Food Allergies

etselec
Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:35:05 +0000

I know a few people with various dietary restrictions (vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, nut allergies–even a gluten-free vegan!) and they do find things to eat in the dining hall. The food is well labeled and they make an effort to have options at every meal for all kinds of restrictions–but of course there’s a lot less choice than most other people would have in the dining hall. In some cases they will make a separate meal for someone with a dietary restriction (this happens a lot for nut allergies, because contamination issues are so important).
Generally they are really good about working with students and doing accommodations. However, I do know several people who are gluten-free who have moved or want to move off-campus in order to get off the meal plan, citing reasons of convenience and flexibility; for instance it’s much harder to get a good gluten-free meal at Tarble, the snack bar/cafe that’s open later than the main dining hall. But the staff will work with you and it really is possible to find enough things to eat.