Need help ordering food for work meeting with these insane dietary restrictions. What would you order?
Help please!
by ConesOfDunshireGirl
47 Comments
molewarp
Bottled distilled water.
Can’t go wrong with that 😉
Danuwa
Salad
Less_Beyond2577
Tacos so people can choose what they add to them. Corn tortillas – or lettuce – works for the no gluten folks.
Build your own bowls/pitas from a Mediterranean/Greek/Cava-like place.
firewater40
Chicken and potatoes or rice with a veggie
siqbal01
Try putting this in chatgpt and seeing what it comes up with
TastesLikeCatMilk
They should not be eating out ever in the first place. If you’re in the US (and most likely a LOT of other places too) it’s unreasonable to expect every or any establishment to completely avoid the risk of cross contamination with any of those items. Maybe one or two of them, but no way all of them. It’s too much of a risk if they are *seriously* allergic. They should bring their own dishes and share amongst themselves.
Between 3 people I would be asking myself if they are serious or just trying to fuck up plans
Wander80
Salads with grilled chicken, no cheese (or cheese on the side), variety of dressings on the side.
christinasasa
Boiled chicken.
ammh114-
Maybe a taco bar? Things like corn or certain meats would be separate so the people that can’t have certain items could avoid them. But in general i feel like all of these restrictions could eat tacos in some capacity.
AdventurousPoptart
Looks like a shishkabobs and rice meeting.
Christheitguy1183
Glasses of ice water
smeezewitme
They honestly should’ve said “attendee 1 is allergic to…” so you would be able to still offer things but let them know which ones not to touch.
American_Gladiola
Baked potato bar, can be completely vegan if you want it to be. Add chili if you’re feeling fancy.
sayyyywhat
Anything build your own so people can avoid what they need to.
SaxonLock
Po-tay-toes. Raw with a salt shaker.
watermeloncrossiant
Chipotle catering.
ApprehensivePie1195
I would go with Chipotle. Can get chicken, rice, veggies, etc can make it fit those restrictions. I’m not affiliated with this company and haven’t ate there in over a year. Gluten free makes me automatically think of rice as a carb. Plus they have a variety of proteins to fit your list.
Wolfstarmoon42
I’d order from an Asian place & tell them the allergens while ordering
Chicken, seafood, rice, rice noodles, all veg are safe
Satay chicken stir fry or wok tossed rice noodles (check no soy sauce)
Sushi rolls (check no gluten/soy; vegetable rolls should be safe)
Boiled rice as a side
Steamed veggies as a side
Or chicken roast dinner (gravy seperate)
Or (if it doesn’t need to be a meal) hummus, raw veg sticks, olives, pickles, rice crackers, nuts, fruit platter
Defan3
Pizza with a gluten free pizza for that person. I used to work in a pizzeria and put gluten free was for one person.
stoudman
Chicken Alfredo w/ Broccoli and gluten free pasta; red lentil is pretty good, avoid brown rice based gluten free pasta. I’m literally making this tonight. My roomie is gluten sensitive.
Bschwah
Don’t try to get something that avoids all of them. Provide a number of items and label what each contains so that attendees can choose for themselves what to eat and what to avoid.
kevloid
that list is from just 3 people?
sushi?
A2FA
Would cancel the food and add an extra 2 hours to the meeting. I would also make it clear why no food was being served.
Gary7sHotCatHelper
Grilled chicken.
AndylouC
Bourbon and cigarettes
Much_Box996
I call bullshit. No way they are really allergic to all that. Just order good food and let them go hungry. I bet a couple of them eat foods they claim to be allergic to.
Langdon_St_Ives
Two thoughts: All these things are *actual allergies* by just three attendees? Rationally, that is very unlikely (there is a huge difference between an actual allergy, an intolerance, and imagining you have one of those), but I understand you’re in no position to argue with them. So let’s just assume someone actually is *allergic* to all this.
Then my second point would be: why do you have to get something that has none of these for everyone? Can’t you simply have the three sensitive persons make their own choice of something that’s ok for them, and just get the standard coconut-breaded chocolate egg soy-corn steak for everyone else.
Possibly I’m misunderstanding something.
