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Originally Posted by Tigger What I don't get is w/so many people these days on medically specific diets, why aren't these places changing things?
It really is getting silly w/how much they're cracking down on this. I mean, why should you be made to feel like a criminal (and trust me, I've seen ushers on a power trip actually threaten people who bring in food like they're making a drug bust) just because they can't eat the food at an arena and for a legitimate reason? It's mindboggling!! |
Change is coming. I was at Yankee stadium last summer and they had an array of healthy options. If the establishments with healthy options see $ coming in because of it, there will be a movement towards healthy food world-wide. The reason the traditional fare is hot dogs, fries, and pizza is because they are
cheap and easy to prepare, and there is not a large risk of food poisoing, because they are so well preserved they never go bad! It is about turning the largest profit possible.
You can get away with bringing in food anywhere if you play the diabetes card well. Ushers have found food on me (I've got the deepest pockets ever) and I always state calmly that I'm diabetic. MOST of them understand the implications of that and let me go. If they don't and get power hungry on me, I say, "If you take that away from me I am going to go into your event anyway. I then may have a low blood sugar, pass out, and maybe even hit my head for good measure. You will be the one calling 9-1-1 in about 3 hours. When I wake up in the hospital I am going to sue, insert sports team / music group, insert venue, AND YOU PERSONALLY Mr. *read name off badge*"
Depending on how much of an idiot the guy is the more drastic I make it sound. If he's a real jerk I make it sound like I'm going to stop breathing the moment he takes my roll of lifesavers candy away from me. If he's just kind of an uninformed person, I merely educate him on the ins and outs of living with diabetes, and flirt a little bit to grease the wheels.
