I posted on general health first but have not had any replys so I thought that my post might be more suitable here. (sorry i know it is bad form to have 2 posts running)
DH is a "fussy eater".
As a child he ate very little. His Mum took him to the doctor because all he would eat was peanut butter sandwiches & strawberry yoghurt. Doctor said that it was good it wasn't jam sandwiches & he would out-grow it. Unfortunately his Dad, coming from a big family of Irish emigrants was brought up to believe that wasting food was one of the worst things that you could do. So DH was made to sit at the dinner table until he had finished his dinner. This usually meant he would sit at the table until bedtime. As a result DH is unable to eat any cooked food cold (like party food etc) His Dad also, out of shear desperation force fed him on occasions.
Both DH parents are very sorry for what they put DH through & say it is their one regret about how they brought up their children.
So DH now has a rather unhealthy diet, but until now has managed to maintain weight with exercise but now as he is getting older he is starting to pile on the weight.
He has very limited number of items he can eat & other things that he can only eat a certain way. A couple of times he has attempted to try other things but he just looks at it but cant bring himself to put it near his mouth. The only veg he eats are greens prepared a very specific way & only with a roast dinner. (no fruit) He says he eats only because he is hungry, he never "enjoys" eating. (his words) We both think he has some kind of food phobia but dont really know what to do about it.
Just wondering if this is something that he just has to live with or if there is something that he could do?? His cholestorol must be off the scale!
Anyone been through a similar thing as an adult???