Special Diets
In today’s world sometimes you have to be careful when making meals for others. You might have someone who has a special diet and being aware of what not to feed them is important. Here is a general glimpse of what to avoid:
- High cholesterol—–stay away from fried foods. Creamy, thick, high calorie foods are not good. Keep it more plain and natural for these type of people.
- Gluten intolerance—avoid any type of grains. Don’t use pasta, breads, etc. There are many gluten free noodles at the store. Most every package has to disclaim whether it contains gluten or not.
- Dairy allergy—stay away from dairy products. No milk, cheese, yogurt, sour cream, cream soups, etc.
- Diabetic—avoid sugar. Be careful of fruit, which contains natural sugar. Eating processed foods is a bad choice as well.
As with everything, if you will be serving someone with a particular food allergy, ask them some recommendations that you can make to serve. If it is a potluck party, you can always ask if they would make something that would suit their particular diet need.
