I’ve been off seed oils for over 2 years now but it’s still a pain in the ass to explain to friends, love interests, and coworkers why I refuse to eat what they do. Sometimes it seems that they are offended by it. How do you deal with that? I’m tired of explaining to everyone that what they eat is poison.
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Do you King. Set an example with action and stick to your guns.
I definitely won’t eat it. I’m just looking for a way to deal with these covnos that will make my life easier. I noticed Paul will sometimes tell restaurant workers that he has a sensitivity to some of those ingredients. People don’t question him about that. I guess I could just say that and if people are interested they would ask more. I expect most of them to not care though.
Don't be a dick about it. Plan ahead, my default for restaurants is ceasar salad and coffee. Maybe fish. Don't make it a topic of conversation and it won't be.
If you need to say anything (you don't) then say "I can't eat X, and it has X in it" not "I don't eat X".
You don't say "I don't eat bleach". You say "I can't eat bleach".
Be a little less self-absorbed and you'll be fine.
I'm the same as you. i just explain that seed oils make me ill (in my case they do - I was very ill for years before I discovered it was the seed oils) and sorry but I can't eat your food. I've stopped caring if they are offended, i'm not rude just being honest. I have been surprised how many people also don't eat seed oil that I otherwise would never know.
It’s true for me as well. I mistakenly ate something once that I didn’t know had seed oils in it and got diarrhea. I definitely notice the effects food have on my stomach now.