My friend Katy has recently cut dairy products out of her diet, but it’s not because she has “trendy food intolerance”. These are her thoughts and feelings.
It’s lunchtime again, and here I am on campus trying to decide what to eat – again. The University boasts numerous eating establishments, but even so the choice usually boils down to a filled baguette or chips. It’s for this reason, despite the ‘canteen’ tray rail and the polystyrene cups, I end up in ‘The Downs’, the slightly healthier (but still serving chips) caf? on Sussex campus.
Mmm, what lovely treats are in store for me today? Well, the pasta is out, so is the korma, the selection of flans and all of the desserts.
You may be wondering what all the fuss is about and why I don’t shut up now and order some chips. Well as it happens I don’t eat dairy products. I’m not a vegan, I don’t have radical ethics and I won’t breakout in blotches, or have a seizure. It’s just, for reasons that will be explained, I don’t do dairy.
To be fair I could just gobble down a portion of chips, a jacket spud...