[Philmont] food allergy

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> From: "R Fisher" <ghotier@texas.net>
> To: "Philmont List Member" <Philmont@troop47.com>
> Subject: [Philmont] food allergy
> Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:17:51 -0500
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> > We have a scout who wants to attend Philmont next
> > year on our trek. He has severe food allergies. The #1 item he reacts to is
> > wheat. In reviewing
> > the ingredients on the Philfood, wheat is in 99%
> > of the meals. Has anyone experienced this problem
> > and how did you overcome it for a scout?
>
> As previously stated, you will need to supply suitable replacement meals
> for individuals with allergies. You will very likely have to bring a
> substantial part of the food for this individual because wheat is a
> component in a large percentage of the meals at Philmont.
>
> This past year we had a crew member with an allergy to cheese. I
> contacted Philmont and they provided the trail menu with the ingredients
> lists for each item. Together with the crew member's parents and
> another advisor who happens to be a dietian, we reviewed the lists and
> determined which meals were going to be problematical. The Food
> Services folks were very helpful in this regard although you may have to
> wait until early next spring when the trail menu is finalized.
>
> We knew that squeeze cheese would be a problem but we were able to
> "adjust" by swapping between the other lunch meals (we also had an odd
> number of crew members that helped this situation too). For the dinners
> that had cheese as an ingredient, we brought replacement meals. Each
> meal was securely wrapped in a plastic trash bag and marked with the
> crew number and the meal number the package replaced. We turned in the
> meals at Logistics when we were getting our itinerary finalized. They
> also marked the commissary location on the meals.
>
> The process worked very smoothly, but we only had to replace three
> meals. The only glitch was the Rivera Mesa fire. Because of the fire,
> our itinerary changed from trek 28 to trek 21. One of the meals that
> included cheese was for the night of the chuck wagon dinner - the change
> in itinerary changed the day of the chuck wagon dinner. It was a
> problem easily remedied; we were able to get a substitute meal from the
> swap boxes we encountered along the way.
>
> We found the process very efficient and easy to work with, but we only
> had to make a few substitutions. With wheat, as previously stated, you
> will likely have a larger task.
>
> We also took an Epi-pen just in case something slipped through the
> cracks. I would encourage you to do the same.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Roy Fisher
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