I eat the SAME thing every day!! (My Aspergers Diet)
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- There are a lots of stressful things in my life. Food is not one of them. Many people can't believe I would literally make myself the same breakfast, and lunch, and dinner, every day.
From my point of view this is a fantastic system! I love my food habit and I'm very happy to be sharing it with you today!
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I tend to do this.I will eat something every day until I finally get tired of it and move on to another food and do the same thing.I do the same things most days too.
Meee too :D
dude i thought that was a normal thing
Same. Especially at work. I'll try to eat something very cheap, healthy and easy every day for lunch.
Inevitably though I will get sick of it and move on to something else for a while.
Me
Too
I find it incredibly calming to put as much of my life on autopilot as possible. It saves my mental energy for more important things. I wear the same clothes every day (with some seasonal variation, obvs). I've cut my own hair the same way for about 15 years. And now I'm working towards doing the same with my diet.
I get it, I've had the same breakfast everyday for the past 15 years a large cup of tea with peanut butter toast. I look forward to it every morning!
ROUTEINS and FOOD: A Friend who was a nutrition expert, years ago, who knew I wanted to lose weight, told me to "Think of your tummy as a little oven", and only put enough into that "little oven" that you NEED, and don't eat just to be moving your jaw! (Course he said that about talking too,) but regardless-Since medication at night keeps me sleeping so soundly at night, and I don't have much of an appetite until about midnight---I take my vitamins with 2 cups of coffee for breakfast, a cup of soup for lunch,(bakery bread with real butter sometimes), and I caught myself enjoying peeling big plump mushrooms while watching videos---then not to spend allot of time in preparing and washing dishes..sprinkle some Fetta cheese with them on the spaghetti! Then I realized I was eating the same exact foods for over a MONTH, without feeling hungry-and it became a pattern! When we went buffet for some really good food for my Birthday-I couldn't eat it all-So, I selected mushrooms, some Fetta Cheese, put it on to a chicken breast-and watched every body else EAT! No weight problems here anymore-and the routine seems enjoyable. I think it's the "routine" I like, more than the FOOD! (I teach guitar by "Patterns" too-why bother with all those details!)
It makes a lot of sense to me. I get stressed when I have to think about what to eat and what to make when I don't want to spend my energy doing that. Sometimes I end up not eating because I simply don't want to spend the energy making anything. So having that thought taken out of the equation and knowing already what you will eat and not having to think about it would be majorly helpful.
I'm an unofficial aspie and I eat the same thing for maybe 85% of my meals. When my wife cooks there's variation but the food I prepare myself is very consistent and I don't get sick of it at all. There's no need to make any decisions.
I eat the same thing every day as well haha.....and never get tired of it ( I very much look forward to it actually). Mind you know one knows this......I really wouldn't want to have to explain myself to judgemental neurotypicals!
It is often hard to explain!
Exactly.
ROUTEINS and FOOD: A Friend who was a nutrition expert, years ago, who knew I wanted to lose weight, told me to "Think of your tummy as a little oven", and only put enough into that "little oven" that you NEED, and don't eat just to be moving your jaw! (Course he said that about talking too,) but regardless-Since medication at night keeps me sleeping so soundly at night, and I don't have much of an appetite until about midnight---I take my vitamins with 2 cups of coffee for breakfast, a cup of soup for lunch,(bakery bread with real butter sometimes), and I caught myself enjoying peeling big plump mushrooms while watching videos---then not to spend allot of time in preparing and washing dishes..sprinkle some Fetta cheese with them on the spaghetti! Then I realized I was eating the same exact foods for over a MONTH, without feeling hungry-and it became a pattern! When we went buffet for some really good food for my Birthday-I couldn't eat it all-So, I selected mushrooms, some Fetta Cheese, put it on to a chicken breast-and watched every body else EAT! No weight problems here anymore-and the routine seems enjoyable. I think it's the "routine" I like, more than the FOOD! (I teach guitar by "Patterns" too-why bother with all those details!)
xD
That sandwich looks amazing!! Yummy...made me hungry!
I love this. Not only do you avoid food waste, but it eliminates decision fatigue, helps with routine, and it looks delicious and nutritious! And it seems simple too. Thanks for sharing!
BTW Paul, sorry for a spate of comments today. I'm not stalking you, but I've just found your channel and I am binge watching a bit! It's so helpful after 46 years of confusion.
lol this is me rn
I wish my safe foods lasted so long. I can eat the same thing everyday for six months and then one day go to try and eat it and my gag reflex starts and I can't get even one bite- which then often leads to sobbing because I am still hungry but now have no idea what I can successfully eat.
