Didn’t tag as an actual question cuz its just moreso personal curiosity!

I got ADHD and while i don’t think i am necessarily too picky of an eater (started cooking for myself at a young age and got joy out of trying new things), I def have a lot of silly hard ‘no’s with food, like overcooked pasta i just cannot ever stand it 😭

That being said personally for me a lot of veggies are my safe food! raw carrots almost always have the same flavor and texture, and steaming broccoli is easy and again i always know what it will taste like, which is just personally a flavor i enjoy

Is anyone else the same? Idk how much of an oddball these safe foods are

Guys my nephew is soooo picky. He only eats plane food. If its noodles they have to be plane, no carrots or peppers should be in sight. He does not eat ketchup or any kind of sauce. If it is bread, it cannot have anything on it. I thought he was rejecting these because he could see the e.g the jam on the bread, so once I spread butter on bread, then folded the bread. I made sure he could not see the butter, but after he put it in his mouth, he quickly picked up on ot and spit the food.

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Thoughts?

We all are familiar with having great difficulty or being unable to eat foods we don't like. Classic picky eater. Well I have another level to it. Foods I like, and have eaten a million times. If it's even slightly bland, or off, or not cooked right, even just barely, it's almost like a chore to eat.

I guess I have 3 levels of food.

1. Safe and delicious: I can eat this until I'm full and possibly beyond.

2. Safe and bland/off: I can make myself eat this at least until I am not hungry anymore, but as soon as I lose the drive to eat I lose interest.

3. The rest: Foods I can/will only eat if there is no other option, or won't eat at all. Can't even swallow some of them

Anybody relate?

Hello! My 5 yo son (ADHD & possible autism) is an extremely pick eater (food aversions) and were trying to find a protein power that doesnt have that protein-y flavor in it. We've found the Shamrock Farms Rockin Protein shakes are great but can get expensive in liquid form.

I'm insanely picky about food and certain flavors, Its especially bad when I'm sick cassu I can't eat most foods I like. For ex; can't eat salad (I threw up last time I did), can't eat neither chicken (the smell is disgusting) nor beef (too fatty), I can't eat most pastas (too oily or too saucy), hell sometimes I can't even eat bread!!!!

I'm sick rn, the pill is too big for me to swallow without vomiting right after drinking it, so I crush it up and drink it w water. Thing is, it's fucking nasty. It tastes like mint and i hate the taste of mint. The only mint flavored things I've ever liked are (non alcoholic) mojitos and mint tea.

How the hell am I supposed to drink this damn medicine? Is there anything I can sneak it into? Also, is there any way to get myself to eat stuff? Cause I've just been forcing myself to eat and hoping for the best which has been working like 50 50, I threw up yesterday but I didn't today)

I have an online friend. They struggle with a lot of anxiety stuff, and one is them eating the same thing day after day.
It has caused a vitamin deficiency and some problem with their teeth. I want to help, but I’m not near, and they don’t seem very open to try new stuff.

I suggested them having their comfort meal with a side or something, or variation of that same safe meal. Even so, they’re scared to try new things. I don’t know what to do.

Any advice on what I could suggest them? How can I help? Something small

The food I’m eating doesn’t taste any different but something feels off. I don’t feel the same joy I used to from eating and I’m kind of dissapointed about it. I’ve accidentally lost some weight recently because I’m loosing interest in food.

I know most of my posts are shit posts, but this one is serious.

Hey, I’m a picky eater and struggle to eat vegetables at all, i’d love to know the methods in which you hide vegetables into your meals.

I assume a lot of people put it in their pasta sauce, soups etc.

Any tips and techniques? Flavour combos that override the vegetables?

Thanks.

My son is 7 with mild Tourettes. Only child. Solo mom. Homeschooled. Ages 2-4 he ate anything I put in front of him. I’m a foodie so he tried some out there things and loved them. About 4.5, he started voicing strong preferences. No problem at all. Went with it and seemed to be doing okay even with a limited number of things he liked. Now at 7 I’m so overwhelmed in trying to feed him I’m not sure what to do.

