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Fussy eater in italy

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Lovehummous · 25/03/2025 17:26

I will be taking my 11 year to italy in June, it's our first holiday abroad! I want to be excited but I'm too preoccupied with worrying about what he's going to eat for 5 days. He has autism and is very picky. Currently he eats - chicken dippers, turkey dinosaur, garlic bread, naan bread, Yorkshire puddings, popcorn chicken. That's it. We will be visiting molfetta for 2 days and then visiting san michele salentino for 3 days. Is anyone familiar with these places and know any supermarkets/restaurants nearby that will have English food? Or food that is very similar

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TeenLifeMum · 25/03/2025 17:34

Start introducing Italian foods - plain pasta and garlic bread. Holidays are supposed to be restful so not sure why you’d choose a country that primarily has food your child won’t eat.

Sirzy · 25/03/2025 17:33

Lamelie · 25/03/2025 17:30

11? For five days? I’d take it as an opportunity for him to eat what’s available. He’ll come to no harm.

did you miss the part where he had autism? Sadly many people with autism would simply not eat.

I can’t help with the specific areas OP but could you contact your accommodation and ask them? Does he have anything like crisps on his possible list that you could take with you as backup?

LIZS · 25/03/2025 17:33

You’ll be able to get garlic breads and breaded chicken easily enough.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/03/2025 17:31

Does he eat plain pasta or pizza? We went to Italy with my son, who was a fairly picky eater, when he was quite small, and it was fine, but a lot of that was because he did like pasta and pizza, and it was usually possible to get plain pasta without sauce, or a very simple pizza. He also ate bread, plainly cooked chicken, a few plain vegetables and salad, and ice cream. We got by!

Dideon · 25/03/2025 17:31

I will get jumped on here but if this is not a wind up is this really all he eats ?

Lamelie · 25/03/2025 17:30

11? For five days? I’d take it as an opportunity for him to eat what’s available. He’ll come to no harm.

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