| Brown and GF food
Sierra Lin, my kid has gluten intolerance after chemo. From diarrhea to weight loss and poor nutrition, it's a serious concern. We had a trial run at a state U last summer and discovered that even the director of food services, despite a desire to be helpful, was unable to help as he didn't always have ingredients due to the large, unmarked containers. I ended up calling suppliers -- Ken's has some GF dressings and some not. In the end, I made supplemental weekly food drops (while kid was out), and I expect to mail food next fall. We hope to find a pay-as-you-go meal plan (possibly kitchen access too), but even then, there is the issue of cross-contamination.
In all of our many college visits, only Brown said they catered to GF diets -- this was said without our even asking! At some schools, the large Harry Potter-like eating halls were a nightmare to think about, but as my kid sardonically reminded me, blunted villi, diarrhea, and set-up for intestinal lymphoma are small prices to pay for an Ivy education. Wish he had applied to Brown! |