Mrs Type A's Profile

I'm not a parent yet, and while I plan on feeding my children healthy food when possible, I will not be one of those parents who never let their kids touch anything that isn't organic/gluten-free/nonGMO/ blah blah blah. I agree with the above commenter that being too stringent and forbidding your child from ever drinking a coke will likely make them want to run to the first vending machine they see once they're out from under your thumb.

Also, I ate "junk" when I was a kid, and I turned out to be a very healthy adult, with good, balanced eating habits. I think it's okay to relax a little!!

Generally I will not cater to someone's self-imposed restrictions or "diet" -- although for vegetarians I will make sure the main dish is something that can be served without meat (i.e. pasta with meat on the side) or that there are enough side dishes that are vegetarian so that they will be taken care of.

As for allergies--- I generally KNOW the allergies of any friends who I know well enough to invite over for a meal. In my experience, these individuals will go out of their way to let you know about their allergy. In this case, I make sure that I do my best to accomodate them. That doesn't mean I would necessarily make an entirely gluten-free meal, but that I would be happy to make sure at least several dishes are gluten-free.