tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493158974041601346.post7706882934722519218..comments2024-02-25T01:29:50.860+00:00Comments on Survival Guide: Dublin with Food Allergies: What I’m Reading: March in the Free From Food Allergy WorldAurea@Survival Guidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13140077311250657540noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493158974041601346.post-58865171336566758012012-03-27T23:26:59.645+01:002012-03-27T23:26:59.645+01:00sometimes I think that we have a few food illitera...sometimes I think that we have a few food illiterate generations! <br /><br />But education in schools is exactly what we need as long as they teach it properly ..which reminds me of the food pyramid we were taught in school and how Dairy had quite a large portion because the dairy board 'bought' it and even junk food had a portion, lest anyone get upset.... it all sometimes makes me want to be a hermit in the hills, away from all the corruption!Aurea@Survival Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140077311250657540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493158974041601346.post-80408443085538140382012-03-27T19:31:03.677+01:002012-03-27T19:31:03.677+01:00Education probably has to start at school, as part...Education probably has to start at school, as part of a broader teaching of food and food culture. I don't know about Ireland, but I think we have a generation of young people who are food illiterate in the UK, and I don't see why in theory food hypersensitivities couldn't be taught - even if only the basics - as part of a food curriculum.Alex Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518863820397273098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493158974041601346.post-4595922823457285992012-03-26T00:26:45.084+01:002012-03-26T00:26:45.084+01:00Hi Alex,
Thank you so much for your in-depth comme...Hi Alex,<br />Thank you so much for your in-depth comment! And yes, I totally see the other side and have actually many times been one of the people who can get very annoyed, having lived with a very real lifelong dairy allergy and having to listen to people tell me what I can & can't eat, or not taking me seriously, or serving me a 'dairy free' dessert with a side of ice cream or, my favourite, on airlines when they give me flora margarine!... <br /><br />but allergies and intolerances are confusing and personal by nature and therefore all the more confusing to outsiders and it's such a shame that that happens.. but you've hit the nail on the head - how can we 'educate' them. And I don't really know the answer to that.. <br /><br />but then I look at the coeliac societies and the work they've done. I know that the Irish Coeliac Society has spread the word and the importance in leaps and bounds and has really changed dining as a coeliac in Ireland.. and I think of how marketing can make people believe almost anything...Can't we do the same for our cause? .. <br /><br />There will always be silly people who do more harm than good and there will ALWAYS be people who just don't care enough to even try to understand (grr!!!) and then there are the others who intentionally refuse to understand....but these things take time and I do believe (or rather hope!) that at least some of the battle has been fought with lifestyle avoiders (great term!) as long as we don't let up??Aurea@Survival Guidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13140077311250657540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493158974041601346.post-72953382396614883552012-03-25T23:21:24.279+01:002012-03-25T23:21:24.279+01:00I totally agree that everyone should have the righ...I totally agree that everyone should have the right to decide precisely what goes into their mouths, and what should not – for whatever reason – and also agree with all you say about increased choices and greater free from food options with the burgeoning interest in the field.<br /><br />I once read about a chef who said he thought not everyone in catering takes allergens seriously because some diners who, for example, say they’re intolerant to gluten order, say, a GF starter and GF main course but then an ordinary gluten-containing cake for dessert, because they can manage a few mouthfuls and it’s a special treat. I think that sort of thing creates problems.<br /><br />People for whom food restrictions are an issue or choice should be aware of all other ‘levels’ of restriction and avoidance. The lifestyle gluten avoider, who has every right to avoid gluten, in an ideal world should be aware of every degree of gluten avoidance, and the seriousness of the condition for coeliacs especially, and be careful not to give the impression to people with less knowledge that it is somehow optional or that you can be cavalier with the restriction. <br /><br />How do we make the lifestyle avoider aware of all these levels? Well, that’s the issue. We can say ‘education’ but not everyone wants to be educated or even cares…Alex Gazzolahttp://foodallergyandintolerance.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com