Advice needed for fussy human during Coronatime

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I have a 21 year old who will only eat certain real foods (as opposed to fast) coincidentally they are usually bland or pale/yellow/cream in colour...

Eggs
Jackets sometimes actually...very rarely
lettuce only if it's in a cheese sandwich
Cheese only if it's mild
Bread
Chicken breasts - thighs if I take the meat off the bone
Pasta - all kinds including cheese bakes
apples - pink ladies of course it would be fucking things cost more than saffron
grapes
strawberries
crepes
noodles
couscous
peas
bagels, pitta
certain cheese pizzas
chips
tuna sandwiches - must be triangular shaped
stuffing - she loves that stuff...parden the pun
tuna - on certain days when the moon is in a certain phase and the wolf howls 3 times...you get my meaning

....and that's it. Seems like a lot, but it really isn't, especially when she gets bored of something! I've worked really hard doubling the list since she was small - but seem to have hit a wall.

She got meltdown level annoyed when I took her to Aldi and she saw all the empty shelves where her staples should be!

It's no good saying let her starve, because she will...there's no getting her to eat anything if she sets her mind to it - thing is, she can be persuaded to try new things...eggs are a new addition in the last 2 years

She was so aghast at the lack of stuff on the shelves she was up at first light to go buy her things before anyone else got a chance to, so we now have another week's worth of food for her but if they don't sort the supply chain out we could be up the creek - so how do you plan to feed your finicky offspring?

She is not on the autistic spectrum, she does seem to have lots of similar traits though. (no doctor or anyone at her school have ever mentioned it)

21, or 2.1?

If 21 does she meal plan, cook for herself?

If she's 21 she's old enough to shop and meal plan for herself. I wouldn't be having the extra worry of enabling her behaviour.

Shes going to have to get a grip I'm afraid if theres no SN.Times are hard and supermarkets are empty.

Betcha a million pounds she is in the autistic spectrum

Oh for goodness sakes. Tell her to get on with it, if she's going to be fussy she can do it on her own.

She's 21 not 2! Let her sort herself out.

My eldest ds (autistic) would only eat yellow food. All had to be separate on the plate and not touching anything else.

He's now 25 and he's trained himself to eat most things, apart from greens.

Is your fussy human on the autistic spectrum? I'm going through this too, mine is with sensory challenges.

She has sniffed out the non brand cereal already. Milk is running low.

I'm isolating so reliant on the non existent home delivery. Just hoping panic buying will have calmed down very soon.

I have an autistic 8 year old and I’m also worried. Good luck OP.

I'd not be worrying that much about her
She's 21!
She can go scour the shelves herself and find few new things to try.
It might do her good.

Oh I'm not worried, she's survived this long on less. I'm just interested in how you deal with yours.

Yes, she absolutely has the diet of a 2.1 year old.

She probably is autistic she has a tonne of similar traits and suffers from social anxiety - she doesn't leave the house most days except when I drag her shopping - but if she is she is high functioning so there's no point getting a diagnosis. She is quite enjoyable when she's not melting down.

She does sound on the spectrum, I think it's worth a diagnosis when all this is over; ime it's just as hard for the 'higher functioning' people. Almost worse as everyone holds them to higher standards of expectation. It could help her understand herself.

Agony autie is good on YouTube.

This is going to be a big issue for lots of children, esp those with asd. I'm not sure the answer but perhaps she'll be persuaded to try other things due to this? It's good she went herself. Taking responsibility herself.

@TitianaTitsling she meal plans - is obsessing about dieting at the moment so is preparing some meals herself (I say preparing, she can cook eggs, pasta and couscous and stick things in the oven - she can't even look at raw chicken) She lived in uni halls for 3 months before she dropped out from anxiety over exams)