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New dairy-free, gluten-free and vegan meals available on campus

By: Craig Ryder

Last updated: Tuesday, 6 October 2015


That's great - unless of course you can't eat legumes, which happens to be a huge amount of people who can't eat gluten.  Still progress is progress. Up to now the assumption is that everyone who is gluten free just wants to eat cake. 

From Lucy Robinson on 3 October 2015
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This is good news for someone like me who avoids Lactose, Gluten, Chillies and Caffeine. I often struggle to find something substantial to eat on campus. Thus far I have brought in my own lunches and brought IBS friendly snacks. Now if I fancy not making lunch so often, I know that I have delicious options at work. Great!

From Neal Roye on 5 October 2015
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This is a very good idea, especially attractive to me as I have a wheat intolerance. But last week I was at The Bridge and I asked them to check the ingredients of the On the Pulse dish and they told me it had wheat in it (so I couldn't eat it). This confused me, because I thought if something was gluten-free it wouldn't have wheat in it. Can someone explain? Thanks.

Also they used to serve wheat-free soup at The Bridge but don't seem to do so now, which is a shame.

From Megan Rowse on 6 October 2015
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Hi Megan,

The issue you experienced has been resolved. The allergen information sheets for all our dishes is automatically produced via an online system. When we initially introduced On The Pulse, the cumin used in the dish you inquired about could not be guaranteed to be "wheat-free" i.e. the factory where it is produced is not. As a result, the allergen sheet automatically flagged up that this dish was not wheat-free (although it was). Since, we have sourced a certified wheat-free cumin and we now use this throughout On The Pulse dishes.

I hope this answers your question.

Thanks and regards.

 

From Craig Ryder on 6 October 2015
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This is excellent! When I first applied to Sussex it was before my Gluten-intolerant diagnosis, so seeing that I can now access food that I can eat on campus is really useful and means that on evenings where my other disabilities are flaring up to the point where I can't cook, I can still eat. Really happy!

From Hazel Peers on 7 October 2015
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Great news - much-needed. Thanks

From Elle Osborne on 8 October 2015
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Bravo SussexFood :)

I am a pescatarian at the moment (though slowly cutting off fish too), but I try to eat vegan whenever I can, so this is amazing news! I am actually member of a Students Vegan Society (on Facebook), and everyone in that group (all from different universities) has complained that they are quite limited when it comes to food on campus. This is a great step & will hopefully encourage more people to consider veganism. I will now be able to boast a bit on that group :) High Five

From Teresa Annicchiarico on 8 October 2015
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Yay! Well done, Sussex Food. (There's also lots of vegan desserts available at cafe 76)

From Adithi Sreevathsa on 11 October 2015
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Really welcome this initiative, and the dishes I have had so far have been absolutely delicious...

From Angi Drew on 29 October 2015
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