What can i feed the fussiest eater in the world?

squeaky

Ya big kid!

I don't know if any of these will help - especially since you're cooking for yourself so will know what's in it, but...


Fussy Eaters:
- easy meat recipes to beef up underweight teen
- Hiding vegetables
- Meal ideas for picky kids
- What can I feed the fussiest eater in the world?

KarensKraftyBits

Lol well i am 21 married with 2 small kids so i still class myself as a kid i suppose tee hee im certainly no lady.
I got terribal food habits it drives me crazy!
Thanks for all your tips, i will look into the links later
xxx

ikkleosu

Just wanted toa dd something as a little opinion - doing the "eat this or go hungry" thing does not always work in turning fussy kids into good healthy eating adults.

My Ex grew up in a house like this, where his mum would make a meal and if he didn't like it - TOUGH! Sadly all that happened was as he got older and had more access to money/food outside of the house, it led him to habitually not eat at reasonable hours/mealtimes. And to just snack on bought stuff (like eating 6 yoghurts and a few packets of crisps as a meal) instead of cooking. It drove me nuts when we were together.

I myself am a fairly fussy eater (worse becuase I have IBS and many things irritate the old bowel) but growing up if any of us didn't like the meal mum would let us make ourselves a sandwhich (cheese or boiled egg or something) or have a bowl or cereal.

I think there are many paths to improve fussy eaters and one method does not work outright for everyone. I have friends who do the "sit there until it's eaten" thing and their child is already on the road to an eating disorder becuase of the stress and anger that this always generates at meal times.

Sweety83

Hi all

I am really trying to cut back on my shopping bill each week. I currently spend about £60 a week on everything including cleaning products and nappies. There are three of us in my family, OH and our DD who is nearly 2.

The problem is that we are a really fussy family when it comes to eating and I struggle to make cheap nutritious meals that we all will eat.

I don't eat eggs, mushrooms, rice any seafood, lamb, bacon, anything spicy etc, but I love vegetables.

My OH will not touch any vegetables of any kind, I have even tried tearing spinach really small and telling him that it is basil and just for seasoning and he still picks it out or won't eat it at all.

DD will not eat chicken but is very good at eating most other things.

As you can imagine it is difficult to cook for all of us.

I would really appreciate any receipe suggestions that are cheap or any ideas on keeping our shopping costs down.

Thanks in advance- Sweety

princesstippytoes

Hi Sweety. Is £60 a week alot??

if you are happy with what you are giving your family nutritionally then if it ain't broke don't fix it.

If you need to cut back financially then I'm sure the people on here are the ones to help. I haven't found my way round properly yet but I think theres a thread by someone called Blacksaturn that seems quite remarkable.

Good luck.

Plum_Pie

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=7120&highlight=fussy+eater

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=395020&highlight=fussy+eater


http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=393093&highlight=fussy+eater

These threads may help.

DaisyClaire

The problem is that you are passing on your dislikes to your daughter by simply never having them in your diet.

Theres loads of ways of disguising veg in foods.
It sounds silly but get a copy of a childrens food recipe book, like Anabel Karmel, she gets children to eat veg by cleverly disguising it in the foods -might work on your OH

Personally, and plase don't be offended, I would try foods you dislike every now and then, and cooked in different ways. If you found you suddenly liked something you thought you hated it would give you more choice.

My Dad hated yogurt for 35 years - then just three years ago ate some and loved it!

Plum_Pie

DaisyClaire, I agree with that completely. I've found my palette has changed hugely over the last few years - when I was a young, I HATED peppers, celery, vinegar. Now I like them.

Addiscomber

I tell my family that the more things they will eat (cooked in as many varied ways as I can find/dream up) the less often they will have to eat any of them
I would second the disguising method.

When we hadn't been married long I cooked stuffed aubergines. DH hated them and I had never given him aubergine again until last night. I have had a packet of minced lamb in the freezer for ages and kept wondering what to do with it. There was an aubergine in our veg box and so I thought "To hell with it, I fancy moussaka." So I cooked it. DH loved it and went for a second helping, but admitted afterwards that he had wondered whether he would like it.

lynzpower

I agree, you just have to go for it!

Im not a huge fan of lamb, but then I realise cos I dont "like it" I dont buy it, cois I dont buy it, I dont really know how to cook it, and so the circle decreases. I had a choice on a ( posh) flight of lamb or salmon ( which im also not a fan of) so I chose the lamb nad it was gorgeous! thats saying something on a flight as well

do you like pork?