Ideas for difficult eater

[SueEK]

Morning all and Happy New Year to you. I was dx two years ago and fairly quickly got my bg down from 90 to in the 40s. However never having been overweight I was losing too much weight going low carb. I was advised by dietician to increase carbs but have found it difficult to limit these.
I absolutely loathe veg to the point they make me gag, I just physically cannot put them in my mouth. I only eat peas, carrots and a small amount of cauliflower cheese/runner beans. I don’t like peppers or anything spicy. I need to reset myself as I am struggling to eat properly and wondered if anybody had any ideas of meals and lunch time snacks. I don’t eat breakfast as could only face cereal or toast so I find it best just not to have anything, couldn’t possibly face an omelette in the morning or a fry up. I also am not keen on fish but like prawns or crab.
I wish I could say I will try other things and would come to like them but if something is put in front of me that I don’t like I wouldn’t be able to eat anything on the plate.
Any ideas/suggestions would be much appreciated as I really need help and the dietician, putting it politely, was useless.
Thanks in advance x

 

[barrym]

I won't bore you with details, but I was being given advice by dietitian when I was unable to eat much and she said FAT!

She advised cream with anything and everything. Cereal, coffee, fruit...

Then there's cheese. When can't you eat cheese?

HTH

 

[grovesy]

Morning all and Happy New Year to you. I was dx two years ago and fairly quickly got my bg down from 90 to in the 40s. However never having been overweight I was losing too much weight going low carb. I was advised by dietician to increase carbs but have found it difficult to limit these.
I absolutely loathe veg to the point they make me gag, I just physically cannot put them in my mouth. I only eat peas, carrots and a small amount of cauliflower cheese/runner beans. I don’t like peppers or anything spicy. I need to reset myself as I am struggling to eat properly and wondered if anybody had any ideas of meals and lunch time snacks. I don’t eat breakfast as could only face cereal or toast so I find it best just not to have anything, couldn’t possibly face an omelette in the morning or a fry up. I also am not keen on fish but like prawns or crab.
I wish I could say I will try other things and would come to like them but if something is put in front of me that I don’t like I wouldn’t be able to eat anything on the plate.
Any ideas/suggestions would be much appreciated as I really need help and the dietician, putting it politely, was useless.
Thanks in advance x

Good luck, I am afraid I have no ideas.

 

[Kaylz]

Cheese, salami's, boiled eggs as snacks

What do you for tea? We do fish, stuffed chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto (stuffed with mozzarella and spring onion) mince, I bulk mine with mushrooms (but not sure if you could tolerate them) and then add an egg in the last 5 minutes of reheating, omelette with king prawns, mozzarella and spring onions, smoked sausage, that's about all I eat, sorry! xx

 

[SueEK]

Cheese, salami's, boiled eggs as snacks

What do you for tea? We do fish, stuffed chicken breast wrapped in prosciutto (stuffed with mozzarella and spring onion) mince, I bulk mine with mushrooms (but not sure if you could tolerate them) and then add an egg in the last 5 minutes of reheating, omelette with king prawns, mozzarella and spring onions, smoked sausage, that's about all I eat, sorry! xx

Hi luv, thanks for that, no certainly couldn’t even look at a mushroom but the stuffed chicken is a good idea. Not sure about salami but could give it a go and I do like spring onions. That’s a couple of things I can add to the list, that at present has nothing on it except roast lol x

 

[rebrascora]

I am really enjoying the minted lamb steaks from Lidl at the moment and belly pork They both work with cauliflower cheese and green beans. What are you like with leeks since you don't mention those? I love them sweated in butter or with cheese.
It is concerning that without more veg you are not getting enough fibre and vitamins. Do you supplement these or would you consider doing so?
Breakfast for me at the moment is Greek yoghurt with defrosted summer berries, mixed seeds and a sprinkle of low carb Granola. It is quick and easy and cream in my morning coffee to help keep me feeling full till my evening meal although today I am going to have a salad for lunch with cheese coleslaw because I have worked hard this morning.

