Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should just eat salad and shut up.

About 99% of them will eat nothing and do not ask for anyone to make anything special. They usually eat before or after. Sometimes the host will try to accommodate them but most are like you. You should just put on the invite people with dietary restrictions are not welcome.

My DS has celiac he can not even eat a salad because of the bread crumbs or dressings. Who wants to spend the night and falling few days throwing up?

This was my experience about 15 years ago. I’ve eaten my fair share of sad salads and just planned to eat before or after. I would also always offer to bring something, be told of course not, and then the part of the meal I can eat is…carrots. Or asparagus.

But now it seems like a larger chunk of people are either fully vegetarian or trying to eat more plant-based or are either celiac or gluten sensitive— including many hosts. So times indeed are changing for the better!

Sounds like lasagna is not for the diary free, gluten free. Make something else.

How about a veggie chile or ratatouille. Put out toppings that each person can customize based on their restriction. But the base is vegetarian, dairy and gluten free.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should just eat salad and shut up.

About 99% of them will eat nothing and do not ask for anyone to make anything special. They usually eat before or after. Sometimes the host will try to accommodate them but most are like you. You should just put on the invite people with dietary restrictions are not welcome.

My DS has celiac he can not even eat a salad because of the bread crumbs or dressings. Who wants to spend the night and falling few days throwing up?

Celiac is different. All the celiacs I know don't even try to eat out or at anyone's house because of cross-contamination and risk. They bring a little snack pack for themselves.

Most people are happy to do a GF or DF option as evidenced by the excellent suggestions on this thread. It just gets tricky when the restrictions overlap and conflict! Hosts are not short-order chefs.

Anonymous wrote:They should just eat salad and shut up.

About 99% of them will eat nothing and do not ask for anyone to make anything special. They usually eat before or after. Sometimes the host will try to accommodate them but most are like you. You should just put on the invite people with dietary restrictions are not welcome.

My DS has celiac he can not even eat a salad because of the bread crumbs or dressings. Who wants to spend the night and falling few days throwing up?