What can i feed the fussiest eater in the world?

mlz1413

jennikitten how long did you shut your OH in a room with food he didn't like!!

Whilst it is good to get a perspective of an eating disorder and realising that in some people have gone beyond fussy, the main point most people 'draw the line' at is it affecting the rest of the family / relationship.

You have a wonderful man who will touch foods and cook them, has no problem with getting involved in the kitchen and is not complaining about the food you cook and like. Most posters on here are ruining their own health diet, pandering to whims and breaking their budgets to cope with fussiness.

I would also say that the program Freaky Eaters does a good job of helping people change but they do have to want to.

heretolearn_2

I'm in the leave em to it camp I'm afraid, not very sympathetic.

I know that in a minority of cases it's a genuine eating disorder. But in the majority of cases it's just a learned behaviour that is reinforced every time they get away with it. And I say that as an ex-fussy eater. I ate a very limited diet as a child and young adult, very limited, and what pulled me out of it was having my own child and not wanting to influence him into it. So I forced myself. I gagged. I felt ill. I puked on occassion. I hated every mouthful, but I forced it down with a fake smile on my face. Thank god I did. I am now liberated! I eat a full and varied diet and LOVE it. There are still a handful of things I've still never tried and don't want to, but at last all that restriction and embarrasment is over. And i did find it embarrassing.

Those of you who are restricting your own food and damaging your health/diets to pander to fussiness are bonkers. Make your own lovey food. Let them make their own boring stuff or chuck'em a cheese sandwich. They can get over it if they want to, they won't want to while you are making it so easy for them.

If you believe they have a genuine eating disorder, send them to the docs.

puddy

Ive also goT some mince in the freezer or 2 small chicken breasts.

This is for 2 people, one of whom wont eat anything too sweet, too salty, too flavoured, too tomatoey, or with peppers in it and he wont eat leftovers. Or eggs or cheese.


I was thinking a shepherds pie with a mashy top, but we had this the other week, any other ideas? Plus theres always something wrong with what I cook...

Im countin calories and found that turnip, swede and celeriac are lower than potatoes so would prefer to use these if possible.

puddy

He wont eat pasta either,, forgot to add

Fruball

Could you grate the vegetables and use as a rosti style topping for the mince?

puddy

do i need to add oil to that? i think he would like that, hes not really keen on mash either for some reason

Sambucus_Nigra

Chicken stew. He'd not survive one evening in my house with those demands!

puddy

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

Chicken stew. He'd not survive one evening in my house with those demands!

believe me, its been the source of many an argument

he would eat stew till its falling out his ears, however, the one thing im less keen on is stew (although i eat it sometimes) so that sounds a good idea, i forgot about stews..

meritaten

hmmm fussy beggar aint he?
ok - roast chicken breast with roasted celeriac etc. you can use your oil spray to spray the roasting tin and a little over the veg with a little salt and pepper and maybe some fresh or dried herbs sprinkled on top of them. or IF he likes garlic roast some garlic cloves with them.

hmm as for the mince - meatballs! fry them in a little oil and then when nearly cooked take them out and make gravy in that pan. return the meatballs to the pan and cook them through. meanwhile roast off your veg or make rosti with them to serve with the meatballs and gravy.

sorry, but I have to say it!!! I couldnt pander to someone as fussy as this! and I thought No1 son was a nightmare to cook for!

adelight

Do a plain chicken stew but add some dumplings for him, stir some cumin, chilli powder and pepper in for you.
Save half the swede to clobber him round the head with for being so fussy