Special Diets

1. Special Diets Religious Preferences,  Menu Selection & Food Allergies

2. Your Description Goes Here Introducing food concepts

3. Your Description Goes Here What you will learn

4. When did all these diets get so complicated?

5. Catholicism • Your Description Goes Here • No meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays of Lent

6. Judaism • Your Description Goes Here Off the Menu: • No pork or Shellfish, fish is acceptable as long as it has fins and scales • All animals with split hooves and which chew the cud • Refrain from eating meat and dairy in the same meal • No wine unless it’s kosher • All meat has to be prepared by a qualified kosher butcher • If meat was eaten in the same day, one must wait six hour before consuming any dairy

7. Judaism • Your Description Goes Here • Food for thought • People who keep kosher are very particular. • Buffet? The chef will need to give the participant their own tray of food. • Food will need to be prepared and served kosher. • Hint: Use a kosher caterer to provide a certified kosher meal. They can also provide you with the kosher utensils, cups, and plates. • The meal can be re-heated but must be kept covered so the guest can see the rabbinic seal is intact.

8. Muslim • Your Description Goes Here • Off the Menu • Carnivorous animals • All pork and pork products are totally forbidden • Alcohol • Foods with these products: • Lard • Gelatin • Rennet • Whey • Vanilla extract

9. Muslim • Your Description Goes Here • Food for thought • During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims do not eat from dawn to sunset

10. Buddhism • Your Description Goes Here • Off the menu • Many Buddhists are vegetarians and refrain from the use of alcohol • “Five Pundgent spices” • Onions • Garlic • Scallions • Chives • Leeks

11. Buddhism • Your Description Goes Here • Food for thought • Buddha’s Five Contemplations While Eating • What food is this? • Where did it come from? • Why and I eating it? • When should I eat and benefit for this food • How should I eat it?

12. Hinduism • Your Description Goes Here • Off the menu • Meat for many, especially beef

13. Mormonism • Your Description Goes Here • Off the menu • Caffeine • Alcohol

14. Food allergy vs intolerance - signs and symptoms of reaction

15. What is a food allergy? • An immune system response. • What are the symptoms of a Food Allergy? • Rash or hives • Nausea • Stomach pain • Diarrhea • Itchy skin • Shortness of breath • Chest pain • Swelling of the airways to the lungs • Anaphylaxis

16. What is food intolerance? • Food intolerance is a digestive system response vs. an immune system response. • Symptoms of Food Intolerance • Nausea • Stomach pain • Gas, cramps and bloating • Vomiting • Heartburn • Diarrhea • Headaches • Irritability or nervousness

17. Top food allergies & intolerances Most common food allergies • Peanuts • Tree nuts, i.e. walnuts, pecans • Fish • Shellfish • Eggs • Milk • Soy • Corn • Wheat

18. Top food intolerances • Milk • Gluten free or Celiac- • Products to avoid • Wheat • Barley • Rye • Oats • Semolina • Commercial salad dressing • Instant coffee • Canned soup • Beer, ale, and any grain alcohol • Curry powders • Canned tuna

19. Top food intolerances • Diabetic- • Vegetarian • Oco-Lacto Vegetarian: eats plant food plus eggs and milk product • Lacto Vegetarian: eats plant food and milk products • Pure vegetarian: plant food only • Vegan: excludes using any animal product for any purpose i.e. meat poultry fish, and seafood, and animal products like milk, eggs and honey

20. Talk to your CSM • Let the CSM know during the menu pre-planning. • Hint: Make sure you capture during registration.

21. Thank you!