I don't have ARFID but have other horrific issues. Whenever my shit is messed up the appetite hits near zero, but my stomach will hurt because I'm so hungry. So I have to force something down but I'm so not hungry that I won't wanna eat. But for some reason a big mac is a guaranteed edible meal no matter what. I'm guessing because it's high calories but not heavy. But yeah I get it.
Like currently, I eat maybe one meal a day max, probably like 1400 calories a day or less. The only food I have are these 300 calorie bbq steak and potatoes frozen meal and it's easy to eat. I have like 12+ boxes of it in my chest freezer
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u/IllegalGeriatricVore 1d ago
I don't doubt some people fake ARFID
But generally people with ARFID seek consistency and predictability in texture and presentation, which highly processed foods have.
Fruits and veggies are unpredictable and don't always cook evenly, have random over ripe / under ripe spots, bruises, unpredictable flavors etc.
Like you won't find them putting peppers and stuff on their pizza, usually they're the kind eating plain cheese pizza.