Fussy Eater

Mental Mickey

I too am a really fussy eater - even at the age of 37. I love stuff like chicken, cheese, ham, potatoes etc., but wont touch salads/fruit. The sight of salads(and the dressings in particular) turns my stomach.


Any suggestions where I could look for tips on improving my diet?

Ickle Magoo

Hi there,

Given you your own thread, rather than bumping someone else's from over a year ago. :cool:

sunflower27

I didn't use to like salad as to me I always thought of iceburg lettuce, tomato, cucumber and, in fairness, it isn't that tasty.

You should look up recipes for caesar salad, nicoise salad, Greek salad, which are far from boring.

I particularly love rocket instead of lettuce in salads and also like beetroot.

There really are a lot of great ideas online if you google it

lace

You need to figure out which vegetables and fruits you do and don't like. I think the problem could be that you see a big massive plate of green and rabbit food and it's all a bit much.

Try adding one random new fruit or vegetable to your shopping every week. Something you haven't tried before. When you get home have a google around for recipes or ideas on how to cook/eat it.

You could enlist the help of a friend/partner/family member and ask them to gather some different fruits and vegetables etc. and then try them blindfolded, without knowing what they are. If you eat something without any visual feedback you can focus on just the taste, texture etc. without the mental block of your feelings about fruit and vegetables getting in the way. Comment on which ones you like and don't like and you might be surpirsed by the results! If you do this with a date or partner it can be super fun!

Maybe try to get together with a group of friends and have each other over for dinner Come Dine With Me style. That way you'll get to try out new dishes (coz it's a little rude at a dinner party if you refuse to even try foods put in front of you - and nobody wants to be rude) in a relaxed environment.

Bipolar Joe

It's not what you eat it's how you eat it. I was exactly the same until a friend made me vegetarian chilli, and it was amazing. It takes longer to make than just boiling some carrots, but well worth it.

Mental Mickey

Ickle Magoo wrote: »

Hi there,

Given you your own thread, rather than bumping someone else's from over a year ago. :cool:

Ta

Mental Mickey

Also, I thought that this thread would've been put in "Nutrition & Diet"??

Mental Mickey

lace wrote: »

You need to figure out which vegetables and fruits you do and don't like. I think the problem could be that you see a big massive plate of green and rabbit food and it's all a bit much.

Try adding one random new fruit or vegetable to your shopping every week. Something you haven't tried before. When you get home have a google around for recipes or ideas on how to cook/eat it.

You could enlist the help of a friend/partner/family member and ask them to gather some different fruits and vegetables etc. and then try them blindfolded, without knowing what they are. If you eat something without any visual feedback you can focus on just the taste, texture etc. without the mental block of your feelings about fruit and vegetables getting in the way. Comment on which ones you like and don't like and you might be surpirsed by the results! If you do this with a date or partner it can be super fun!
Maybe try to get together with a group of friends and have each other over for dinner Come Dine With Me style. That way you'll get to try out new dishes (coz it's a little rude at a dinner party if you refuse to even try foods put in front of you - and nobody wants to be rude) in a relaxed environment.

Is this an offer!!!!????

Maple

Mental Mickey wrote: »

Also, I thought that this thread would've been put in "Nutrition & Diet"??

You bumped an old thread in PI so we gave you your own thread in PI.

If you want a thread in Nutrition & Diet, going forward start your own.

Moved from PI.

Maple

hardCopy

I'm pretty fussy as well and have only recently started eating salads.

I started with rocket, just a small bit in my burger or with some goats cheese or even on top of a pizza at first and eventually got to the stage where I could manage a whole salad.

I still don't really like lettuce but have started to add spinach and watercress to the rocket to make a nice leafy salad. This is really nice with some apple slices.

If you don't like salad dressings try making your own, it might be less off-putting. Try mixing up some Honey, Lemon juice and olive oil and drizzle on the salad.

Mental Mickey

hardCopy wrote: »

I'm pretty fussy as well and have only recently started eating salads.

