Michelle Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Honestly.. I'm not the best cook around, and my lot make it even more hard work! Bethany is (and ALWAYS has been) a fussy eater. So is Glen.. and they like different things. So, for example, take something simple like chicken. Glen and I like griddled chicked breast, but Beth will only eat nuggets (we are working on this one, mind you!); Glen only likes potato things, Beth has gone off these. So.. Glen gets griddled chicken, chips and beans, I have griddled chicken, rice and veggies, and Beth has to have chicken nuggets, rice and veggies. (Amy, bless her, will have a much of anything! lol) Tonight I'm cooking some mince... Beth and Amy will have it with spagetti, Glen and I will have it made into a shepherd's pie! Anyone else? Or am I being too soft?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Dale's dead finicky too: He likes beef, pork, chicken & tureky, but not duck, goose, (or any other fowl), lamb, mutton, or game. He likes liver (so long as it's ox), but no other offal. He likes potatoes, but not other veg. He likes processed or mushy peas, but not garden peas. He likes baked beans, but no other kind (kidney beans are out). He'll eat vegetable soup - so long as it's been whizzed down smooth. He hates tomatoes, but likes tomato soup, tomato ketchup & tomato-based pasta sauce (so long as it's smooth). Basically, he'll only eat things that have had eyes at some point, & even then, it's hit & miss - LOL! This is just a tiny sample of Dale's eating habits - it's very frustrating at times as I'm always having to cook 2 separate dinners (I can't stomach the bland stuff he likes & he doesn't like spicy foods - LOL!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Shh you two...don't get me started! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Ah. I used to be the fussiest eater in the world. I've got easier going, and I'm sure everyone else is much, much fussier now than I ever was. You can't be over tolerant. Chicken is chicken, for example. Don't let them get away with only liking nuggets (of all things!), and refusing drumsticks or breast. And make sure they always eat a small amount of things they claim not to like. A "New taste for the day" experience, say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Still trying that approach Andy - my daughter Samantha is now much more adventurous. Thomas does not like any meat other than chicken nuggets and the occassional sausage (under duress!!!), although he's only 7 if we push the issue and he takes a mouthful he will qualify for an acting award! Most mums know the scene - cant swallow, take a drink, start to heave..........all accompanied by the usual I'm not hungry now, my dinner bar's full etc. etc. He wants a sausage and yorkies for Xmas dinner......... Not my favourite subject as you be starting to guess!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 In fact, I've occassionally commented that this house is more accommodating than the Ritz with their separate orders!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted December 21, 2005 Author Share Posted December 21, 2005 Well at least I feel better now I know I'm not the only one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 cant swallow, take a drink, start to heave..........all accompanied by the usual I'm not hungry Not my favourite subject as you be starting to guess!! Oh...that makes me feel better....at least I am not the only person going through that!...sorry Angel....but it does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 I don't know how kids managed before chicken nuggets were invented! In my day, if we didn't like it we went without and went hungry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Keep working on it, Angel. I was always unadventurous and sullen about my food. But the "little bit of... x" every meal eventually brought rewards. There was an age (probably about 18) when it suddenly dawned on me that I just said I didn't like things because that's what I'd decided, but the taste was actually rather good. The best thing about that was that it made me realise I could learn to like all kinds of other foods through the same method. The only things that have really failed are cooked egg white, and blueness in cheese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Now that he does like -blue cheese, (daughter won't try!!) He is strange because he will try any fruit, bread, yogurts, and homemade plaice goujons etc - just doesn't try meat, oven chips, and sponge cake. Perhaps he will end up a vegetarian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 My son would rather go hungry than eat something he does not like. I know cause I tried it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 If he's just avoiding chips and cake, and eating fish and fruit, I wouldn't try and change it, Angel... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 Thats only the start of it - the basics - I've only just got him onto basic salad, carrots and peas this year. Wont try any other veg, sauces, roast potatoes, mash, etc. Stout no to pizza (no sneaking other stuff there!) As for other things like pies, casseroles, burgers, etc etc forget it! Main thing is that he is growing, right weight, happy and academically ahead which is all much more important and all I am worried about As a parent you are under pressure due to all the recent publicity about kids diets . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 No pizza, no burgers, no cakes, no pies, no chips? You know how many parents would kill for a child that healthy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I so agree with that comment. My sister-in-law would be happy as can be if my nephew didn't eat pizza and cakes and stuff, heck she's lucky if she can get him to eat anything that is good for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acesare* Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 My Brother and I were very fussy eaters as kids - still are! When I lived with my ex, I wouldn't let him cook because I didn't like his cooking - even basic things like spag bol or a pasta bake - I'd go hungry or call a takeaway if I wasn't up to cooking. My main problem (as you've discovered in my reading habits) is that I'm not very adventurous (I'm a right pain to take out for dinner - I'll discard 9/10 restaurants without even looking at the menu!). I also only trust my own cooking, my Mum's, or where I can see what's gone in it, but that's an allergy thing as much as a fussy thing. I'm even fussy about crisps and chocolate! :shock: Jo xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I don't mind the pizza, pie and burgers and he is improving, but he will only eat alphabites, and smiles, won't look at any form of potatoes in 'their' original form or meat. We do heap praise on him when we get another break through - but I do so hate the processed food! Funniest thing tho after following this thread is that he's just eaten his first homemade mincepie (I never buy shop ones). Just shows...........!! Always prove you wrong don't they LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 22, 2005 Share Posted December 22, 2005 I do think this is a problem for most families.....it is so difficult to find a family where everyone likes everything...or at least most things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Today we were talking about finicky eaters, at work. I was really amazed how many people would not eat veg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 It is funny, that, isn't it? I couldn't imagine not liking veg, & yet Dale won't touch any of them, He says it's a texture thing more than anything. Me - i love loads of 'em. I'm not a fan of green stuff, like spinach or green beans or cabbage (not even the red stuff - LOL), but I do like lettuce & cucumber (yes, I know that one's a fruit really!). I like a whole rainbow of colours on my plate as often as possible - it makes it more interesting & to be perfectlyhonest, much as I love meat, I tend to go for the veg first if anything gets left, it'll be the meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freewheeling Andy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Given a choice I'd always eat the meat. I used to be a vegephobe (is that a word?), but slowly got into the veggies. I still sometimes find cooking them too much of a pain if I can just eat steak, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanna Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I love veg, always have even though I'm not overly keen on the taste LOL. Guess all those years of my dear Nana drumming into me about them being healthy has paid off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I love veg. There are only a couple that I can think of right now that I will not touch. I tend to prefer them raw, but eat them cooked as well. Today I bought some mushrooms on my way to work, and mid-morning was snacking on them, (I had had a big chunk of cake a bit before). The other girls at the office could not believe that I am actually enjoying the taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 I like raw mushrooms too, Mau. Though not so long ago I wouldn't have touched them cooked or raw if you paid me - LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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