you, and you’ll get the opportunity to help
them change their lives too.
A FAMILY AFFAIR
You may at some point find
yourself faced with a dilemma—
eating something less healthy that
you really don’t want to eat, or
hurting someone’s feelings by
refusing. Handle these situations
delicately. First, if the food in
question is seriously going to
affect your health, then you have
to speak up. Your loved ones
don’t want to make you sick, so if
they simply didn’t realize that
you don’t tolerate dairy well,
explain (without getting too
graphic) and politely decline the
dish. If it’s just a matter of
preference—you don’t want the