Eggs!

[minxofmancunia]

We get 18 eggs delivered once a fortnight, man across the road daughter has a farm so totally fresh and free range also cheap!

DH "has" to have an egg and bacon sandwich for breakfast every morning. I don't know what the feared consequence is if he doesn't but there you go .

That leaves only 5 eggs for me and dcs for the rest of the fortnight so hardly any really, in fact only one meals worth.

AIBU to ask dh to eat less and have something different for breakfast ocassionally. TBH my annoyance about this is probably more to do with his bloody obsessional personality, ie having to eat the same shit all the time and freaking out/being really irate if things aren't "just so". Eg I bought a baguette for him and filled it with ham (only a certain brand mind) and rocket for him as specified but didn't take the doughy bread out of the middle to he took it all apart to rip the bread out as it was "wrong". Bloody rude IMO.

Mind you, I am also a food obsessive. BUT if someone else cooks for me I am hugely grateful and never ever say anything critical. Plus I do 99% of the cooking so the issue doesn't arise.

Your DH is a rude bugger. I wouldn't bother cooking for him uintil he shows a bit of respect. XP's behaviour (admittedly a load of other things other than his food habits) really got me down.

This thread reminded me of the hard boiled egg sitting in the kitchen. Just eaten it with loads of salt. Yum.

Explain that his food OCD is beginning to cause you anxiety when you have to prepare it.

So you can sadly no longer prepare his food, as it is affecting your health.

Say that you will make sure that his favoured ingredients are present for him to make his own stuff, but sadly you can do no more than that for him.

You will cook for yourself and the children, and he is welcome to partake if the menu appeals, as long as he gives you 1.5 days notice. He has to ask for himself what you plan to cook the following night - you have no obligation to remind him and ask if he wants some - that too will make you anxious.

He now needs to remember to check in advance himself that things he wants are available - for example, as we speak you might suddenly act on a whim to make eighteen meringue nests, or perhaps a lemon drizzle cake requiring 9 eggs.

Say that you will of course update him as and when shoudl your anxiety subside. But as he knows himself, issues around food are terribly all-encompassing, so he shouldn't expect too much improvement.

Buy some hens, this will serve a dual purpose. They will keep you supplied with lots of lovely eggs and you will be able to gaze upon them as they frolic about your garden, destroying it.
While watching the fascinating antics of your flock, you will feel relaxed and de stressed, leaving your pernickety husband to sort out his own ' just so ' food requirements.

at ShroudOfHamsters

Am so relieved my DH will eat anything is grateful for whatever is put on the table.

Yum. Am now eating fried egg rolls :)
With lovely runny yolk since discovering advice not to eat this is bullshit outdated

Food obsession is easy to solve - tell him to make his own then he can make what he likes, when he likes - we all have our foibles. One of the joys of being a grown-up is being able to eat what you like, when you like and how you like.
Egg supply is easy to solve - buy more.