Oooh, I know why! Executive function! Not having to think about what to make and not having to make a decision 😃. I normally will have 5 breakfast options available that I have ingredients for and don't have to think about how to make. When my kids were smaller we had the same 5 dinners every week each on a specific day for that reason. We'd change it up every 2-3 years.
Same food: safety net,reassuring,comforting.
Easy to stick to,less stressful. Having a break from what is expected next etc
You make me smile.
And your meals are all nutritious and lovely! My 2nd mom used to say "eat eat you need strength to worry"...
Amazing!!! I have the same taste as you have, I will try your ritual meals. Thanks for this very cool video!
Even as an aspie this sounds a bit extreme to me, haha. I like routine when it comes to food, but I also have ADHD which comes with some lust for adventure and variety in a few areas of my life, one of them being food. I'm a foodie and love to cook many different meals. But when I'm busy I quickly become overwhelmed and lose all desire to cook complex meals and then I tend to meal prep the same types of meals for many weeks, which quickly starts to bore me to tears. I'm an aspie who likes routine and an ADHD'er who likes variety at the same time and it's really hard lol.
I feel this so much lol
I now have about 5 different meal salads or other one dish meals that I make in 3-4 day portions before switching to another recipe so I don't get overwhelmed with multiple dishes and unexpected tastes but also have more variety every few days to appease the ADHD :)
Omg yes… same exact issue here!
Thank you for sharing this. Now I understand why my 5 year old son, who recently got diagnosed with ASD, ate the same breakfast every single day for 3 years and never got tired of it.
I found this really helpful as an autistic person who struggles with my diet. It made me feel less guilty for eating the same thing a lot. I actually love cooking, and can experiment. But once I find something that works, I tend to stick with it. Currently my main food is grilled tempeh marinated in Tamari and spices, with cooked spinach with nuritional yeast, and jasmine rice with a bit of coconut milk in it. I came here to Guatemala and bought the same ingredients and am eating my tempeh now.
Me too. A bowl of oats, cocoa powder, some other cereals I like and milk. When I am travelling I usually adapt to the local circumstances, but I will always the same stuff each morning. :-)
Anything to make things more comfortable for Aspergers is important.
Nope. Cannibalism isn't right.
Eeyup. I do this, too! I have "usuals" for every restaurant/bar in town!
This is amazing. My favorite video of yours so far. I laughed out loud when you showed your breakfast. I've recently moved on my own and have been able to buy whatever food I want. The past two weeks my breakfast has been almost identical to yours: a banana cut in slides, some blue berries, some oats, Granola and rice milk. I haven't stepped up my lunch game yet though. Also whay you said about the marriage proposal was really funny. Keep it up Paul :)
I completely get the rigid routine. I often find myself expending a lot of mental energy just deciding on what kind of tea to have.
Why would anyone stray from a consistent meal routine? You never have to worry about what you can make for tea, you never have to deal with unfamiliar textures, you never have to deal with planning for meals, you never have to deal with indecision over what to eat, you can plan your shopping trips in detail and never have to change what to get, how much to get, how much it will cost and when you need to go.
Very sensible of you to make your own food too, I depend on Asda having the exact brand and flavour of frozen meals that I get and I know that my life is going to suck if they run out or otherwise stop selling a meal I depend on or, even worse, change something about the way they make it, like less cheese or how thick they slice something.
food doesn't have to be exciting though, food is best when it is consistent, reliable and causes the least about of stress
If I ate the same thing every day I would get sick of it and not want to eat it again for a while.
Exactly.
@@jakel8715
Variety in food is what many people find exciting, but not all. Your statement is assuming that what is true for you is true for all, and that's not accurate. Eating the same thing everyday is not necessarily about stress or anxiety at all. To the contrary, people love their favorites, and that can be the great motivating factor for eating the same foods all the time.
Why stray? Because there is a world of ingredients, and proper nutrition isn't accidental. I get some favourites, but being too strict can miss vitamins and minerals vital for proper health, as well as possibly contributing to global issues, such as Climate Change and animal cruelty. So there are many good reasons to attempt variations.
great videos :) I have done a preliminary diagnosis and was told I was on the spectrum, and I suddenly understood my whole life of misunderstandings and trying to fit in, and regularly losing my jobs. I usually don't eat breakfast, only a cup of coffee. If i eat breakfast it will be pasta bolognese, or a steak or like a dinner dish. For lunch and dinner it must be warm food, otherwise my day is ruined. When I was a student, sometimes i made huge bologneses and salads and froze them in 30 plastic bags, so I could eat the exact same thing for thirty days. Now I understand why haha
My husband eats the same thing daily for over 20 years, breakfast: 3 packets instant cinnamon Oatmeal , lunch: 3 slices over roasted turkey and 1 American cheese slice on a hamburger bun times 3 to equal 3 sandwiches and 1 bag lays potato chips, dinner 1/3 box kraft Macaroni and cheese, 1/3 c shredded cheese added to it, 1/3 lb hamburger mixed into it, 3 tbsp sour cream on top. He eats exact thing daily. Snack late a night: 9 ritz crackers with 2 slices Colby Jack cheese cut into 9 squares added to top of ritz crackers.
