Tell me I'm being unreasonable...

krlyr

jellyhead wrote: »

Why? both meats are difficult to chew. My children have mild special needs which involve the taste and texture of food, the feeling of clothes and labels, lights, etc.

The dietician doesn't think it's strange for them to not like lamb or beef - she says it's very common.

My brother was the same - chewiness rather than flavour. E.g. happy to eat beef burgers, or tender steak in a pie, wouldn't eat a rump steak or similar. Bacon, sausages, etc. OK but chewy pork chop was a nono.

I was quite fussy in my teens, fortunately for family meals, we were all a bit fussy so generally my parents would accomodate for us if we went out (not that we went anywhere that fancy) but I got invited to a really posh do with a friend for her nan's 80th or something, a huge family gathering at a very fancy venue. The menu was a 3 course set meal, I think we got the choice of two items per course. Well, starter was something fishy and something goats-cheesy, so that plate went untouched, I think the main I managed to eat 1/3-1/2 of it, and the dessert, I ate the teeny scoop of icecream it had on the side. But it wasn't my party, I survived with just picking, and my friend's mum offered to stop off at a McDonalds on the way home to get some "proper" food in me :rotfl: so really, it was just a case of grin and bear it.

Though what I get from the replies is that you're paying a fair bit for this priviledge OP, so I'd perhaps see if there are any compromises. Could you, perhaps, cook up some chicken breasts and ask the restaurant to not serve any meat to your kids - then just give sliced chicken that they can warm up with the gravy? I don't imagine the restaurant will want to cook or warm up anything they haven't bought in themselves but they might be happy to just not serve/charge for meat on a few portions.

Dunroamin

jellyhead wrote: »

Why? both meats are difficult to chew. My children have mild special needs which involve the taste and texture of food, the feeling of clothes and labels, lights, etc.

The dietician doesn't think it's strange for them to not like lamb or beef - she says it's very common.

I find it strange that so many adults don't like fish! I could understand personal tastes if it were slimy seafood but surely everyone could force down some simple white fish or salmon?

I find it bizarre that so many of my children's friends refuse to eat salmon - some don't even know what it is! And so many of them won't eat broccoli! Everyone has food fussiness to some degree. I don't like prawns.

I think people who don't eat fish are fussy as well.

Unfortunately, these days parents pander to their children on the subject rather than just getting them to eat what's put in front of them.

In this particular case there's a vegetarian option so there's really no excuse.

Sambucus_Nigra

jellyhead wrote: »

Why? both meats are difficult to chew. My children have mild special needs which involve the taste and texture of food, the feeling of clothes and labels, lights, etc.

The dietician doesn't think it's strange for them to not like lamb or beef - she says it's very common.

Are your kids going too?

Perhaps the person booking the meal should have known about it in advance, so that they could book to your kids preferences.

Person_one

Dunroamin wrote: »

Kids who don't eat beef or lamb aren't semi vegetarians, they're just fussy eaters.

I don't like lamb, and only tend to eat beef if its minced and in something like lasagne or cottage pie, you'll never see me tucking into a steak!

Its ok to have food preferences, nearly everybody has a few foods they aren't keen on, and a lot of it is usually to do with texture or smell. Nothing is gained by forcing people (of any age) to eat food they don't want to eat.

If you can be polite at a meal and not call attention to the fact that you don't like everything on your plate, then that's what matters, whether you're an adult or a child.

I agree that calling yourself a vegetarian when you aren't is silly, so is claiming an allergy when actually you just don't like that food.

Mrs.W_2

jellyhead wrote: »

Why? both meats are difficult to chew. My children have mild special needs which involve the taste and texture of food, the feeling of clothes and labels, lights, etc.

The dietician doesn't think it's strange for them to not like lamb or beef - she says it's very common.

I find it strange that so many adults don't like fish! I could understand personal tastes if it were slimy seafood but surely everyone could force down some simple white fish or salmon?

I find it bizarre that so many of my children's friends refuse to eat salmon - some don't even know what it is! And so many of them won't eat broccoli! Everyone has food fussiness to some degree. I don't like prawns.

