Culinarily Cornered

[captain_slinky]

I love to cook, but I'm feeling *extremely* cornered by the dietary requests of my family (myself included).

• Can't be a Casserole because Crystal can't not eat all of it.
  
• Can't be rice, noodles or bread as a main ingredient; rice is *occasionally* acceptable as long as it is on the side and no ine is expected to actually eat it.
  
• No meats that have the potential to be dry, gristly, fatty or tough.
  
• Nothing deep-fried, and even pan frying is to be avoided.
  
• Nothing that involves Mayonnaise.

There are other "suggestions" that have been planted in my mind by such triggers as uneaten plates of food and physical pain that I also have to take in mind, which leave me with the options of Baked Chicken or Baked Pork Chops with a side of Mashed Potatoes and Gravy, plus peas and/or corn. Any derivation from this menu results in plates of uneaten food and/or us being in physical pain from getting food "stuck". Such is the life of a Lap Band recipient I guess :/

BUT I FEEL SO BORED WITH FOOD!!!

Variations that I can slip in occasionally which at least two out of three people will eat: Spaghetti, Salad, Tacos, Chili.

Bored, bored, BORED!!!

Comments

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

Yes, *IF* ithe food is chewed thoroughly it *usually* won't get stuck. Some foods, however, for different people, will ALWAYS get stuck. My darling wife is one of the few folks who will always get stuck on bread and pasta :( My problem is that I'll just forget to chew so well before trying to swallow.

Lap Band has been incredible, though, just in the fact that I now eat like a *human*. You know those hilarious Nutritious Information Panels they put on foods instead of a Bazooka Joe comic strip? The ones that say a "Suggested Serving" is ridiculously small, like a Totino's Party Pizza having 4 servings per pizza? After the Lap Band, I find that those suggested serving sizes fill me up just fine! No more "Ooh 4 for $5 that's a good price for a single meal"! It's really cool to be able to go in to any fast food joint and be terrified of the ludicrously huge portion sizes you get for a buck :)

Fish tends to be a very dry food unless it's nice and fresh, and even then it's pretty easy to over cook... we try fish every summer with mixed degrees of success.

Thanks for the advice, though