 

[SueEK]

Hi @rebrascora , sadly leeks are also a no no as is Greek yoghurt. I do like most meat and love lamb. I do take cod liver oil with vit A and D and have for a long time. Had lots of blood tests over the last year for unrelated reasons and never been flagged as having any deficiency though goodness knows how. I eat lots of nuts which I like. I never realised what a problem my eating was until diagnosis and now know that actually I do have a problem. Thanks so much for your reply x

 

[Docb]

Hi @SueEK. Got to confess that eggs are my problem, but only when you can see the yolk! Boiled egg, fried egg absolutely no chance of eating either but omelette or scrambled, no problem. I put it down to being force fed some sort of egg, probably boiled, when I was very small and eggs were scarce, precious and above all rationed. I have no recall of it happening but I am sure it is there in my subconscious memory and will no doubt be there forever.

Point is that the trigger for me is the sight of the offending item, not the taste or texture or anything like that. My workaround it eat it in an alternative form. I wonder if that could be the same for you? Do you like vegetable soup, where the veg are all blended with herbs and perhaps spices and finished with a dollop of cream, for example?

 

[SueEK]

Hi @SueEK. Got to confess that eggs are my problem, but only when you can see the yolk! Boiled egg, fried egg absolutely no chance of eating either but omelette or scrambled, no problem. I put it down to being force fed some sort of egg, probably boiled, when I was very small and eggs were scarce, precious and above all rationed. I have no recall of it happening but I am sure it is there in my subconscious memory and will no doubt be there forever.

Point is that the trigger for me is the sight of the offending item, not the taste or texture or anything like that. My workaround it eat it in an alternative form. I wonder if that could be the same for you? Do you like vegetable soup, where the veg are all blended with herbs and perhaps spices and finished with a dollop of cream, for example?

Ah Doc, bless your heart you have it spot on, except I remember the reasons behind my eating problem. My stepfather was a brute and a bully and made us sit at the table and eat cold vegetables, sometimes all afternoon. This started when I was 8 and I would be gagging and crying and he couldn’t give a damn. He would threaten to kill my guinea pig if I didn’t eat them and although I’m 60 in May I still haven’t managed to overcome my problem.

I can eat puréed vegetable soup and do make it but it always tastes so bland and boring. Thanks so much for your reply x

 

[NotWorriedAtAll]

@SueEK Do you like puddings and cakes and chocolate and bread?
Because if you do then I have loads of recipes that are keto and don't mess with your blood sugar but also are high calorie and nutritionally dense and so will enrich your food intake in ways that will benefit you and you can enjoy them.

I made myself treat chocolates today and they are easy and delicious.
I think you sound like you need to be kind to yourself with food that nurtures you and makes you feel loved.
Please come along to my Facebook page - I have loads of recipes and tips and wrinkles and i am always happy to answer questions and I am not selling anything - just loving to share the joy of eating food that is delicious and makes me healthier. I was never so happy than when I realised that 'naughty' foods were actually good for me and I didn't have to eat the 'healthy' food I didn't like ever again and that counter intuitively my body thrived on stuff I loved - high fat, high fibre (and it doesn't have to be veg) high protein.

I didn't used to like sweet foods - probably because they were so sugary and high carb and my body rebelled against them - but since finding no sugar/low carb versions of sweet foods I make myself I have developed a sweet tooth and eat cakes and puddings and creamy deliciousness most days. And my blood sugars are fine and my liver function is back to normal and so is my blood pressure.

Come and see if there is anything here that grabs you.
I think you sound like you would like a nice low carb/high fat bread so you could go back to having toast for breakfast.
Often I just have that in the morning and the ingredients in the bread I make means it is good for me as it has vitamins, minerals, fat and protein and about 2g of carbs.

Feel free to message me. I understand all about being particular about food - I am like that as are most members of my family and I would enjoy the opportunity to help you - purely because I love a challenge and it would give me huge satisfaction to give you a way forward to a happy relationship with food where you are in control.

