[philmont] Vegetarians at Philmont

> How do youth and adults who have chosen to be vegetarians
> (not for religious or allergy reasons) handle their food
> requirements while at Philmont?

Several years back, there was a member of this list who was vegetarian
(not religious reasons IIRC) who took his own food to Philmont without
any problems. As Jim points out, the Guidebook to Adventure does list
"special diets" as one of the factors for bringing your own food. I'm
not certain what "special diet" entails; I would think that Philmont
would repect a person's desire to not eat meat.

For non-Philmont issued foods, each meal needs to be packaged
separately, marked with the individual's crew number and itinerary
number and the day the food is for. The food should be packaged in
durable wrapping and securely sealed.

Last year, we had a crew member who was allergic to cheese so we had to
bring dinners to substitute for those with cheese in them. We wrapped
each meal in a black trash bag, put our Crew number and itinerary number
and meal (i.e. supper day 4) on each packet. The only problem
encountered was when we got to the Ranch our itinerary had changed due
to the Rivera Mesa fire and as a result so did the day for our Chuck
Wagon dinner. Originally, we would have missed one of the cheese
dinners so didn't bring a substitute. With the change we had to find a
suitable replacement meal - but had no problems via Swap Boxes.

IF you want the straight skinney, I'd call Philmont and ask to speak to
someone in the commissary.

Happy Trails,

Roy Fisher

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Received on Thu Feb 8 18:48:59 2007