AppropriateOcelots
Depending on the amount of people and cost restrictions……buy each of the three their own meal of their choosing. You can provide a menu that isn’t so limiting if there are 30+ other guests, etc while still accommodating these guests.
11093PlusDays
Beans and rice
SrgntFuzzyBoots
Idea one Chicken kebabs, Greek style salad with feta on side, rice and naan for side options. Tzatziki optional.
Idea two Thai style sticky rice with sauce spread and Asian style salads. (Papaya salads are easy and delicious if love in a big city you can find a cooking papaya easy).
Idea 3. Chicken wing platter with veggies and dips.
Idea 4 pizza, most pizza places now offer gluten free crusts, not sure if they are egg free, but you can ask.
Idea 5 a hummus platter with a spread of dip-able veg and bread.
Idea 5 sushi
Not sure if your doing a whole meal or just appys but there’s my ten cents
AMasterSystem
You can always just do different colored waters that are not red?
Gummy bears without the red ones!!
Top-Reference-1938
Sushi
MarthasPinYard
Ehlalalalalalalala
I feel like some of these people are putting preferences, and not allergies
becky57913
Chicken shawarma or kebabs on rice with salad
Vegetarian chili with rice
Hainese chicken on rice
Seafood paella (may be hard to find)
For anything, confirm with restaurant as it’s hard to know if a place uses soybean oil. Also, confirm specifics of dairy. Some dairy allergies can handle butter or ghee or yogurt and others cannot.
Indian dal and veggie curry and rice (as long as it’s not made with ghee)
WayfaringEdelweiss
Fruit and Veggies
pitshands
Ice cubes….
yycluke
Chicken wing bar.
DonkeymanPicklebutt
Sushi?
turbomonkey3366
Stir fry with chicken served with rice
PlumMagic
Box lunches? I ordered quite a few of these for in-office gatherings after COVID because they [seemed/are] more hygienic than buffet-style; there are a lot of caterers and even chain stores that will make them. Individual boxes can be customized a bit. You can offer a range of items and have each person choose what they want in their box.
MyNameIsSkittles
I would order whatever for everyone and ask the people with allergies what they like
Otherwise your choices are extremely limited. Potato bar? Whoop di doo. I’d bail if I found out that’s what’s being served
Silly_Monkey25
LOL, tell the ones with restrictions to bring their food!
Elitsila
If you can get vegan or vegetarian food from a Middle Eastern place and get gluten-free pita, you’d have lots to choose from.
usernamesarehard1979
Can you be allergic to red meat and pork, or is that just a preference?
Far_Statement_2808
Pick a place. Get menus. Have everyone write their order before the meeting starts. Don’t get wrapped up in the allergy game.
47 Comments
Bottled distilled water.
Can’t go wrong with that 😉
Salad
Tacos so people can choose what they add to them. Corn tortillas – or lettuce – works for the no gluten folks.
Build your own bowls/pitas from a Mediterranean/Greek/Cava-like place.
Chicken and potatoes or rice with a veggie
Try putting this in chatgpt and seeing what it comes up with
They should not be eating out ever in the first place. If you’re in the US (and most likely a LOT of other places too) it’s unreasonable to expect every or any establishment to completely avoid the risk of cross contamination with any of those items. Maybe one or two of them, but no way all of them. It’s too much of a risk if they are *seriously* allergic. They should bring their own dishes and share amongst themselves.
Between 3 people I would be asking myself if they are serious or just trying to fuck up plans
Salads with grilled chicken, no cheese (or cheese on the side), variety of dressings on the side.
Boiled chicken.
Maybe a taco bar? Things like corn or certain meats would be separate so the people that can’t have certain items could avoid them. But in general i feel like all of these restrictions could eat tacos in some capacity.
Looks like a shishkabobs and rice meeting.
Glasses of ice water
They honestly should’ve said “attendee 1 is allergic to…” so you would be able to still offer things but let them know which ones not to touch.
Baked potato bar, can be completely vegan if you want it to be. Add chili if you’re feeling fancy.
Anything build your own so people can avoid what they need to.
Po-tay-toes. Raw with a salt shaker.
Chipotle catering.
