Fussy Eaters.

[Georgiesmum]

Do you know or live with a fussy eater? What do they normally eat/wont eat?

[Ken4155]

My ex partner would not eat the white of a frid egg but had no qualms whatsoever in eating the white of a poached or boiled egg. Also, when making a cheese and tom sandwich, she would throw away the two ends of the tomato as they had 'skin on them':-/

[sherrardk]

I am a v fussy eater - the things I won't eat far outweigh what I will eat.

[melv16]

As a child I had to eat what was put in front of me. Thankfully, I have very few food dislikes.
Fussy eaters really annoy me!

[ummmm]

I'm quite fussy but I do eat well. I happily eat fish, veg, salad and fruit. I'm just fussy with meat. Like Kens partner I don't eat the whites of eggs either, I don't eat pizza, sausages or bacon and very little chicken.

[ummmm]

I was never made to eat what was put in front of me. If my mum was cooking something I was keen on I was allowed to opt out and make myself something.

[-Talbot-]

Nope.
Very little people in this house turn their nose up at.

That of course is down to my wonderful cooking.

[mikey4444]

I have one niece that won't eat any vegetables at all
( apart from potatoes, and only then when they are converted into chips )

I have another niece who won't eat any fruit. When I point out the inherent irrationality of that, in that all fruit looks, and tastes differently, I am just met with a sulky smirk.

Both girls are in the 20's.

In my opinion, all this is the fault of the parents, who indulged their kids from a very early age. When I was growing up, we had to eat whatever was put in front us....silly fussiness just wasn't acceptable.

[sunny-dave]

Prick & Ping, Talbot?

[sunny-dave]

I'm with mikey - a little hunger is a great seasoning - it makes virtually anything palatable ... except kidneys ... they are just offal ...

[mikey4444]

Why is that these fussy eaters, mainly children, are never fussy about eating chips, and burgers ?

[ummmm]

Making kids eat food can have a negative effect.

[melv16]

Agree totally with Mikey's post.
LOL at Dave's :-)

[ummmm]

Mikey - our palates change as we get older.

[Smowball]

My sons gf will eat the ends of chips but throws away the middle bit!

[melv16]

Ummm, the only negative effect it had on me is that I went hungry.

[sunny-dave]

I was never 'made' to eat anything, ummmm - and wouldn't suggest that it's a good idea do that.

It's just that money was tight when I was growing up, and therefore food options were limited - if I didn't want to eat what my mum had cooked then it was probably just toast as an alternative - so I tended to just go with what was on offer and consequently have very few quibbles

... except kidneys, they really are (still) offal ...

[vulcan42]

\ Making kids eat food can have a negative effect./
Very true, after the second world war Bananas were extremely scarce. I was forced to eat one when I was seven, have never eaten one since.

[mikey4444]

Smowy....not in my house she wouldn't !

melv...the very idea of eating your dinner or going hungry seems to be completely absent these days.

The reality is that if you give a small child a variety of foods to try, they will grow up to eat most things.

At the age of 64, I am still not keen on sprouts or liver, but I struggle to think of anything else that I don't like.

[mikey4444]

Vulcan....zee War has been over for many years now....if you tried a banana again, you might like it !

[-Talbot-]

sunny-dave
Prick & Ping, Talbot?

No microwave meals in this house.

ummmm
Making kids eat food can have a negative effect.


Yes it can but so can letting them eat what they like.
Lazy parents who think the only way to cook veg is to boil the *** of it are at fault. Most kids don't like boiled cauli and boiled cabbage etc. Even as an adult there is nothing more off putting than a plate of mush covered in gravy.