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Holiday Dinner Situation
So every year my husband's grandmother makes a stew for Christmas Eve dinner. I am vegan, and last year she was kind enough to make a seperate soup for me to enjoy. After I ate it, I found out she had used french onion soup mix (which has beef broth in it) to make my soup. I didn't say anything about it, and now I am worried that she will make the same soup and I will have to refuse it if I know she used the same ingredients. Would it be better just to offer to bring my own meal to make things easier, or should I speak to her beforehand about the soup mix? Just curious as to what other people do if they have dietary restrictions. Thanks!
Re: Holiday Dinner Situation
This. That way there's no hurt feelings.
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
Does Grandma know what Vegan means? If not she may not realize that she made a mistake. I would just bring my own soup if I were you.
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I'm not sure why you though this comment was necessary. If you didn't have anything helpful to contribute you could have just not replied to this post.
Have a great day!
~Benjamin Franklin
DS dx with celiac disease 5/28/10
This. A lot of people assume that because something is titled "vegetable soup" that it contains nothing with meat or dairy. Unfortunately, the only person who can make sure your restrictions are properly met is you. I'm sorry you had to go through that.
Bringing your own soup is a good idea, but if you think that she might go ahead and make the soup for you again this year I'd ask your husband to say something to her. She might be mad/offended if she "goes to the trouble" of making a special soup just for you, and then you refuse to eat it and bring your own food. She needs to know not to bother making it for you again.
lol - well after reading that it would seem that way. But trust me, I understand the difference. No animal product at all (eggs, dairy included) = vegan. But thanks.