Is he obese?
Not a single fruit or vegetable
I really appreciate you sharing this! I feel so much pressure around food because I have a son who doesn’t enjoy eating the same things every day. I still often make the same few things for dinners but he’s getting especially tired of my stir fries that I could eat every day. To me, all of the choices of food is overwhelming and it’s an area of my life where I feel like I’m supposed to do something different than what I feel naturally inclined to do. I’d eat the same things for every meal and often do when I’m on my own. Or I’m on a rotation of a few favorites that I make. I find in my life that I often eat the same things to the point of getting burnt out on them and then switch and so on. But I really feel like I could eat a stir fry of some kind for every dinner.
Yes this makes sense. THIS is what body builders and athletes do all the time. Being Aspie is no different - well, maybe only in motivation. Talk about a clean monthly food budget; that would be super fun to chart inflation.
Have you done a video on control? When nero-typical people try to control Aspie behavior and why? I struggle to articulate why I don't appreciate other people trying to suggest they know better than I do how to be me. You would think with all the philosophies on "be your own person" Aspergers would fall into that some place...but maybe not. *shrugs shoulders*
I totally relate to this! Thank you for sharing your super sandwich recipe, Paul! That helped me come to terms with my own food habits. Your super sandwich recipe looks delicious, and I'll definitely need to try it at home!
I'm an Aspie, and I still remember being picked on for only eating hot dogs and fries when I was a kid. I was usually called picky, and I didn't know why at the time.
Once I started to pinpoint my sensory triggers with food, both the ingredients in the meals themselves and the environmental factor, I've gradually developed a better grasp on which samefoods work for me, and which occasional treats hit the spot.
Since lockdown started, my samefoods for breakfast consists of eggs and toast prepped in a few different ways, and with bacon or ham on the side. In a pinch, I swap out my breakfast with either a protein shake or oatmeal. For lunch, I'll usually make a chicken stir fry recipe with mixed vegetables and rice prepped in batches, beef burritos (rice or tortillas as a base), and a few other recipes. Meal prepping helps to reduce my decision fatigue, which makes prepping for lunch much easier since I can leave dinner as a time to experiment with other recipes.
One scrambled egg with a pinch of salt, two pieces of buttered toast, three pieces of bacon, 300ml of coffee. haha. I even prepare it exactly the same way.
I love your meals and I completely relate! Good for you!
I went thru a phase of eating the same foods for approximately 6 months and they were some of the best/easiest times ever so *I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THIS!!!*
I'd been off work, short term sick, and put a fair amount of weight on and needed to lose it so I settled on a small number of calorie controlled & balanced meals. I ate the same food for breakfast and work and alternated between 2 meals at home or eating at my then girlfriends house but always at the same meal when I was home. Buying the same foods meant there were no shopping dilemmas, I shopped earlier to avoid crowds and I felt better than I had in years due to not having mind clutter and issues that no longer needed thought.
Unfortunately, I was then made redundant (2008 - financial crisis) and my carefully engineered plans buckled without having a job or being able to find another under the circumstances and I've struggle since with more life events troubling me even further.
As Neurotypical I dont find this weird at all to some it might but hey routine is good .I work with little kids and routine is necessary if not bad things will happen lol. Aspies are like kids they need the routine because if things change just a little it throws you off and makes you feel anxious and change is very scary .If you feel comfortable with your routine why change it?? Neurotypicals should be more understanding of the Aspies routine .
Liz Salcido aspergers need routine as our brains are wired for problem solving. Having routines saves us thinking about minor issues like food and clothes so our brains can focus on things of greater importance.
@Maikind K.
The commenter said "like kids."
In my case I eat almost everything as long as I can make it a bit squashy and it fits into a breakfast bowl. Some weeks ago I broke my favorite bowl, the day turned out to be completely ruined just because of that... 😐 my boyfriend found a wonderful replacement but since it's a bit smaller than the one before I still need to find another perfect-sized
Your lunch sounds wonderful. 😃 I would love to see the box for your breakfast so I can try your breakfast for a week or longer. Thank you for being as amazing and kind hearted as you are.
