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To be fed up of being fed up of food?

111 replies

Squidgee · 24/11/2018 13:17

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.

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SpitefulMidLifeAnimal · 24/11/2018 15:14

I can see that struggling to eat and being fed up of food is an alien concept for some. There was that thread a week or so ago about someone having tinned fish mixed with cauli cheese because they couldn't be bothered to cook either. Some people really will eat anything.

Can I ask, squidgee, is it just food you are fed up of? Do you think you might be fed up of life, in general?

tofupanda · 24/11/2018 15:26

This is what I mostly eat when struggling... virtually no prep required. But tasty. So it feels appetising but not time consuming or wasteful.

Breakfast: Rye bread (Kelderman stone baked) toast with marmite and butter, sometimes a boiled egg. Proper coffee w full cream milk

Snack: Yogurt with oats (leave to soak for a while so soft) Nice yogurts like Yeo Valley or Rachel - current fave Greengage and Ginger.

Lunch: Ready made soup and part baked loaves. Banana or apple and cheese. Coffee or Coke
Soups have been on special offer for £1 so 50p per portion

Snack: Oatcakes with honey and tahini, or Philadelphia

Dinner: Whole roast sweet potato (cook a few and reheat out of skins in microwave, I cook with a metal skewer through so it doesn't burst) with humous and tahini. Would add lemon juice if I could be bothered.
Dark chocolate

Snack: Cereal or milk before bed

So I don't know if this is your kind of food or not but works for me.

Oh and I cook pancakes a lot as it's something my DC likes (with loads of Nutella or similar) and I can make them really quickly and have the recipe quantities in my head.

Mookatron · 24/11/2018 15:33

Sorry you had a load of self-righteousness on this thread. People do like to silence women don't they? I think it's partly having to deal with what other people eat, Thinking about preparing stuff for yourself then just becomes more drudgery.

I actually don't know what the answer is sorry Grin - although I have found going for a long walk in the fresh air is good for my appetite.

Willofthesimpletons · 24/11/2018 15:48

Whataboutery pisses me off so much. It sounds like you have, well I was going to say, on your plate, but that is an unintentional pun. Do you have to cook all the meals too? I have to and it doesn't help. I'm also catering to different food aversions and allergies and it is soul destroying day in day out.

Does your budget allow those slightly pre prepared meals from supermarkets? e.g. Fresh chicken but with bacon or cheese or something, that you just shove in the oven and have with mash or chips? I know you have food in the house atm, but maybe next time?

Willofthesimpletons · 24/11/2018 15:48

^* a lot on your plate

JudasPrudy · 24/11/2018 16:01

Oh I'm the same but the dark chocolate and raspberry brownie from Costa saved me and now I'm a greedy pig again Blush

Peachsnowpop · 24/11/2018 16:06

OP I know that feeling only too well. Everything is boring, disinteresting, same old, uninspiring and not appealing. Sorry, no words of help but ur not alone

lovetherisingsun · 24/11/2018 16:07

people like to silence women, don't they? Well in this case mumsnet had to delete her comments as they were abusive to other members. So...yes, OP's abusive comments were "silenced".

Mookatron · 24/11/2018 16:12

lovetherisingsun that's not what I meant. But you know that. Not sure why you chose to deliberately misinterpret it.

justtryingtodoitright · 24/11/2018 16:14

Give it all to a food bank then..you know to someone who might appreciate it....

What a stupid suggestion. Totally unhelpful and not the point at all.
The OP isn't saying she's ungrateful for being able to eat or afford food, maybe just that her meals are uninspired and she's not enjoying cooking or eating?

OP- try popping to your local charity shop or cheap book shop (think The Works or similar), pick up some new cookery books and have a flick through for any new recipes to inspire you.

tryinganewname · 24/11/2018 16:17

There's some bloody ridiculous comments on here. Everyone goes off food from time to time.. I can go weeks with hating to think about food and what to make - and I LOVE food.

IHaveBrilloHair · 24/11/2018 16:18

Ffs, I'm underweight, have no appetite, severe osteoporosis due to years of steroid use due to brittle asthma which I have frequent hospital admissions for.
I have no appetite, I find it difficult to eat.
The OP is clearly struggling too and wanted some sympathy/empathy.
I love MN but this is an awful thread.

moonfacebaby · 24/11/2018 16:24

I get like this too, relatively regularly.

I love cooking and food, but I just seem to find myself bored of it. I’m uninspired despite owning countless recipe books and my Pinterest is full of lovely recipes.

I think it’s the monotony of being the only one who cooks and shops (single parent), mixed in with a wavering appetite.

