<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear Listmates, My recently diagnosed Celiac son is likely to be invited to many social events in the next couple of years both of close friends whose parents I know and other acquaintances who I don't know at all. He is fine with not eating at these events, rather he will eat beforehand and maybe, in some cases, take a snack with him. My inclination is to advise the hosts not to waste money on paying for his meal knowing how expensive these events are but I don't want to offend. I was wondering what other listmates have done both in the case of close friends (and relatives) who are likely to try and make accomodations and those who I really don't know at all. Thanks for all responses, I will summarize. Lisa Toronto, Ontario *Support summarization of posts, reply to the SENDER not the CELIAC List* Archives are at: Http://Listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?LIST=CELIAC