My skinny husband has a very sensitive tongue, so anything that he thinks tastes off, stale, or has a poor texture gets onto my plate. Due to our low budget, and how I was raised I don't let anything go to waste. He said his 2 boxes of ice cream drumsticks taste like the freezer door was opened and won't eat them because the ice cream texture is wrong. That is $13 of food I could have bought of veggies. Instead, I will be eating those - along with my own 20 fudgsicles he doesn't like. Delicious, but sad too.

And we did learn that he has 3 times or more as many tastebuds then I do - he isn't fussy by choice. So he loses weight, and the Dr.'s worry about him, and I gain and gain. I try not to be angry about all the food he buys but won't eat... it is junk food because prepared food worries his OCD about dust, bacteria, hair on food.

Maybe I need to start throwing the stuff out, or leaving it and maybe he would feel bad and eat more of it...... but it is also delicious. He doesn't mind my size, and it would be disrespectful of me to be annoyed with his eating habits back. So I try to keep my opinions to myself, made a reminder note that is on my computer. But I feel bad that he is losing weight, and I am eating so much. I wish I was on adderall (kidding - his med that makes him feel not hungry).

So for me, I shop all the outside of the store, dairy, meat (only a little), veggies, frozen (ice cream and veggies), and maybe 1-2 bags of chips a month, 1 box crackers, then beans, rice, noodles, canned fruit and veggies - but for him, we buy nearly all junk food and a roast with gravy. But now, with half the month left, he has already rejected alot of the food. He will eat things like a bag of popcorn and water, and that will be all. He told his Dr. the reason he is losing weight is because of our budget - but I feel like that is blaming me. He says it isn't blaming me, but it seems to me he is just indulging his fussy tongue.

I shop online too - free delivery from Walmart.com if you buy $50 or more. Haven't carried dog food home in over a year.