To be fed up of being fed up of food?

[Squidgee]

Do you ever get to that point? You know, where you are just so... uninspired by food?

I dont know what I want to eat, and I've been like it a while... every damn meal is turning into eating because I know I should, not because I actually want to eat it.

I've a house full of food.. and I dont really want any of it.

Poisonous: I do that quite a lot.. doesn't help, I just get to the point I end up eating snacky rubbish or raiding the chip shop if I do that lol.

Asks for responses, gets them, gets arsey about responses she/he gets. Delightful.

start a thread askign for i nspiring recipes op.

i need inspiration.

i also get fed up because dh says no to plenty of my suggestions
and we neve rknow what ds will do
and dd eats at work

so thats a meal for 2, one of whom turns his nose up

I never asked you to feed the masses. But your tone is a tiny bit insensitive.
My house is full of food

Try a touch of humility...it just might kick start your appetite.

I asked for responses about being fed up/bored with food, not virtue signalling.

You can't dictate to others what responses to give..now that is arrogant

I had a similar food crisis a couple of years ago. I got very efficient at batch cooking for the kids - bolognaise, chilli, stews, shepherds pie, lasagne. I was sick of it after a while and I felt if I saw another packet of mince or a potato I would scream.

I set off exploring and basically eating what i wanted. It happened to be lots of salads and simpler food - lots of chicken and vegetables, steak, egg, fish. Quick meals simply cooked, with lots of flavour, no recipes as such.

Hope you can find enjoyment in food again OP. We all need to eat every day so it makes sense to try to enjoy it.

I sometimes find when I've gained a bit of weight I get bored by food. I think of it as my body's way of saying I can cut back a bit so I'd just wait and see if your enthusiasm comes back and in the meantime pick light but nutritious meals.

Think you have just shown your true colours there.
No need to swear at anyone

Having a child with an ED means you have to think about food very differently to others, and it's not uncommon for carers of those children to feel like you do. It will pass. Take all the support you can get. See your GP to see if any medication will help you get through this. YANBU

I'm a single parent with three under 5, and yes, I now find eating and cooking so dull. I hate slaving away over something fantastic and interesting only for them to turn their noses up at it, so they eat the same "kid" food every week, and I eat toast or a chocolate bar once they are in bed. Its depressing really. I did one of those recipe boxes (I used "mycookbox" and can give you a code that will give you 3 meals (2 portions a meal) for £9.99 if you are interested) and a couple of weeks of that and it shook me out my slump and I look forward to cooking and dinner now, even when it's only me eating it.

Squidgee that's really mean. Being abusive to people not being abusive to you is not a nice thing to do.

Share out what you have, you will feel full in other ways

But also, stop being such a grouch if you want people to be nice back

I'm with you OP. I feel exactly the same way. I end up having eggs on toast for dinner regularly. I find dinner is the difficult meal for me as like pp I have young children who like the nuggets and chips type dinners although the older one had rice at school the other day so hopefully they're branching out!!
I wonder if the weather is a factor too. What about soups? A bit boring maybe but quite filling along with toast or roll and also warming in this weather.

my true colours?

I'm not the one posting on a light hearted thread and trying to make myself look like a playground bully.

@tofupanda Thank you :)

I spend hours stressing over making sure my kids eat and get the correct nutrition because of their autism and Avoidant/Restrictive eating disorders and I get to exist off whatever else I can buy cheaply to make sure I eat.. pasta, rice, bread, chicken.

I can't remember the last time I actually enjoyed eating or took any pleasure from cooking for myself.

@Squidgee i know what you mean,its the same stuff day after day.Im feeling like that myself.By the time i cook for the kids and dp the humour is gone off me.I just usually buy meself some nice cheese,pate and dips.At least its quick and easy and i dont have to think about it.

I'm like this.
I sometimes end up having cereal for tea.

One thing that's helped is looking at videos of food on youtube. You might see something that makes you hungry or inspires you. Good luck!!

Well I'm not the one who has had abusive comments deleted.
I'd work on your anger before your appetite.
Hope you chill a bit

I go through this every now and then - nothing I fancy and I get stuck in a rut of the same things. I’m having a beef roast tonight and am actually excited about that. I end up eating toast or pasta or something because I just don’t fancy anything.

I love food - and would happily live on stuff like antipasti or lovely bread or cheese! But I know that’s not the ideal way to eat and would go off that too.

Ps I think you’ve been given a rough ride here. It’s what has happened to me when I’ve posted. You are allowed to moan even if there are people worse off than you!

I DO know what you mean, I'm waiting for my food shop, and even though I'm hungry and have food in the house, it's not the food I want. So I'm not eating it. It is the epitome of a 'first world problem' though.

I get like this. Loads of people I know do.