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[quote=Anonymous]My mother is moving in with us. We love her and she loves us, and since my father died she's been floundering. This is the best solution for all involved. DH is enthusiastic. Kids are over the moon.

However. (You knew it was coming, right?) My mother eats like a picky four year old. She has been updating me on the details of the menu changes at Olive Garden and Red Lobster for the last few months. She ONLY likes chain restaurants. She only likes one or two things at each place. She is currently very stressed out that she thinks the changes on the Red Lobster menu mean they no longer have the scallop dish she likes. When I told her I'm happy to make scallops for her here at home she said, "No, it won't be the same. You won't do it right."

I feel very lucky to not have kids who are picky eaters. Each has their one or two things they hate of course, but in general, will eat a wide variety of food, and are enthusiastic about trying new things. When my oldest was a toddler, I was prepared for him to become a picky eater and read the Ellyn Satter books and such, had a game plan in mind for dealing with it. But it never happened.

Do I treat my mother like a picky toddler? Make sure there's one thing on the table for each meal that she'll enjoy? I can't ONLY make the meals she likes, because then we'd eat the same four dinners all the time. Literally. How do I handle food in relation to my mom? She'll have her own bedroom and bathroom, but will be using our kitchen and eating meals with us the majority of the time. [/quote]

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