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[chaoticcar]

I add garlic and chilli to My veg soup then a pinch of turmeric on top with a swirl of cream when serving ,don't overdo the chilli and turmeric or you may need a fire extinguisher !! But it's not boring l
Carol

 

[SueEK]

Hi @SueEK. Got to confess that eggs are my problem, but only when you can see the yolk! Boiled egg, fried egg absolutely no chance of eating either but omelette or scrambled, no problem. I put it down to being force fed some sort of egg, probably boiled, when I was very small and eggs were scarce, precious and above all rationed. I have no recall of it happening but I am sure it is there in my subconscious memory and will no doubt be there forever.

Point is that the trigger for me is the sight of the offending item, not the taste or texture or anything like that. My workaround it eat it in an alternative form. I wonder if that could be the same for you? Do you like vegetable soup, where the veg are all blended with herbs and perhaps spices and finished with a dollop of cream, for example?

Ah Doc, bless your heart you have it spot on, except I remember the reasons behind my eating problem. My stepfather was a brute and a bully and made us sit at the table and eat cold vegetables, sometimes all afternoon. This started when I was 8 and I would be gagging and crying and he couldn’t give a damn. He would threaten to kill my guinea pig if I didn’t eat them and although I’m 60 in May I still haven’t managed to overcome my problem.

I can eat puréed vegetable soup and do make it but it always tastes so bland and boring. Thanks so much for your reply x

I add garlic and chilli to My veg soup then a pinch of turmeric on top with a swirl of cream when serving ,don't overdo the chilli and turmeric or you may need a fire extinguisher !! But it's not boring l
Carol

i don’t like chilli but not sure on turmeric as never had it. Is it spicy as can’t handle spicy food. Thanks x

 

[SueEK]

Sorry looks like my other post has come through twice 🙄

 

[SueEK]

@NotWorriedAtAll i will definitely have a look at your Facebook posts thank you. I don’t actually have a sweet tooth, never have had but I’m certainly interested in the bread and hopefully there will be other things I can try x

 

[Ditto]

But where was your mother? I want to kill that man, I hope he's dead and burning in hell.

 

[SueEK]

But where was your mother? I want to kill that man, I hope he's dead and burning in hell.

He is dead and most definitely burning in hell. I won’t bore everyone with details but sadly he had control over her as well and not in a loud violent way, he was depraved but that was a long time ago.

 

[Inamuddle]

Hi please forgive me, my knowledge of type 2 is not so great. But you said in your post that you were advised to eat more carbs as you were losing weight. I may be being stupid but you then talk about veg meat and eggs. None of these count as carbs (much). Would it not be better to have a small amount of carbs bread/cereal for breakfast.
I can't cope with egg whites if i can see them, fine when mixed up as scrambled eggs etc for similar reasons to you. My mother would make me sit there forever, she used to threaten to send me away to bording school, and i could only wish that was true.
The only thing i can say is that you seem pretty certain about the veg etc being impossible to eat and i would say just try one mouthful with the rest of your meal and very gently introduce new things.
Sorry if this isn't much help x

 

[SueEK]

Hi @Inamuddle , I was advised to eat more carbs as I went low carb and because I’m not overweight I lost quite a bit of weight. I hate veg, fine with eggs cheese meat etc but this makes it difficult for me to make good choices for meals, especially lunch etc as I am incredible particular about what foods I eat. I simply cannot eat veg, spicy foods etc, I have tried on various occasions but just can’t do it. @NotWorriedAtAll has given me somewhere I can look for meals that I can hopefully manage and thanks for your concern x

 

[helli]

I assume when you say you don’t like spicy, you mean hot spice like chilli. Other spices such as cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon and nutmeg add flavour without heat. Then there are herbs which add flavour. My usual are coriander, tarragon, oregano, chives, dill, thyme, rosemary and basil. You can use dried or fresh. Fresh herbs freeze well and can be used straight out of the feeezer.

 

[Kaylz]

Do you like sausages? Stewed sausages used to be a favourite of mines, I sympathise after having my own issues with food so although in a different way I do know how you feel and how difficult it is gammon steaks, roast beef etc are nice too xx