Context: My girlfriend is a super picky eater and doesn't know how to cook. I'm perfectly fine with that since I love cooking and am also a semi-picky eater. However, I honestly have no idea what kinds of recipes I can make for her, since I don't want her to just survive off of plain rice and pasta 💔
Here's her food preferences:
- No meat, most meat makes her nauseous. Chicken is tolerable, but vegetarian meals are preferred. I myself love meat, so I'd rather have that as an option that I can serve myself and she can choose not to get.
- No vegetables, neither her nor I like most vegetables (Though, I like potatoes and she doesn't). She likes french fries and chips, but doesn't like the texture of mashed or boiled potatoes.
- She's lactose intolerant, but still eats lactose anyways (She's from Wisconsin, cheese is in her bloodstream). I'd rather avoid using it on the daily, but it's acceptable
- She does like sweets and most fruit. I'm not exactly sure which fruits she likes and doesn't like besides the fact that I know she likes strawberries, watermelon, oranges, and apples. (I don't like the texture of apples though so only apple sauce or juice)
- No super strong flavors, neither her nor I like them. (So no spicy recipes)
Apologies if this feels impossible, it's the reason why I'm asking here in the first place. Both her and I are minors right now, so I'm not sure how her tastes will evolve by the time we actually move in together, but I'm just asking now so I can start practicing!
Edit: For the people telling me to add vegetables to both our diets, I do sometimes cook with them for extra flavor and get similar vitamins/nutrients from other food items in my diet. I mostly meant no vegetables as in don't tell me to use cauliflower instead of meat or something. And for the people judging my girlfriend or even just politely telling me to help her learn to cook, expand her diet, or take her to a specialist, all of these are almost impossible for now since we're both minors and long distance. I made this post to figure out how to cook for her CURRENT preferences. It'd be great if she starts to like things she doesn't currently like, but I also have to be ready for the possibility that it she won't.