I can't tolerate picky eaters but some people just have sensitive stomachs.

Anonymous wrote:Being a picky eater due to allergies is not irrational, it's being safe.

Of course - but someone who is so anxious that they think there are peanuts in a breakfast casserole has gone over the line of normal caution.

OP, I think we are in the SAME EXACT family. I am SO sorry for you, seriously. They should be embarrassed, but they are not.

Keep perfecting those potatoes, and all will be peaceful. Unfortunately.

Being a picky eater due to allergies is not irrational, it's being safe.

^^12:23, at least your IL's eat Taco Bell! My inlaws think mexican food is vile. They would not touch sour cream or guacamole. They are British, but still!!

My blood pressure is going up just thinking about Xmas.

My ILs are like this too, and they are coming to visit for a week at Thanksgiving! FIL likes red meat, MIL won't touch it. FIL likes spicy food, while MIL thinks ketchup is spicy! Neither of them eats tomato sauce so that limits the pasta options somewhat. "Chinese food" is PF Chang's or the #3 special from their local Chinese place in the Dallas suburbs - any other Asian food is too exotic. Dim sum - forget it! MY FIL once had a fit when we took them to dim sum. "What do you mean they don't bring all the food at one time?" Mexican food to them is Taco Bell. FIL has type 2 diabetes so we have to be mindful of that as well. And they have a bunch of other food quirks. A couple of weeks before they visit I will have them e-mail me a list of their food issues and preferences, and then I'll plan the menu accordingly. We are likely going out for Thanksgiving dinner so that will take some of the pressure off. Otherwise I will stick to your basic meat and potatoes dishes and some "build your own" things, like chef's salad, pizzas, etc. That way they can customize the way they like. I have introduced them to things like steel-cut oatmeal, from-scratch buttermilk pancakes (a departure from their usual Bisquick), and some other things which they loved. I'll never turn them into foodies, but I can try to broaden their horizons a bit without scaring them too much.

I know this is an old thread, but my god, eating like a cranky 5 yr old must be everywhere. My IL's eat like this and I want to smack them, its so embarrasing. I am done trying to eat out with them or take them to anyone's home, thank god we only see them once a year.

My MIL has to sniff every thing before she puts it in her mouth, if its not something she has tried before. She does this in front of people at a restaurant, or at dinners. Its bizarre.

My FIL's list of things he can eat is short. This man has NEVER eaten a pizza, pasta, garlic, ethnic food of any type, spicy food, asparagus, or pancakes.

And my note to the anxiety ridden picky eater above - go to a Dr., you need help with your anxious behavior around food. Its not normal. They have programs that help you try new foods gradually. It can't be fun to live like this.

19:55 - Oh look, a big bad bully on the forum. What a novelty (sarcasm).

Do you know how ridiculous you seem? I can only imagine how laughable you are in real life.

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Anonymous wrote:
I made a delicious cajun chicken pasta a couple weeks ago. It wasn't spicy as in hot, but it did have quite a few spices in it. Very flavorful. My DH, who is also a picky eater, took a few bites and said, "I just don't like spices." : (
It gets difficult being married to a picky eater, so just be glad you only have to deal with it with in laws!


I am what you would consider a picky eater. However, some of it is not mere preference. What is "barely spicy" to you will physically burn my tongue and take 2-3 days to go away. What is "warm" temperature-wise to you, will also burn my mouth, and my body perceives as very hot.

I really DO understand that it's frustrating for you. But please understand with hot or spicy foods it's literally physically painful for some of us out there.


This is me too. I am willing to try a variety of things and I eat lots of foreign foods but spicy "hot" I just can't take. Everyone always says "oh it's not that spicy" and I'm sitting there gulping down ice water (yes I know that's not supposed to be the best remedy for this but it's what I crave when my mouth is on fire).

What are you 5? Nothing like eating "foreign food" with no heat. It sucks. PS you do not drink water to eliminate the "heat/hot" in your month, dairy and sugar does. So next time take a big gulp of milk from your sippy cup.