Anonymous wrote:I think that if you choose to eat a diet so far out of the mainstream, you should be prepared to fend for yourself.

My husband happens to only eat halal. Yet he accompanies me to social gatherings and picks from the bread and vegetable plate, without talking about why he does it. In his mind, his diet is his business.

Anonymous wrote:I think that if you choose to eat a diet so far out of the mainstream, you should be prepared to fend for yourself.

My husband happens to only eat halal. Yet he accompanies me to social gatherings and picks from the bread and vegetable plate, without talking about why he does it. In his mind, his diet is his business.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do some people seem to become such narcissists about their eating? Sibling turned vegan which is fine, but has to advertise it all the time, post drama about it on FB, and complain when there is "nothing she can eat" at catered family gatherings (that have vegetarian options). It's like a made-up disability concocted around food hat people then seek attention for.

I experience the opposite (and I"m only vegetarian). Grilling me on why? Dramatically proclaiming they could NEVER not eat meat. etc.

Why is it so hard for people, when you know you are inviting veggies over, to offer a SINGLE offering. I wouldn't invite you over and not have a meat dish. Someone else's dietary needs or preferences are really none of your business. And while you may not agree with veganism/vegetarianism, that is also not your concern. There are valid reasons -health and other reasons- to choose that.

If you're going to host. Be a good host. Otherwise, who's the narcissist here? You're criticizing, judging . . . . you're as bad as she is.

Anonymous wrote:I started making sure that the vegetables sides were in fact just plant based and GF. This seems to work for vegetarians, dieters, gf free people etc.Frankly, they are far tastier than the green beans cooked in a casserole with flour, butter, cream and bacon.

I’ve noticed that if an older relative brings a vegetable side it’s loaded with cheese, butter, flour and usually has some meat like ham cubes or bacon.

Anonymous wrote:I’m vegan. I know many of us are annoying, but I’m kind of horrified at the suggestions to serve nothing but broccoli or to cook things in bacon. I have had a couple friends who get extremely sick from eating meat, and adding things to people’s food is extremely unethical. How would you feel if someone intentionally fed you a food you found revolting without your consent? What if it was something you were allergic to and they wanted to prove a point that you were just being dramatic?

Many vegans get excited when they first start, as do many people who starts other diets, such as paleo, keto, weight watchers, or even just calorie restriction. Many have also struggled with lifelong disordered eating and need support, not criticism. Plus most vegans get into the diet for animal welfare reasons, which is a cause many are passionate about.

And often times there really isn’t anything for us to eat. Vegetarian is not vegan, so something with cheese or eggs doesn’t really help me. Most of the time at social gatherings, I’ll have nothing to eat but some vegetables, which is maybe 100 calories and not enough for fill me up. And equally as annoying are the people who mock me or try to cajole me into eating meat.

Can’t you just ignore the FB posts, like all of us have to do with every annoying political FB post we see? Can you offer sibling support, too? It’s not that hard to pick up a pack of vegan burgers and some vegan cheese for a cookout.

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Anonymous wrote:People like this give those with dietary restrictions a bad name. I am a pescatarian and I would never expect people to cater to me - I bring my own food or happily eat sides, etc. it’s not other people’s problem that I’ve CHOSEN to eat this way.

That’s what everyone else except host poster has been saying.

I’m “host poster” (lol) and you don’t have very good reading comprehension bc this is what I’m saying—people who do it for attention make it other peoples problem.

Doing what for attention? Asking to to be included. How dare they? Terrible.

Choosing a totally optional diet that sets you apart from the entire rest of humanity and requires that a host of a large group event make a specificities menu just for you is not "asking to be included," it's just the opposite. It's asking that other people go out of their way to accommodate the ways in which you have excluded yourself and demanding other adjust to YOUR DECISION to set yourself apart.

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Anonymous wrote:People like this give those with dietary restrictions a bad name. I am a pescatarian and I would never expect people to cater to me - I bring my own food or happily eat sides, etc. it’s not other people’s problem that I’ve CHOSEN to eat this way.

That’s what everyone else except host poster has been saying.

I’m “host poster” (lol) and you don’t have very good reading comprehension bc this is what I’m saying—people who do it for attention make it other peoples problem.

Doing what for attention? Asking to to be included. How dare they? Terrible.