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Vegan or Vegetarian in Care or Hospital

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Hetty58 Thu 24-Feb-22 10:33:34

Good point, DaisyAnne! I'm vegan but I have various allergies too. Wherever I go, I tend to take food with me. I don't think I'd survive for long in a hospital or care setting. Staff, in general, seem to have little awareness and tend to just treat you as a fussy eater.

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DaisyAnne Thu 24-Feb-22 10:22:24

I'm afraid I worry more about those who are on restricted diets for their health. Why not include all the needs of others?

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JoeVfL Thu 24-Feb-22 10:19:49

Hi all,

I work for a charity called Vegetarian for Life. We support people in care settings to make sure they are able to maintain their ethical beliefs and eat nutritionally.

We are currently looking for cases where people who are vegetarian for vegan in care or hospital who have struggled to get nutritious food in accordance with their beliefs.

If you or someone you know has been in a situation where they could not get the food they wanted, we would really like to hear about it. It’s important that people are respected and treated with dignity when in care.

You can let us know in the thread or email us if you want to let us know about situations like this.

Please follow this link if you need more information about what we are looking for or about our charity in general: vforlife.org.uk/blog/post/share-your-story

Many thanks

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