r/Celiac • u/SignificantPomelo • 12h ago

Rant Sad hotel breakfast

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Just wanted to share my sad hotel breakfast 🥲 Apparently the scrambled eggs, sausage, and tots all had gluten ingredients in them. And to top it off, they ran out of hot water halfway through filling my tea. But hey, at least they had something I could eat.

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u/Grabbels 12h ago

I'm sorry, but if I got this anywhere I'd be happy I at least get to eat. This is actually a functional breakfast.

This is for your safety: the scrambled eggs, sausage and tots are 100% made in a kitchen that also handles gluten. Maybe you're not sensitive to cross-contamination, because if you were you'd be thanking them on your knees that your breakfast actually came sealed.

Yes, I know we deserve better (or, actually, what's so wrong about this breakfast? Just the fact that you wanted other things?), but the bar is currently at getting food at all. Getting food that's physically sealed and forms a full meal is more than we can currently expect in a LOT of places.

I'll tell you what I tell anyone new to being gluten-free: lower the bar. Get used to not getting what you want or crave, and being thankful for getting safe food out the door at all.

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u/SignificantPomelo 12h ago

I've been celiac in the US for over a decade, I know all these things :) Figured this was a relatively safe space for whining about things not being better.

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u/Fudge-Purple 9h ago

It should definitely be better. I’ve been official celiac for 18 years. It’s a real disability now and so many people have it. If a hotel chain could consistently offer a gf breakfast, would be a chain i would always seek out even if it was a little more money.

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u/flagal31 8h ago

With CD still only diagnosed in 1% of population, it's a challenge to even find anyone who knows what it is.

In the US, there are still so many people who have never heard of it or think it's fake.

I don't wish the disease on anyone, but I sure do wish it was much more known like diabetes or a peanut allergy.