"Food Truck Information:
In lieu of providing tournament food we have asked teams to bring their own food to cut down on health concerns surrounding communal food handling. However, we have secured a food truck to come each day for concession options for lunch. These are locally owned food trucks and we hope that everyone will take advantage of them."
A D.C. TD indicated USAU supports not providing group food:
@sludgebrown of note: @USAUltimate agrees with that sentiment. Is not a fan of tourney provided group food. For those reasons. (And more)— robluhrs (@robluhrs) September 11, 2016
Bama Secs tweeted this as a first sign of "Death to field food."
Death to field food. https://t.co/MgtT18BAvR— Bama Secs (@bamasecs) September 11, 2016
Bananas, bagels and pickles are pretty much the norm at tournaments. From what I recall, bananas have a natural wrapper to protect its fruit from contaminants. I understand one could eat the banana peel, but I choose not to. Bagels seem like a go-to food but only as a vehicle of holding delicious peanut butter. PB packets are an option instead of a peanut butter jar and a knife. By far, the worst offenders are players dipping their dirty, sweaty, bloody, muddy, mangled fingers in the pickle jar. Use the damn tongs! Athletes bring their own food nowadays and food trucks are more prevalent.
What's next? B.Y.O.Water?!
Since we're on the subject of water, here's a PSA for ultimate players.
PLAYERS: DO NOT PUT YOUR (GROSS) HANDS IN THE WATER JUG AT THE FIELDS. Let's take it a step further. PLAYERS: DO NOT EVER OPEN THE WATER JUG.
Water jugs have more opportunity to be contaminated than communal tourney food.
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To be more specific.. in verbal discussions, USAU has indicated they want to do away with bagels/etc sitting out for players to grab. Instead they are ok with the idea of "Team Food Packs" that are sealed bundles of food that teams can take to help avoid this issue.
Here is the relevant section from the official USAU TD Manual:
"If you are arranging for food at your event and/or party, be sure to research and follow applicable health codes. If you are going to provide food for participants (e.g. fruit, bagels, etc.), create team food packages that contain prepackaged food (bags of bagels) and unpeeled fresh fruit, rather than bulk food items that are shared in a public space, which can be both unsanitary and wasteful. Keep in mind that if you want to have food vendors at your event, they also need to have the appropriate permits and should provide you with proof of liability insurance, naming you as an additional insured. It is always best to err on the side of caution with health codes. "
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