]

This is good advice in general, but if I were OP the sulkiness would drive me insane--this person is punishing people who do not adhere to her food ideas.

I don't like it at all, OP; the situation.  Is there a way that before the trip you can both warn her and give her a direction for her compulsion:

"Oh, SIL Larla, just want you to know that DH, the kids and I are trying the X diet so we are not going to be eating any A, B or deep fried Cs.  We're also limited in quantity.  We're just trying it out this year to see how it goes.  Don't stress yourself about it; we know you love to cook for us and we love it too--and it's great if you want to [b]help us out,[/b] but if it's too weird for you, we can cook it ourselves."[/quote]

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