On 14 Jan 2006 21:08:51 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Sat 14 Jan 2006 10:58:56a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it S'mee?
>
>> I was checking out Gloria's Sweet & Sour Cocktail Meatball recipe
>> (which sounds excellent, btw; my sibling makes something very similar).
>> Anyway, I figured I wouldn't bother to save the recipe because Miguel
>> (DH) doesn't like meatballs of any kind. Or white sauce. Or coconut.
>> Or most sandwiches. *Sigh*
>>
>> Now I'm sure at least 10 people are queuing up to tell me I should
>> make him eat it anyway, because they certainly wouldn't put up with
>> that. But I'm more interested in knowing what kind of fussiness
>> the rest of you may have to deal with...
>
>To make a list of what David won't eat would be exhaustive. Vegetables -
>he will only eat peas (canned), carrots, corn, and potatoes. Salads are
>out of the question. Meats - he will only eat a few cuts of beef, pork, or
>chicken, and none of them can be cuts that either contain bone or are on a
>bone. He will not eat any form of fish or seafood. Fruits - he will only
>eat bananas, grapes, applesauce, and orange juice. Breads - he will only
>eat soft white or sourdough, and nothing that contains seeds or other
>additives with texture. He will eat smooth peanut butter and jelly, but
>not jam or preserves. Desserts, if they are chocolage and do not contain
>nuts. That's about it.
>
>Needless to say, I cook many separate meals for the two of us. I simply
>could not exist on that. In 14 years, I have managed to add perhaps 2 items
>to his diet that he would not eat before.
>
>--
>Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Gosh, doesn't it worry you to see he's eating so little fibre?
However, I am the last person to point fingers at fussy eaters. I was
one myself as a child, and there's still a range of things I won't eat
as an adult.

Kathy in NZ