dietary

[Maria]

No: HPFGUIDX 34348

Finwitch said:

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "pippin_999" <foxmoth at q...>
wrote:

> There's a Times interview which reports that Rowling has
figured 
> out "dietary requirements" for the characters. *I* am
sure this is 
> another Vampire clue, but  maybe  the House Elves are
quite 
> busy providing vegetarian, kosher and halal meals. 

Some of them might well be under a special diet... And no
need to add 
religion to that. Health reasons such as allergy (which may
prevent 
having citrus fruits, nuts, chocolate, fish, milk,
tomatoes, 
strawberries... could be lots of others); laktosis
intolerance (no 
milk); diabetes; keliakia (no glutein; certain grains),
high blood 
pressure(must avoid salt), low blood pressure (EAT salt),
anemic 
problems (must have iron-including food, like blood, liver,
kidneys, 
meat, fish, eggs, spinach, parsil), too 'thick' blood
(avoid iron 
food)...

Could you prepare a meal that a)fulfills all nutritional
needs AND
b) doesn't contradict any special diet based on
health/religion/other 
ethical concepts
c) is food, not pills
     *************************

Well, as a person with food allergies myself (i'm allergic
to eggs and in a minor way to some fruits like
strawberries), i think i can reply to this question.

What i have noticed is that the elves provide quite a lot
of variety in each meal. Every time Harry describes what is
on the table there is chicken, and liver, and this and
that, and also for the deserts, and for breakfast, etc. It
is true that nobody is supervising (or seems to do so) if a
given students goes through each meal only eating potatoes,
and therefore not having a complete diet. However,
regarding the allergies or medical conditions, i think the
following. When a kid (i mean, someone who is 3 or 4 years
old) has an allergy, he/she needs to be under constant
supervision, since they are not responsible enough to
decide what is good and bad for them. But someone from 11
on should be mature enough to know they can't have grain,
or milk, or eggs, and simply wouldn't take them. After all,
there is also all these other things on the table, right?

Maria

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