college meal plans
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i'm getting my sleeve in may hopefully, and im transferring colleges in august. i will only be having one meal per day, following my surgeons instructions. the rest will be protein shakes. now my question is - do you think my college will accommodate me? usually you're put into a 19 meals per week require meal plan. has anyone had any experience with this?
That would be tough! Can you opt out of the meal plan? I don't think you could eat enough to justify the costs, and in my experience, college food is unpredictable at best and bordering on poison at worst. On my campus, I worked in the OEO and we were always happy to accommodate special needs students. I think having had bariatric surgery, and being on a special diet directed by your doctor, counts as a special need. Doesn't hurt to ask!
My guess is you should opt out strictly based on price alone. It's doubtful you'll get the value out of any meal plan they offer with the limited food intake. You'd be overpaying for food.
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Once upon a time I was a freshman in college- a few decades ago. We had a required meal plan of 21 meals a week. One guy got out of it due to diet restrictions. I think if you contact the school and provide medical documentation you have a real chance of avoiding that cost. My son's school charges almost $9 a meals, and requires that we pay it. He could eat out every day for far less. Ugh!
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I don't imagine it should be an issue if you have medical documentation. My college required all freshmen and sophomores to live on-campus and have a similar meal plan, but I had a friend with serious food sensitivities (gluten + soy) so she was able to opt out of the cafeteria so that she buy her own food. She took a note from her doctor to someone in the financial aid office, since they did the cafeteria billing along with everything else, and they helped her take care of the exemption.
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