Many families in the USA follow special diets. The family or a child’s diet can be affected by a variety of factors, including ethical and religious beliefs (for example a vegetarian or kosher diet), a desire to control weight or a specific clinical need. For example, a child diagnosed with celiac disease would not eat wheat, rye or barley. Following this gluten-free diet requires shopping for and cooking special foods.
Be sure to understand all food restrictions or foods that are not allowed, and the foods you can offer instead. This way you will know what products to buy in the supermarket. Of course, if your host child has a food intolerance, talk to your host parents about how to handle the symptoms.