To think this doesn't make me the fussiest eater ever?

[Contiki259]

I don't like bread. It's honestly one of the only foods I won't eat (Along with strawberries which bring me out in hives), but since childhood my family have treated me as if I'm the world's fussiest eater because of it. If I was ever invited for tea anywhere they'd tell the parents "Oh, but she's really fussy you know. She doesn't like BREAD." and even now as an adult it seems to be brought up at every single family gathering, told to nieces and nephews and younger cousins as a "Look at how fussy Contiki is!" story. My sister doesn't like rice but there has never been a big deal made out of that.

I've never understood it. It's just one food. Surely it's no different than not liking rice? It's a bit pathetic to admit, and I know I need to get a grip, but as a kid I used to find it really upsetting that they always made such a big deal of it and even as an adult it annoys me.

So the question is AIBU to think that disliking bread doesn't mean I'm a really fussy eater?

My sister is older and has told me many times that even before I was born (when she was 10, so a good chunk of memory time) , bread was rarely the main component of their meals. Sandwiches were pretty much just a picnic food, at home lunches were always pasta or soup with bread on the side. Which is exactly what they were when I was a kid too. So I don't think it was even as big an adjustment as it could have been for some families.

Oh and soup would never be enough for me without bread either.

Baking potatoes would be my go to, followed by couscous. I like bread, but not the bought, sliced stuff.

You could try beans in your soup.

I don't think I'd worry too much if I never saw another piece of bread tbh. A boring food imo. My mum always said poor families ate a lot of it because they couldn't afford anything else and it filled them up

Ha! I ALWAYS have beans in my soup I just need a lot of food i suppose

MrsKoala -If I turned up somewhere and they offered me a sandwich I'd more than likely decline it by saying "I'm sorry, I'm not hungry, I ate on the way/am going for a meal after/other equivalent depending on time of day." so you wouldn't have the problem of having to feed me anything, and you'd be none the wiser that I didn't like bread. Most people don't know, just my family and my closest friends. (And everyone who read this thread I suppose!)

Why is that married? Surely that's normal.

I call anyone fussy if they don't like just about everything. I will make exceptions for things like oysters because they look like snot.

Contiki - if i had forewarning i would get stuff in to cater for you but this is the kind of thing that would send my parents and PILs into a tailspin and they'd be talking about it for years to come. Mil still goes on about the time DH brought a vegetarian friend over 8 years ago. She rants on and mutters 'i mean just WHAT can you feed them?' i always want to say 'Errr the clue's in the name'

MrsKoala, you seem to eat an unusally large amount of bread and bread-like stuff! I have no problem with bread, and am rather partial to it, but I've just realised I've not had bread since Thursday. But then most breakfasts are cereal, lunches are more often pasta or salad than sandwiches, and I don't understand the need to have bread on the side of all main meals when it's not part of the meal, so I'd rarely eat bread in an evening, and rarely is bread the carb on my plate (normally pasta, rice, cous cous or potatoes).

i suppose time and money is the reason we eat so much bread. DH is a monster eater/bottomless pit and bread fills him up.

Bread is a staple in our diet and so ubiquitous that to not like it would be considered a bit odd. Comparing it to bananas or mushrooms isn't the same because they aren't served up so often with meals.

Thats it ? you dont eat bread or strawberries , you are more than welcome at this hosue anytime :)

married I am forever saying that. DS2 works in a bakery and brings fancy bread home, DH is all over it whereas I couldn't careless about it!

YANBU. Since I've been low carbing I've realised how much you don't actually need to serve bread or bread products with a meal.

The only thing it's really required for is a sandwich. Anything else you can do without. (or dippy egg. Dippy egg is my downfall. And bread dipped in garlic oil and balsamic vinegar)

Yanbu. That is in no way fussy. I have a friend who won't eat any meat except chicken, won't eat fish, likes tomatoes, but no other veg or fruit. Will eat yogurts, but only kids ones as it gets too much for her to eat bigger ones. The list goes on...we just let her get on with it. I wish she ate more types of food, but only because I feel she is missing out. She is quite happy as she is so why should I interfere?

ExH's family as a group were a nightmare to cater for. No dairy, rice, pasta, couscous, peppers, tomatoes, beef, garlic, spices, herbs, beans/pulses/lentils...I used to scour cookery books for just one meal i could make that wasn't a plain roast. it drove me demented.

I don't like bacon and that freaks people out. They go on and on about it. I'm so unfussy but the bacon thing gets really blown out of proportion.

I don't like any seafood (but fish) and no one blinks an eye at that!

I'm not a vegetarian.

mrs koala i would just find that babyish and self indulgent in adults, barring genuine allergies.

Your family really need a wider set of topics of conversation. They have known for decades that you don't like bread, it's about time they changed the flipping record!

Not liking bread is unusual but so what? Perfectly possible to make meals without it.

I'm a vegetarian and really hate mushrooms. That's it. No meat, no fish, no mushrooms and I'm a happy bunny. Don't think it's that hard. And if it is, fine, don't cook for me then, if I'm invited round to someone who finds it a puzzle I'll bring my own food.

(I don't care for meat replacement shit like quorn either but would never tell a host that if they'd made something for me with quorn.)

Yanbu. I'm a gluten free veggie and it is beyond my family. I was very fussy as a child though so when I come home and Cook myself something that as a child wouldn't have eaten a huge deal is made out of it. Drives me mad. That and the fact that they are amazed that dp eats the same foods as me. It's always "oh pixies partner, how do you survive?!"

You'd all hate me then I'm intolerant to gluten, dairy and white potatoes - is a massive pain when eating out so I'm ALWAYS that irritating customer who wants to swap something - normally potatoes for extra veg/salad or asking if they do tamari instead of soy sauce... and a lot of the time I just eat whatever I fancy and suffer the consequences later!!

I also really dislike mushrooms, peppers and spicy foods. And was advised to avoid tomatoes. I was much much fussier as a child - no carrots, lettuce, peas, zucchini, boiled potatoes... the list goes on! And then when I was 12 I decided I wanted to be a vegetarian that lasted til I was 17.

However, my family are realy good at it now cakes are made with almond meal and lactose free, they cook sweet potatoes alongside white whenever they do them, and keep little cartons of soy milk for coffees after meals for my sister (also dairy free) and I.