I've found myself standing for what seems like ages in front of the empty supermarket broccoli basket trying to decide what I'll substitute.
And yes, when it comes to meals, as my partner says, it has to have at least seven ingredients or I'm not interested.
I always identify what i feel like eating before i decide what I'll eat. If that's the same as yesterday then that's ok.
I do it most of the time. It doesn't hurt anybody and it's comforting to be able to rely on something.
Urgh banana!! Sensory hell!
Your super sandwich looks amazing. I am going to pinch it and veganize it.
Bah nah nah
That looks so healthy and yummy. I have trouble getting myself to cook something like that. But I am trying. I tend to do easy stuff because I can get overwhelmed. But I really want to be nice to my body so lately I have tried to put in the extra effort. I have adhd so it can make things difficult.
Gina's Totally Bodacious Universe
Initial effort can pay off big time, as following the same recipe becomes _a lot_ easier after just a few times.
Maybe you can get someone to help you cook the meal a couple of times, to lower the barrier?
Standardisation will help both the cooking and the shopping.
With adhd thrown in you may want to choose something that can be varied infinitely arround a basic recipe (or five) to keep things non-boring ;-)
Curries and/or stirfrys springs to mind.
Thank you. I will start by writing down the Ingredients and eventually I will get to the store and buy them. I have to start. Starting is what's more difficult but if I break down the steps instead of seeing it as a whole its less overwhelming. I just remembered this by reading your response lolll
I hate long recipes. Time-consuming and confusing!
Helena Holmberg
Some long recipes gives superior results, but if you doesn't have the time or inclination by all means stick to simple recipes.
Some simple recipes are bland, but other combine a few ingredients to a sublime experience, e.g. ratatouille with bread, pesto with pasta, hungarian paprikash or thai fried rice :-)
Mads Horn I wonder if my mother was more autistic than me then because she used to make do with much less spice than I do. No, she wasn't- just from a big poor family
I had no idea what Asperger's is and just googled it, but I loved this video, the food looks healthy and delicious !
I enjoy your videos very impressed the I eat same thing because I have finnaly found out what food makes me feel good so I stick with it
Wheet Bix and Muesli has been my breakfast for....well probably my whole life! It's only since my work hours changed that I've switched to a protein shake for breakfast.
I eat the same every day, mostly. I'll always go for cheese on toast or baked beans, because it's simple . I eat a cold can of either baked beans or chilli beans for lunch at work every day. I should vary it...but it's routine and I don't have to think about it.
omg me too, i started getting into food and nutrition and obsessed with it and at first i wanted something different alot but now i'm just eating nearly the same exact meal 2x a day because its the best one for my digestion and i really enjoy it
Heyyy youve been in Arnhem, the Netherlands 🇱🇺🇱🇺🇱🇺 .
Nice to see that you travel a lot
That sandwich looks amazing. My daily sandwich is just bread and Monterey Jack and yellow mustard.
I go through phases, for a long time it was eggs and potatoes in the morning and ramen for dinner and now it's eggs and cereal in the morning and pasta or pierogis for dinner
I didn’t realize this was an Aspie thing! In college I ordered the same lunch at Moe’s (like Subway but for burritos) for 3 years straight. It got to the point where I just got in line and they made my meal in front of me without me having to say a word. I’m sure those around me must have been wondering whether I had ESP or something lol
I think I will always have a repetitive meal for at least one of my three meals a day, just because I enjoy the consistency. In fact, because I eat them so much, I become attuned to very subtle changes, and so the meal is different every time, especially when things like fruit are involved whose flavor is more variable over time.
I get very upset about eating and figuring out what to eat. I eat maybe two or three different things.
I used to sometimes do the NYC "grab the crap bagel w. cream cheese and coffee" from the corner truck because I simply had little time to eat a real breakfast. It was more out of
time constraints than anything else. The problem with that is tending towards eating too much fast food and McDs and all that, too often. The routine in the 80s when I was in HS
was either eat cereal at home or whatever, or go to the deli near school for some fabulous, healthy egg on a roll sandwiches! So healthy!
The "evolution" thing is significant, I think. It's very much like a steady refinement or working towards perfection. It may also be the idea that those self-imposed constraints provide the framework for highlighting subtle or tiny differences. Like writing sonnets - the stringently controlled form allows for ingenuity, creativity and appreciation to develop within the small spaces. It's a kind of miniaturisation. Autistic sensitivities require constraints (routines) to tamp down the "noise" and provide frameworks for productivity and creativity.