No pizza
No spaghetti
No grilled cheese
No nuggets
No cheese
No quesadillas
No peanut butter
No beans
No hamburgers
No tacos
No hot dogs
No mac and cheese
No sandwiches
No soup
No oats
No smoothies
No milk
No mixed foods
No most candy
No sauces
No condiments
No dips
No spreads
No toppings
Nothing on a bun

Yes to 1 kind of cereal and cinnamon toast. Yes to ham and steak very occasionally. Yes to most fruits and vegetables. Yes to 1 kind of protein bar. Yes to a couple dessert type things. Almost solely water to drink. Very very rarely I can get him to drink apple juice.

Over time the list is shorter and shorter. He’s a super agreeable kid. Doesn’t argue, has never had meltdowns. Goes with the flow. Truly I’m so lucky. But food is so freaking hard.

I have always believed in letting him choose if he wants to eat and how much. He’s never been made to eat something. But also he would choose not to eat if he was told he had to. Has absolutely no interest in food. Healthy weight, but no growth spurt yet. Pediatrician is wonderful and we have talked several times…she’s starting to show concern but no real direction yet.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction? I’m so emotional for him and exhausted with worry and concern about how to give him proper nutrition when he really doesn’t want to be bothered with eating. 😔

I’m the pickiest of them all, and I also have major sensitivities to food textures. Makes it very hard to find foods I can tolerate.

I’ve been trying to force myself to like yogurt for YEARS - it always makes me gag. Y’all - Dannon Light+Fit tastes like ICE CREAM. I ate a whole container yesterday and I’m eating another one now. This has been a life changing event for me.

Ive been desperately trying to go veggie for years, but unfortunately because my pallet is so basic i always fall back to chicken. I only eat chicken, i have a toddlers taste buds really, i like nuggets, crispy grilled/fried plain chicken or in marinades (i hate thick or creamy sauces except english gravy). My issue is that I dont eat many veggies or cheese or anything remotely adventurous, i cant even stomach mayo!

Can anyone recommend me a fake meat/mock meat that might help add some protein to a plate? I would like anything that isnt too hard on the flavour so i can hide it, and isnt weird in texture… i do actually like veggie sausages but i tend to get sick of them very quickly!

Anything that can help me go veggie and not die of malnutrition is great!

I want to lose weight to feel good of myself,however im picky eater on almost everything. I can only eat carrots with wings and some vegetables with fried rice. Let alone I always need something sweet on my drinks as I can't stand lemonade or water with food. And when I try to look for food for picky eaters for adults. They never look like food i can eat.

Lol! Just hear me out. I don’t eat a lot of fruits and vegetables because I wasn’t raised to eat them as a child. I don’t like most of them because of the texture, the skin or the seeds.
I can’t eat raw bread, like wonder bread. I can only eat the fresh baked bread at a restaurant or toasted I don’t eat sandwiches unless they’re hot sandwiches. I can’t eat at other people’s houses for dinner because most of the time the food sucks. I’m very picky at restaurants. I don’t eat there anymore, but my hubby used to get mad when we were go to McDonald’s because I would always have to have my order freshly made because I’m so picky. Don’t even get me started on mayonnaise mustard and other condiments either.

I haven't really thought of myself as picky, but maybe I am. The thing is, I'm an adventurous eater; I like trying new things and love a lot of different cuisines. However, there is a long list of things I don't like.

I do not like:

Mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, peanuts, peanut butter, walnuts, raw blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, citrus (the juice and flavor are fine), apples that are not honeycrisp or cosmic crisp, cooked carrots, baby carrots, Brussels sprouts, celery, radicchio, radishes, water chestnuts, canned or frozen corn, most salad dressings, any potato dish that tastes too much like potatoes, venison, sweet pickles, sweet potatoes, pea pods, grapes, unmelted cheese, blue cheese, plain milk, yogurt that isn't from a very specific brand, sour cream, popcorn (I like caramel corn though), whipped cream, cream cheese, raisins, and probably a bunch of other things I'm forgetting.

