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Many people have food preferences, but some also deal with dietary restrictions due to allergies or otherhealthconditions.
Needless to say, these restrictions usually significantly limit the variety of meals an individual might enjoy.
One of these people is the OPs daughter, who is both dairy and gluten intolerant.
Recently, her school switched to serving only halal meat, which her mom doesnt allow her to eat.
Now, the girls options are so limited that she basically has only one meal there.
You might wonder: what makes this meat so special that Muslims arepermittedto eat only it?
Then, a method called dhabihah is used.
While all of this is being done, the butcher must call upon Allahs name for each animal.
The OP views this slaughter method as overlycrueland doesnt want her child to eat meat obtained this way.
Some would agree that it is a cruel method, but others might disagree.
What we can do is acknowledge how she feels.
Well, if she doesnt want to discuss that in her post, then neither will we.
Then, knowing that school cafeterias dont offer every single knownfood, her options are very limited.
Actually, the only meal she can eat every day is a jacket potato with beans.
Eating the same thing over and over again is not only boring but can bebadfor your health, too.
Our gut microbiomes need a variety of foods to achieve a healthy balance.
So, all of this combined is the reason why this girls mom became this posts OP.
And even if they did provide non-halal meat, it likely wouldnt be any more ethical.
This leaves the situation kind of unresolved.
Some people think its reasonable to expect schools to cater to a specific childs diet, while others dont.
Just as many things in life the answer depends on the person.