I stick to easy comfort food when I’m like this - jacket potatoes, or pasta with creme fraiche and pesto, for example.

Ignore the ridiculous comments - why people have got arsey about this is beyond me...

Leighhalfpennysthigh · 24/11/2018 16:26

I understand too. I'm going through the same at the moment. I just seem to prepare the same things for my dad and and mother in law and I'm bored with thinking about what I'm going to feed to her - she's got cancer and is terminal, but still well enough to want interesting food. My dad has digestive issues and so has a restricted diet. I have developed an intolerance to some food for no apparent reason, it makes me throw up if I even smell it and I'm just fed up with thinking about what to cook, what to feed them on and wish j had someone to come up with new ideas.

Squidgee · 24/11/2018 16:30

Its nearly Christmas, apparently you shouldn't mention you aren't starving in case it insults people. I didn't say I didn't need the food in the house.. I said I didn't want to eat any of it... how that computes into someone telling me to donate it all to a food bank is beyond me... sure, i'll donate it and then my kids can starve!

Probably going to have soup or beans on toast for dinner while I watch strictly.

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WeirdHandDryers · 24/11/2018 16:32

Don’t you think that comment is a bit insensitive OP? You know ... to people who don’t have TVs?

Squidgee · 24/11/2018 16:34

I should delete it, probably insulting people who dont own hobs, saucepans, tin openers and toasters too.

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WeirdHandDryers · 24/11/2018 16:35

😂 too right!

tofupanda · 24/11/2018 16:36

Grin WeirdHandDryers

tofupanda · 24/11/2018 16:38

Enjoy your evening squidgee I have to go out to the shops now...

Bellabonkers · 24/11/2018 16:39

Ok do you know what I'm going to do the decent thing and apologise for my flippant food bank remark.
It hit a nerve..but that's my problem.
I am sorry OP and I promise you I am not a bully.

RippleEffects · 24/11/2018 16:42

Do you have a list of base foods that you're working from?

I have one Autistic child, one NT and one younger child with a current diagnosis of social communication disorder (we think ASD) she has sensory issues with her food texture and smells.

At one stage I felt like I was cooking 4 meals at night. Really soul destroying.

I sort of hit a point where I thought this just can't go on. I was eating less real food and more junk snacks as I was fed up with cooking. I love cooking but not repetative beige cooking - that's just like cleaning the toilet - a necessity but not something I could ever find a pleasure.

I started batch cooking and freezing the few foods we could eat as a family. A homemade pasta sauce that's slightly bland but I serve the children's one with pasta, one with meatballs, one with meatballs and cheese., Then I add a dash of cayene and pinch if chilli to DH's and mine before serving. It's one meal, with a lot less fuss.

Another one we have is rice, chicken and peas. DD has a small amount of rice in one pile, a dish of peas and some sliced skinless chicken. The rest of us have our rice mixed with peas, DS2 and DS1 now have there precooked chicken in a mild homemade smooth curry sauce but initially i did the sauce in a small dish to the side and they used it like ketchup. Then they've moved onto pouring it over. I cant cook the sauce when the DC are at home as they find the spice smell too much but dont when its a small amount reheated.

We've built up a list of staples that I can batch cook, so less cooking, which means I enjoy actual cooking occasionally a bit more.

My elder two are 15 and 12 so a little more open to trying new things. I find if I take all the pressure off and new foods aren't a meal, They're an extra at a different time, most times they will give them a go.

I just wanted to offer sympathy because I think I get the should destroying loss of interest thing.

Misty9 · 24/11/2018 16:45

I know how you feel OP. I'm on an elimination diet and one of my two dc is so fussy it makes cooking anything interesting a bit pointless. Tonight the family are having enchiladas but I can't have the sauce or tortilla and I can't be arsed to think of what else to cook. I've lost the love of cooking and eating - but still have to do so as otherwise I get hangry. Pinterest to see if anything grabs you?

Squidgee · 24/11/2018 16:47

Bella, thank you.

I'm sorry for biting back as well.. having a tough day myself and I shouldn't have been rude.

FlowersWine

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Topseyt · 24/11/2018 16:52

Most of us do understand you, Squidgee. It's a shame the self righteous gang piled in.

Enjoy Strictly. I would love to be able to just settle down, but have to go out to get DD3 from work. Then it will be fish and chips.

DD3 works in Costa. Sometimes she gets stuff to bring home that has reached its date. Never anything wrong with it either. If that happens tonight then I might just be tempted to it, as more inspiring than anything else I have around.

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