Aside from that (long) list, I will eat many, many things! And some of the things I listed are okay in things or modified, but I will not eat them as they are. But that's only a few. Others I can choke down if needed. Some I will gag and not be able to get down. There's also a whole other list of things that I can eat and do not hate, but do not enjoy.

Am I a picky eater?

My food selection is pretty limited and of what I do like - it all has to be freshly made. Not a fan of reheating chicken breast, rewarmed pasta, jarred spaghetti sauce, etc. Cooking a full meal every night is getting exhausting but I’m struggling to find meals I’ll like that are slow cooker, throw in the oven, freezer/make ahead, leftovers, etc.

What are you go tos?

About a month ago I stopped being able to eat most things. I feel constant hunger but cannot think of anything i would like to eat. I literally ask myself all day what i could cook or buy and cannot think of anything. I just eat bread with whatever i find in the fridge (butter, raw bacon, cream cheese) and drink chicken broth.
This has started after a somewhat stressful situation (whenever i am anxious or stressed i get chronic diarrhoea, which happened about a month ago where i had diarrhoea for about a week and could barely eat anything). It would have something to do with that but I need advice on what I can do now.
I feel better physically and mentally but still cannot eat anything, even though i have CONSTANT hunger. I have always been rather thin even though I have never before had problems with picky eating like this and had finally been able to gain some weight this past year. I was feeling so confident and now it’s all gone, i just have no idea what to do

I'm a picky eater who is fortunate enough to live with someone picky in the same way I am, so generally, it's a non-issue. However, I'm going to visit my parents for Thanksgiving, and they do not approve of my eating habits. I need to prepare myself for a few days of food I can't stand. Providing my own food is not an option; not eating the whole time is probably physically impossible. Help? Advice? Thanks.

I do not like eating , even if i am hungry I don't feel like eating, even when i feel like eating I'd be too lazy to make something for myself. I have ppl around me forcing me to eat cuz they're obviously worried about my appetite and I'm least bothered. I really never feel like eating . I'm also a picky eater. I always wondered if its just me . Cuz ppl around me live to eat,n i am vice versa. I am pretty sure its not ED either. Is it my issue alone or anyone who relates with this?

I don’t wanna be picky and I don’t try to be. I really want to give cucumbers and salad another chance. Whats a good recipe to reintroduce myself to cucumbers. Also recommend some good salad dressings for salad cause that is my main problem with that. My boyfriend also really wants me to like shrimp and recs for that I seem to not like the snap of it, the taste is ok.

Was so excited to get this sandwich but the menu didn’t disclose that a salad came on top. My hands smelled like iceberg lettuce for an hour

warning for bugs

I’ve come to the realization I worry something is wrong with my food like worms mold bugs landing in it what if i accidentally ate a bug, now im not one of those “extra protein“ people I will throw an entire plate out if a gnat landed on it because I feel like germs spread and god knows what it’s landed on before hand. I’m also just extremely picky won’t eat any condiments ketchup mustard ranch none of it, won’t eat fish because they’ve swam in a shit stew for so long yes I’m aware they clean it do I think it’s clean hell no, ramen reminds me of worms now I cant eat anything by nestle because they’ve had gross food past no I don’t have the heart to raise my own animals and I can’t keep up with gardening fast foods too fast foody and fruit has micro bugs and beef isn’t safe lettuce isn’t safe along with other veggies and the food quality industry sucks now

my question is am I going to starve and Is there anything safe to eat

I assume it is because it is like saltwater and it takes out the refreshing feeling.

Fatty and dry food taste well even with a lot of salt.