What can i feed the fussiest eater in the world?

quintwins

kittycat204 wrote: »

dare i ask why they are so fussy?

I was just think that if they eat a good selection of foods as children then somewhere along the line you must have allowed them to get fussy, fussy eating is a real bug bear of mine, i don't mind really dislikes within reason but tastes change, as a child my youngest hated brocolli, my older to loved it so i still served it and just left it off him plate after seeing us all eat it he tried it and now loves it. try get them to try new things it's never too late to turn it around.

Missli

Cauliflower cheese, and pork chops.

caleyles

kittycat204 wrote: »

dare i ask why they are so fussy?

Wish I knew, they just seemed to have changed as they have gotten older, this weekend I'll make chicken fajitas using the discovery spice mix and enchiladas using old el paso sauce with no probs and on sunday we normally have roast chicken with roast and mash potatoes gravy etc with one of them liking carrots and one liking broccoli again with no probs and that is about the only two dishes we can get them to eat at the same time. Thankfully they will never starve as they will just go and make themselves some porridge or cereal and regarding the fish from earlier the girl used to love fish as we would have salmon,haddock etcand she couldn't get enough but now I'm convinced that she doesn't eat fish after watching Finding Nemo :rotfl:

caleyles

Thanks for all the ideas, we never really gave them choices as such, it could have been mac cheese dished up or maybe pork chops with potatos etc and if they didn't eat they didn't help themselves to other things they just wouldn't eat anything until breakfast time, they both used to eat loads of fruit mainly apples and bananas and now they don't like fruit, we try and make our own pizza etc and try to limit processed foods as much as we can so they are both healthy but they are really fussy

caleyles

Missli - I absolutely love cauliflower cheese

Missli

caleyles wrote: »

Missli - I absolutely love cauliflower cheese

I've got one that needs using up. Not sure if I'll need chops, as I find filling on its own. Will you make the sauce yourself?

lostinrates

caleyles wrote: »

Wish I knew, they just seemed to have changed as they have gotten older, this weekend I'll make chicken fajitas using the discovery spice mix and enchiladas using old el paso sauce with no probs and on sunday we normally have roast chicken with roast and mash potatoes gravy etc with one of them liking carrots and one liking broccoli again with no probs and that is about the only two dishes we can get them to eat at the same time. Thankfully they will never starve as they will just go and make themselves some porridge or cereal and regarding the fish from earlier the girl used to love fish as we would have salmon,haddock etcand she couldn't get enough but now I'm convinced that she doesn't eat fish after watching Finding Nemo :rotfl:

I would make something you and your wife will enjoy and give the kids a talking too. One or two genuine 'i really cannot stand that' foods are understandable, as are imo ethical stances (vegetarian fpor example) but this sounds like straightforward indulged fusiness.

You and your wife deserve something YOU enjoy. I vote for fish, but i would make it easier and dress it up as fishcakes or something. In tackling fussyness ( and what soubds like a dismissive and rude way of enacting it, e.g saying 'food' this morning) there is no point in making it harder than you have to, but i would be tackling it,

Nb,i am not a parent, but used to take care of children and had sole charge of my neices for a while.

caleyles

Yeah deff make our own sauce as per mac cheese

livalot

caleyles wrote: »

Of course now I will have to make dinner and pretend it was all my own ideas haha :j

So pleased you liked my suggestion caleyles, infact your post has made my day.... hope they like their dinner. Now I have to think of what I am making my lot for dinner tonight! I might have to pinch one of the other lovely suggestions you have had!

the_cat

I'd tell them to plan and cook it themselves if they were that fussy tbh!

It's very easy to moan and whinge when someone else is havign to do the extra work! As teenagers they should be capable of cooking and if they see that their fussiness is causing THEM extra work, you might find them a bit more accomodating

One night a week each make them responsible for cooking for everyone. If they all insist on eating different stuff, they have to cook 4 dinners.....they'll soon get the message!