I started with rocket, just a small bit in my burger or with some goats cheese or even on top of a pizza at first and eventually got to the stage where I could manage a whole salad.

I still don't really like lettuce but have started to add spinach and watercress to the rocket to make a nice leafy salad. This is really nice with some apple slices.

If you don't like salad dressings try making your own, it might be less off-putting. Try mixing up some Honey, Lemon juice and olive oil and drizzle on the salad.

Hope it's ok to still post in this thread?

The main reason I am a fussy eater is because I have a disability and one of the off-shoots of my condition is bowel incontinence. Which is why I avoid certain foods which I know are good for me, but are too risky to eat in case of accidents.

hardCopy

Mental Mickey wrote: »

hardCopy wrote: »

I'm pretty fussy as well and have only recently started eating salads.

I started with rocket, just a small bit in my burger or with some goats cheese or even on top of a pizza at first and eventually got to the stage where I could manage a whole salad.

I still don't really like lettuce but have started to add spinach and watercress to the rocket to make a nice leafy salad. This is really nice with some apple slices.

If you don't like salad dressings try making your own, it might be less off-putting. Try mixing up some Honey, Lemon juice and olive oil and drizzle on the salad.

Hope it's ok to still post in this thread?

The main reason I am a fussy eater is because I have a disability and one of the off-shoots of my condition is bowel incontinence. Which is why I avoid certain foods which I know are good for me, but are too risky to eat in case of accidents.

Ah, I wouldn't really consider that a case of fussiness, you've a genuine dietary restriction.

I probably won't be able to advise you much on that.

Why do you want to change your diet? Is it for weight loss or to address some nutritional deficiency?

Mental Mickey

hardCopy wrote: »

Ah, I wouldn't really consider that a case of fussiness, you've a genuine dietary restriction.

I probably won't be able to advise you much on that.

Why do you want to change your diet? Is it for weight loss or to address some nutritional deficiency?

Probably for weight loss? Never thought about it that much?? I hope to get the issue around the toileting addressed soon......? I have been wearing incontinence pads all my life, and am pretty sick of it now that I'm in my 30s. Also, if I ever happened to meet someone special, I don't want to be wearing "nappies" all my life.

hardCopy

Mental Mickey wrote: »

hardCopy wrote: »

Ah, I wouldn't really consider that a case of fussiness, you've a genuine dietary restriction.

I probably won't be able to advise you much on that.

Why do you want to change your diet? Is it for weight loss or to address some nutritional deficiency?

Probably for weight loss? Never thought about it that much?? I hope to get the issue around the toileting addressed soon......? I have been wearing incontinence pads all my life, and am pretty sick of it now that I'm in my 30s. Also, if I ever happened to meet someone special, I don't want to be wearing "nappies" all my life.

Have you seen a dietician at all?

My granny suffers with diverticulosis, she has to follow a high fiber diet to avoid flare ups, but when she is inflamed she has to follow a low fiber diet. She got a diet sheet with a list of recommended high and low fiber foods.

Mental Mickey

hardCopy wrote: »

Mental Mickey wrote: »

hardCopy wrote: »

Ah, I wouldn't really consider that a case of fussiness, you've a genuine dietary restriction.

I probably won't be able to advise you much on that.

Why do you want to change your diet? Is it for weight loss or to address some nutritional deficiency?

Probably for weight loss? Never thought about it that much?? I hope to get the issue around the toileting addressed soon......? I have been wearing incontinence pads all my life, and am pretty sick of it now that I'm in my 30s. Also, if I ever happened to meet someone special, I don't want to be wearing "nappies" all my life.

Have you seen a dietician at all?

My granny suffers with diverticulosis, she has to follow a high fiber diet to avoid flare ups, but when she is inflamed she has to follow a low fiber diet. She got a diet sheet with a list of recommended high and low fiber foods.

Would it be worth paying out to see one when I know why I avoid certain foods already?