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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would be gracious to make a dish with some protein that the meat/grain/sugar guy can eat, but he’s not going to starve on the normal Thanksgiving sides that meet his criteria. The noom person can portion control. If this were my family, I’d say “hey I’m making the normal stuff, is there something else we should add to the menu?”[/quote]

Do you mean like…turkey? And some green beans? And some salad?[/quote]
Yeesh! How hard is it to pick up the phone and simply ask to confirm?! It would have taken less time than reading this entire thread. Seriously, OP, tell these guests not to come, since you clearly have no interest in hosting them.[/quote]

You missed the issue.  The guests know the menu because it is the same every year.  Does it change because Frank wants/needs Noom friendly and Doris is a low carb vegetarian now?  The other 20 guests are happy to keep the traditional menu.  Obviously it is no one's typical diet.  Once the call is made, the hostess needs to start planning a Lentil loaf or roasted cauliflower chili in additional to all the usual fare.  [/quote]
She doesn't need to change the menu, and it's not clear that it's the same menu every year. Most Thanksgiving menus change slightly. A gracious host who knew that her guests had dietary concerns would ask if there was anything she could do to accommodate. If the answer is something complicated vs. leaving one ingredient out of a dish or putting the dressing on the side instead of pre-dressing the salad, the OP can decide how out of her way she wants to go. But right now, she hasn't even asked...because she's invited guests over that she's decided are PITA that she doesn't care to accommodate. It's fine not to want to accommodate people, but it's rude to invite them to your home and not even try. The OP didn't even say what the restrictions were, just that she judged them. Later she indicated some knowledge of the restrictions, but not enough to be sure that steamed veggies etc would be a sufficient accommodation.

OP is being rude, and she's hoping that she can turn it into her guests being rude because they have a diet she doesn't respect. It's a rude thing to do as a host, and OP sort of knows it or she wouldn't have asked. She was hoping that DCUM would absolve her of her rudeness, and unsurprisingly some of you are more than willing.

OP, no worries. Just let your guests know there's a Burger King and gas station down the road...and of course a bowl of fruit they can eat outside on the front stoop.[/quote]

Go back and read. It is clear that it’s the same menu every year.

Dietary restrictions and allergies should be accommodated. Dieters should do what they allegedly do in every other life situation: plan ahead and make it work. Don’t you think these two guests go on vacation, or out to dinner, or on a cruise? With a large meal like Thanksgiving that centers on a lean protein and includes many side dishes, you see what’s available and you make your plate. Turkey, fine. Green vegetable, fine. Salad, fine. A little treat like a bit of mashed potatoes, maybe some cranberry sauce (which actually has good vitamins in it)? Fine. [/quote]

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