Originally Posted by
daisymommy
I know my son does have anxiety over food "What if I don't like it?!" he says with fear and panic in his voice. I have told him it's okay, I won't make him eat another bite, and he can spit it out in his napkin or the trash can. But that isn't enough for him. It still worries him so much he won't let a bite near his mouth.
And he is most definitely a super taster. He will only eat certain brands of food, and they have to be cooked exactly a certain way, or he will gag on them. I can't try a bait and switch with a different brand, no way.
I'm still cooking 2 separate meals here at home, and I am just so exhausted with it. But I don't think there's much I can do about it.
I just found this thread, and wow. This is DS1 to a tee. He does have GAD. His diet is so limited, he is underweight and I have to hide a liquid multivitamin in soda a few times a week just to make sure he has some nutrients in him. (Counterproductive probably, but there ya go.) That has been the only thing I have successfully been able to hide in another food or drink too, btw.
There were about 4 days last week when he would not eat his 1/2 of toasted cheese sandwich (one of 2 or 3 dinner foods for him) because the bread "had a hole in it". He is also very sensitive to the temperature of his food, and will stop eating when it gets to room temp or cold.
I have tried having him smelling or licking new foods, but he does not go for it.
Will keep checking back to see if anyone else has advice. Thanks!!
Michelle
DS#1 10/02
DS#2 8/04
Homeschooling mom to 2 middle schoolers, once-owner of the now-defunct My Little Ducks