Ok thanks! We will figure something else out. She does like chicken strips but prefers mac and cheese.
We will have to order something else. She won't eat any other kind unfortunately as she doesnt like it.
I get it. I have a daughter that is similar (she is 28 and is Aspie.) Would she even try it? Perhaps the server could bring a small sample to try first (especially if she has never had Stouffers.) We ended up making a rule when my daughter was about 16 that she had to find SOMETHING on the menu she would eat. She learned she could deal with Caesar Salads, and she learned she did like Stouffer's (now she likes it better than Kraft.) Eating out is so much easier now. My granddaughter (7yo) is starting down the same path, and we have started she MUST try something new each time she is with me. Sometimes that is simply sampling an ice cream she hasn't had before (before she can have her standard "Birthday Cake" flavored ice cream.)
I don't know but I will ask her mom if she eats corn dogs. She's even picky with what brand of apple slices she eats. We can't wait until she grows out of this. Her brother was like this as well and he eats all kinds of stuff now.Does she like corn dogs?
I “get” having a picky eater, as it’s often sensory stuff. My oldest would only eat a certain brand of spaghetti sauce or certain brand of chicken nuggets. Whenever we went places, I just brought snacks that I knew he would eat. Now, at 20, he’s our most adventurous eater.
She is impossible when it comes to food. If we try and focus on food she will just not eat at all. We've tried to get her to try stuff and she won't do it and gets upset at us as if we're forcing her, which of course we're not. So we check menu's and try to find something she will eat. If we want to eat at a nicer place or a TS restaurant with nothing on the menu she will eat, her mom usually feeds her something first before we go and she will snack on bread while we eat dinner. Her mom even took her to a nutritionist and a counselor but pretty much they have told her mom not to stress on it and try and accommodate her until she grows out of it. So, that's what we do.
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I was thinking about bringing the mac and cheese as you suggested. Ill tell her mom. I think its a great idea!
This is so awesome! Disney is magical!!!
. And if it works for some people, awesome!
I honestly don't think its about the taste. Its about the brand and her feeling ok eating it. She could have apple slices from the same type of apple with the same sweet taste and if it isn't the brand she likes she won't eat it. I appreciate your input though. I'm starting to agree with the others when they say its a sensory issue. I am not familiar with this so, I looked it up and some of it sounds just like her and one of the associated characteristics is ADHD which she has been diagnosed with so, this make a lot of sense now. Thank you all for your input, I appreciate it!