Going off-topic here, but I'm glad not to be alone in the bit above! There are many types of textured food my eldest can't eat. OH once insisted she ate some food she finds unpalatable. The results - completely stressed out, vomiting child - convinced him she is not just a faddy eater.

Person_one

Apparently about 25% of people are 'supertasters'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20640337

Poppy9

Dunroamin wrote: »

I think people who don't eat fish are fussy as well.

Unfortunately, these days parents pander to their children on the subject rather than just getting them to eat what's put in front of them.

I completely disagree. I can remember as a very young child refusing to eat meat as I hated the taste, texture etc of it. My mother was certainly not one to pander to her children and I spent many a time sitting at the table alone with my food in front of me being told if I didn't eat it there was nothing else. I just couldn't eat it though, I would gag on every mouthful so sometimes I went to bed hungry! Eventually my mother gave up but never cooked me a different meal just served me the same as everyone else bar the meat. Fish I couldn't even be in the same room as someone eating it so when my family enjoyed salmon I sat alone in the other room eating as I would be heaving and unable to eat my food if I remained at kitchen table.

Still over 30 years later I cannot sit next to someone in a
restaurant if they are eating salmon as I feel so sick.

I ate no meat until I was late twenties and pregnant when I had a craving for meat pies, burgers etc.:o Now I eat chicken, occasionally bacon and sausages.

jellyhead wrote: »

Why? both meats are difficult to chew. My children have mild special needs which involve the taste and texture of food, the feeling of clothes and labels, lights, etc.

The dietician doesn't think it's strange for them to not like lamb or beef - she says it's very common.

I find it strange that so many adults don't like fish! I could understand personal tastes if it were slimy seafood but surely everyone could force down some simple white fish or salmon?

I find it bizarre that so many of my children's friends refuse to eat salmon - some don't even know what it is! And so many of them won't eat broccoli! Everyone has food fussiness to some degree. I don't like prawns.

I don't find it strange at all. Fish stinks:D

I am a good girl with my vegetables though! I have always eaten or tried every sort of veg offered. Cabbage is my favourite having rediscovered it about 5 years ago!

I also don't drink coffee, does this make me a fussy drinker! Really don't understand how people can swallow such disgusting flavoured water!

bestpud

Person_one wrote: »

Apparently about 25% of people are 'supertasters'.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20640337

That's interesting! I've always said coriander tastes like soap!

aliasojo

bestpud wrote: »

That's interesting! I've always said coriander tastes like soap!

There's a certain brand of curry (paste and sauce) that I can't eat because it tastes strongly of soap to me.

The rest of the family don't seem to have this issue with it.

Dunroamin

Poppy9 wrote: »

I completely disagree. I can remember as a very young child refusing to eat meat as I hated the taste, texture etc of it. My mother was certainly not one to pander to her children and I spent many a time sitting at the table alone with my food in front of me being told if I didn't eat it there was nothing else. I just couldn't eat it though, I would gag on every mouthful so sometimes I went to bed hungry! Eventually my mother gave up but never cooked me a different meal just served me the same as everyone else bar the meat. Fish I couldn't even be in the same room as someone eating it so when my family enjoyed salmon I sat alone in the other room eating as I would be heaving and unable to eat my food if I remained at kitchen table.

Still over 30 years later I cannot sit next to someone in a
restaurant if they are eating salmon as I feel so sick.

I ate no meat until I was late twenties and pregnant when I had a craving for meat pies, burgers etc.:o Now I eat chicken, occasionally bacon and sausages.




I don't find it strange at all. Fish stinks

I am a good girl with my vegetables though! I have always eaten or tried every sort of veg offered. Cabbage is my favourite having rediscovered it about 5 years ago!

I also don't drink coffee, does this make me a fussy drinker! Really don't understand how people can swallow such disgusting flavoured water!

Fish only stinks when it isn't fresh.

Whilst I can't argue with your experience, there are so many different flavours and textures in meat, I find it difficult to understand why someone could dislike them all, particularly with the limited experience of a young child.