I would go with Chipotle. Can get chicken, rice, veggies, etc can make it fit those restrictions. I’m not affiliated with this company and haven’t ate there in over a year. Gluten free makes me automatically think of rice as a carb. Plus they have a variety of proteins to fit your list.
I’d order from an Asian place & tell them the allergens while ordering
Chicken, seafood, rice, rice noodles, all veg are safe
Satay chicken stir fry or wok tossed rice noodles (check no soy sauce)
Sushi rolls (check no gluten/soy; vegetable rolls should be safe)
Boiled rice as a side
Steamed veggies as a side
Or chicken roast dinner (gravy seperate)
Or (if it doesn’t need to be a meal) hummus, raw veg sticks, olives, pickles, rice crackers, nuts, fruit platter
Pizza with a gluten free pizza for that person. I used to work in a pizzeria and put gluten free was for one person.
Chicken Alfredo w/ Broccoli and gluten free pasta; red lentil is pretty good, avoid brown rice based gluten free pasta. I’m literally making this tonight. My roomie is gluten sensitive.
Don’t try to get something that avoids all of them. Provide a number of items and label what each contains so that attendees can choose for themselves what to eat and what to avoid.
that list is from just 3 people?
sushi?
Would cancel the food and add an extra 2 hours to the meeting. I would also make it clear why no food was being served.
Grilled chicken.
Bourbon and cigarettes
I call bullshit. No way they are really allergic to all that. Just order good food and let them go hungry. I bet a couple of them eat foods they claim to be allergic to.
Two thoughts: All these things are *actual allergies* by just three attendees? Rationally, that is very unlikely (there is a huge difference between an actual allergy, an intolerance, and imagining you have one of those), but I understand you’re in no position to argue with them. So let’s just assume someone actually is *allergic* to all this.
Then my second point would be: why do you have to get something that has none of these for everyone? Can’t you simply have the three sensitive persons make their own choice of something that’s ok for them, and just get the standard coconut-breaded chocolate egg soy-corn steak for everyone else.
Possibly I’m misunderstanding something.
Depending on the amount of people and cost restrictions……buy each of the three their own meal of their choosing. You can provide a menu that isn’t so limiting if there are 30+ other guests, etc while still accommodating these guests.
Beans and rice
Idea one Chicken kebabs, Greek style salad with feta on side, rice and naan for side options. Tzatziki optional.
Idea two Thai style sticky rice with sauce spread and Asian style salads. (Papaya salads are easy and delicious if love in a big city you can find a cooking papaya easy).
Idea 3. Chicken wing platter with veggies and dips.
Idea 4 pizza, most pizza places now offer gluten free crusts, not sure if they are egg free, but you can ask.
Idea 5 a hummus platter with a spread of dip-able veg and bread.
Idea 5 sushi
Not sure if your doing a whole meal or just appys but there’s my ten cents
You can always just do different colored waters that are not red?
Gummy bears without the red ones!!
Sushi
I feel like some of these people are putting preferences, and not allergies
Chicken shawarma or kebabs on rice with salad
Vegetarian chili with rice
Hainese chicken on rice
Seafood paella (may be hard to find)
For anything, confirm with restaurant as it’s hard to know if a place uses soybean oil. Also, confirm specifics of dairy. Some dairy allergies can handle butter or ghee or yogurt and others cannot.
Indian dal and veggie curry and rice (as long as it’s not made with ghee)
Fruit and Veggies
Ice cubes….
Chicken wing bar.
Sushi?
Stir fry with chicken served with rice
Box lunches? I ordered quite a few of these for in-office gatherings after COVID because they [seemed/are] more hygienic than buffet-style; there are a lot of caterers and even chain stores that will make them. Individual boxes can be customized a bit. You can offer a range of items and have each person choose what they want in their box.
I would order whatever for everyone and ask the people with allergies what they like
Otherwise your choices are extremely limited. Potato bar? Whoop di doo. I’d bail if I found out that’s what’s being served
LOL, tell the ones with restrictions to bring their food!
If you can get vegan or vegetarian food from a Middle Eastern place and get gluten-free pita, you’d have lots to choose from.
Can you be allergic to red meat and pork, or is that just a preference?
Pick a place. Get menus. Have everyone write their order before the meeting starts. Don’t get wrapped up in the allergy game.
I would get many big bags of frozen corn.