Along with a poll I'm running on my Twitter account, I wanted to discuss some of the most challenging situations that pop-up for one who has to eat gluten-free. These are mine...feel free to comment with any others that are especially hard for you! Each time I am faced with one of these scenarios it gets better, but it is still never easy.
1. Visiting family and friends out of town - they feel like they have to cater to you, which they kind of do because if not then you are either starving or spending the whole trip making phone calls and no one wants to feel like even more of a burden - and it's usually a WHOLE weekend of eating out
2. Long airport travel days - especially with delays (airports SUCK at having g-free, usually it's McDonalds fries and a Wendy's Frosty for each meal)
3. Networking events/get-togethers with new people - that involve food - having to explain over and over why you aren't eating gets old...I have learned to just say I'm not hungry
4. Traveling for work to random small towns - I did this a lot with my last job...it takes a bunch of research and a prayer that they at least have a Chili's
5. Wedding weekends - especially if you are in them...rehearsal dinners, brunches, dinner...and no time to sneak off and find your own food or bring some with you to heat up - bring me the champagne!
6. Any situation where you simply have to go with the flow - being out and about for happy hour and everyone wants to go eat dinner together, or the whole office is going to lunch...do I want to come? It's never that simple anymore.
7. When a hostess offers you gluten-free food that they prepared special for you...how do I politely ask them to rattle off all of the ingredients to make sure, withOUT being rude
8. Dining out at restaurants that say they can make x, y, z gluten-free and I don't like any of the choices...they don't seem to understand that I have taste buds too and don't have to like everything that is gluten-free...sorry!
9. Being the one who always has to "pick", no matter what. It sounds good in theory but in reality it's a pain in the butt to have to think that hard about any meal.
10. Any situation involving cake. Birthdays, parties, going-away...god, I really miss cake with butter cream frosting!
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