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[quote=Anonymous]I stock the house with staples that my family will eat.  I try to be considerate of known allergies and food dislikes when I do the shopping, but I won't go out of my way to purchase some odd food that my family will not eat.  I used to do this and then family would show up and say that they no longer eat X cereal or Y yogurt and I'd be left with wasting food that we won't eat.  So, I stock up on good food that meets their general dietary guidelines.  I set aside time the first day they are in town to take houseguests to the supermarket or specialty store if they would like to purchase any specialty items that they will consume.  Or they can eat the staples that I already bought.

My mother even knows the rule and we usually stop at the good Asian store between the airport and my house on the way home and she picks up whatever she'd like to cook for her and my father while they are visiting.  She'll ask what I have, but she knows what she wants.  And she pays.  My MIL will usually wait until the 2nd or 3rd day for the shopping trip because she'll come home, look around what I have purchased to decide whether she likes it enough or wants something else.  And she is not adverse to just borrowing the car and going to the grocery store on her own.

My hospitality will provide them with staples that they can eat, but not with a specialty meal plan.  [/quote]

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