texture issues

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I read a study a few years ago (I think it was done in sweden, but I really

don't remember) that concluded that formula fed babies are more like to be picky

eaters and have texture issues with foods. 

 

Robin

 

 

 

Can anything be more ridiculous than that a man should have the right to kill me

because he lives on the other side of the water, and because his ruler has a

quarrel with mine.  - Blaise Pascal

 

--- On Wed, 9/10/08, hilbro <hilbro wrote:

 

hilbro <hilbro

Re: CHANGE THE HUSBAND'S MIND campaign - thank you

 

Wednesday, September 10, 2008, 8:41 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay, you made me laugh out loud with that last tag on. YES, it does

seem like he LIKES to be difficult! I know that you understand

exactly what it feels like over here...

 

And about the sensory thought - he has mentioned that it is a texture

thing. always talks about the time he gagged on onions in a

mcdonald's burger when he was like 10 as if it just happened

yesterday. Interestingly, we recently had a discussion about this

again and it came out that maybe this problem is psychological. If

he were able to eat the average vegetarian cookbook meals this would

be so much easier. I have my private meeting with the

counselor/psycholog ist tomorrow and I am going to see if there is

anything that can be done to determine and " fix " it if this is

psychological. Hypnosis maybe? I also know it could just be a

texture thing and gagging response too, which is unfixable (right?).

Will have to google that topic soon...

 

Thanks for your thoughts (and your understanding) !

 

Hilary

 

@gro ups.com, jenni claire garverick

<jennigarverick@ ...> wrote:

>

> You know, it occured to me that your husband might have some sort

of disorder re:the textures, extreme pickiness.If we saw that in one

of our kids, we'd probably get it checked out as some sort of sensory

thing but adults are out of luck because they didn't know about that

stuff when we were kids. My husband has a lot of the same dietary

issues as your husband, and I consider it part of his OCD, but it

could be a sensory issue, too. Not that there's necessarily anything

you can do about it, but it might help you to not get so annoyed

(believe me, it annoys me, too. It seems like they LIKE to be

difficult at times).

>

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>

>

> hilbro <hilbro

> @gro ups.com

> Monday, September 8, 2008 7:21:20 PM

> Re: CHANGE THE HUSBAND'S MIND campaign -

thank you

>

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>

> @gro ups.com, VAP79@ wrote:

> >

> > Jill,

> > My husband is vegan as is my 12 yr. old son. I often think it

would be

> a

> > great idea to have a vegan men's group.

> > Laura in MD

> >

> >

> >

>

> I agree - a vegan/vegetarian men's group would be wonderful! I don't

> know any other male vegetarians and I think if my husband had

contact

> with other vegetarians he might not feel so out of place. He says he

> is uncomfortable " being special " in front of others, but seriously

he

> has special needs regarding food anyway. He's super picky - no

onions

> (unless blended), no tomatoes but pizza sauce is okay, no spaghetti

> sauce on pasta (plain with butter), peas have to be baby peas from

the

> can (no other kind), nothing can be mixed so casseroles are out,

skippy

> peanut butter only (I tried bringing home jiff once and he went

right

> out and bought skippy because in the third grade his class did a

taste

> test with brands and he liked skippy, no need to ever try anything

> else)... the list goes on. He says this is mostly a texture thing. I

> try to understand but sometimes I just lose it. for instance, I made

> cream of carrot soup a couple days ago thinking he eats carrots so

> that's good, and it's blended so that's good. He hated it. During

the

> argument that followed he said " maybe there is a hint of carrot

flavor

> in there but that's it. " THERE WERE TWELVE FRIGGIN CARROTS IN THERE

and

> one potato. Give me a break!

>

> okay, we worked past that one and I better not get all in a tiffy

again

> over it or it will ruin my night

>

> SO, a vegetarian/vegan men's group would be great, as I was saying

> earlier...

>

> Hilary

>

>