On 2016-12-14 2:19 AM, sf wrote:

>> Depends. Vegan is tougher than vegetarian. In any case, if we are
>> having a roast there are plenty of side to eat, but they would not be
>> vegan friendly. We do have peanut butter though.
>
> Imagine needing to cook gluten free vegan (plus meat). It's not a
> conviction, it's a health issue and the person is so sensitive that
> cross contamination is a real thing with real consequences.
>

I am not going to say that there are people who have serious issues with
gluten. However, there are a lot of people who have adopted gluten free
diets that face no major problems because it is more of a fad diet for them.
One day I was in the corner bakery and enjoying my coffee while the
owner discussed a menu with another customer. She was having some family
together for a function and there were a number of people on special
diets. Some were vegetarian, some gluten free,some vegan and some with
lactose intolerance.

It should be no surprise that when there are so many people in a small
group that are on special diets that they were all young women. I have
issues with tolerance. I don't expect a host to make special meals for
me. I simply avoid the things that contain a lot of dairy. If something
has dairy but is really good I will go ahead and eat it and deal with
the discomfort.