"David Harmon" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:34:19 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, Kris
> > wrote,
>>That's so ridiculously "pc". Most people with allergies know to stay
>>clear of some things, even little kids!
>
> I was tested for food allergies by my pediatrician before school age,
> so I had a memorized list of things I wasn't supposed to eat. Now try
> telling the school Lunch Room Monitor you aren't going to eat spinach
> because you're allergic to it! Of course, that was a long time ago.



Lunch room monitors. How funny! (but not really). I remember the one time
I begged my mother to let me buy my lunch in elementary school, in Southern
California. It was Taco day. I was seven years old. She said, "You won't
like them." She was right. They had shredded raw iceburg lettuce (oh
gross!) and diced tomatoes. (I don't recall any sort of cheese.) So I
refused to eat my tacos. The lunch ladies wouldn't let me leave the
lunchroom. I refused to eat. They kept me from going to class and called
my mother. She said heh, she knew I wouldn't like them. I eat tacos with
just meat, spices and cheese. No raw veggies. I think these women expected
me to be punished. Mom never forced us to eat anything. We had to taste
it, but that's it.

Jill