What can i feed the fussiest eater in the world?

mikeywills

I am glad you got that off your chest blessings3, do you feel better now?

I am sorry if we have had to move away from the thread, of the discussion CCStar, but reading through your comments I think your child likes strong flavours and robust meals. If you say that he doesn't eat well while not with you perhaps the request for roasts is a cry for the creature comforts of home.
Perhaps he looks forward to coming to stay with you because you cook him a roast meal when others don't.

blessings3

No it was rude

Caterina

Food battles are not really worth fighting as the cook (usually the mother) tends to lose most times in the face of teenage fussiness.

I have 2 teenagers with a medium/low fuss level, they will eat most healthy food (but call it 'Hippy Slop' hehehe) on occasions, provided I also serve a modicum of 'junk' food - but it is not real junk as I make HM veg lasagne and pizza and they LOVE these! Can you try and make 'non-junk' junk food at home?

Best of luck, I know it is hard!

Caterina

DebtphobicDeirdre

Anorexia is a mental illness. Its sufferers have a terrible time and at its worst it is a killer. I had a nurse colleague who died from it. I thought we were just trying to help out a Fellow Mum who is looking for support, not condemnation. My fussy DS is a wonderful lad -he just has a poor appetite and along list of food dislikes. He eats very little on camps and sleepovers or at relations houses but does not complain much because he isn't that bothered

StudentLife

Gosh this has all turned into a rather nasty slanging match hasn't it!!

Firstly, i don't think it is necessary to criticise people's parenting skills on here. Let's be honest, even the sweetest, well brought up children will turn into moody teenagers, who may often refuse various foods just to argue as much as a genuine dislike for the food.

Secondly, lets not even get started on anorexia and other eating disorders - they can be triggered by a multitude of things according to the individual sufferer. Let's not show our naiveity by making broad generalisations here, shall we?

Finally, and more to the point, recipe suggestions!

How about a home made curry? You don't mention that your son dislikes rice, so that's a possibility.
You say he doesn't like fish - but if it was disguised in a pie maybe
Shepards, cottage pies etc - easy to hide veg in them!!
How about fajitas? This is always a good one for family time, as you have to sit at a table to prepare and eat them - no slobbing out in front of the TV.
Or homemade pizza - perhaps suggest he makes the topping (or at least chooses it) so he can't complain!

suep

The reason I don't force my DD to eat whatevers on her plate is that was how me my brother and sister where brought up. it was fine for me and my brother, we ate everything, although we are both Vegetarians now, but my sister who hated her veg was made to sit at the table for hours in tears until she ate everything. She grew up to have Bulimia which she has now recovered from thank goodness, she is now 39 and still is a poor eater though and has loads of food phobias which she is passing on to her DD. I promised myself that I would never do that to my kids and as long as they eat something I'm happy. And actually it's my DH who is the really fussy one in our house, also a victim of his parents!
sue x

mikeywills

Caterina wrote:

Food battles are not really worth fighting as the cook (usually the mother) tends to lose most times in the face of teenage fussiness.

I have 2 teenagers with a medium/low fuss level, they will eat most healthy food (but call it 'Hippy Slop' hehehe) on occasions, provided I also serve a modicum of 'junk' food - but it is not real junk as I make HM veg lasagne and pizza and they LOVE these! Can you try and make 'non-junk' junk food at home?

Best of luck, I know it is hard!

Caterina

Now caterina lets not get sexist here, we live in the modern world can you prove that the cook is usually the mother.

That is not the case in our house, my OH has issues over foods and hates cooking whereas I love it and love preparing good honest food for my family.

Addiscomber

mikeywills - you are the exception to the rule;)

mikeywills

I don't think so, I am sure there are others here on this site. I used to live with 5 girls when I was in college many moons ago, and not one of them was able to cook, clean, or iron.

I think that is more a reflection of their parents sheltering them, and not for the better. All of my male colleagues where I work can cook and have active roles cooking at home. I think it is more widespread than some would like to believe.

Pink.

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder; Can we please keep this thread on topic to try to help the OP.

Thank you

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