I eat the same foods every day, but I have minute differences and rotations. Sometimes my salad will be lunch and sometimes dinner (a complicated mix of leaves and vegetables with a central anchor of fish or chicken). I have a fruit salad every day at lunch (seasonal fruits cut in chunks with a dollop of vanilla or lemon yoghurt - rotationally). I have a rotating list of cereals that I will eat everyday 1. base layer: muesli or granola. 2. mid-layer: sultana bran or fruit & fibre. 3. top layer: corn flakes or Special K. This gives me the right balance between variation and routine. Going on 20 years with the cereal system. Wonder if I'm an Aspie. ;-)
I eat porridge every morning 😁
I have had the same breakfast for 4 years now, when I can. Two fried eggs, galantine or bacon or sausages, rye bread with butter, coffee with milk. During spring I add radish salad. I can eat anything else, but when I can, I switch back. I never thought about reasons for doing that, all my life I have had months of eating the same thing every day. But the fact that it frees up thinking resources could be it. No need for decision making. I used to love wearing the same thing to school every day as well. I laugh every time my mom comes into kitchen in the morning and asks - what did you have for breakfast? Like I would suddenly make something else. I do enjoy occasionaly having something different, but most of the times I immediately feel it is not better. I love the way your sandwitch looks. Will have to try it out :)
Patterns! Got to have those patterns!
Yesss, finally someone else who truly appreciates the beauty of having the same meals everyday! Have you considered using vegan substitutes for some ingredients like plant-based milks/cheeses? Not here to judge, I totally understand wanting to stick to comfort ingredients as a fellow person on the spectrum. But if you're open to swapping some ingredients (don't have to make it 100% vegan necessarily), it's really helpful for the environment. Love your videos as always :)
vegansauce Hey! Fellow vegan Aspie here 😊 Also an INTJ and eat basically the same 2 or 3 variations of WFPB meals daily. The routine of eating the same things is just as important as all my other routines. When I was a kid I freaked out if we went to someone else's place for dinner and I couldn't have my regular food and I still do. I discovered Veganism 7 years ago and it has opened up a whole new world to me and I have noticed quite a high number of Aspies are vegan and INFJ or TJ.
Nice to meet you :)! And wow, you must be a pro at vegan hacks now after 7 years! I eat WFPB too and became vegan 4-5 years ago! I can totally relate with eating out or at other people's places, haha. I took the Meyer-Briggs test a long time ago (before being diagnosed with ASD) and got INFJ, but I'm curious if it has changed after after I've learned to embrace my autism a bit more :)
Yes way to go i love eating my fresh hone grown raw foods but I make small changes sprouted bread for breaky with nut butter and banana in australia idle vada samb in india ..wen I tavell i have to change differant my diet but again thali kunch dosa for dinner every day same food same time...
no its not , veganism is same as denying evolution .
@@thexophguy You're just wrong. I've two minors, Biology and Anthropology. Being Vegan doesn't deny shit. It admits, we came from frugifores, and that we're smart enough to escape the idea of cruelty as need. There are many Vegan Olympians and Mr. Universes. Watch, "The Game Changers," or "Forks Over Knives." We Autistics are at the forefront of the next advance in human evolution.
Absolutely love your channel!
OMG ! This video is the 4th or 5th I have just kept company with, and have only, tonight been introduced to you, ever; never knowing you or anything about your experiences, surviving in this upside down world...and as soon as you made your lunch, I felt, MY TRIBE ! LOL. I believe that the complexities I've experienced surviving in a foreign to me land, has made me look so forward to my heaven on earth...my breakfast. I go to sleep looking forward to it. I wake up excited about it. I savor every tiny bite of it, it's preparing, it's cleaning up afterwards, it's discipline, it's order. Want to know what I make? I poach an egg that sits upon 1 half piece of multigrain toast, fig preserve and a slice of stilton. French press strong black coffee, and a 1965 sized glass for 'some pulp" orange juice.
This is my sanctity. My sensory and most grateful moment of every day. Of course, it requires alterations when on ingredient has been absent. I adjust.
My personal belief is that our living creator designed us in HIS image and likeness. That means each of us is very unique and unlabeled, yet so alike, we need to be noticed; appreciated, as such.
That sandwich looks so good yum
I vary other meals, but eat exactly the same breakfast everyday. I do better with protein in the AM, so mine is a fry/scramble egg on Dave's bread (a healthy thin sliced seedy bread) with avacado & a sprinkle of Parm. & coffee.
It's the food thing that really made my Lightbulb switch on. I always thought I was just an odd kid and a fussy eater. I have to actively want to eat something or I just can't, when I'm stressed I get more restricted and even when all is good I eat the same few options again and again until I fancy something else which can sometimes take up to a year. At my worst I can't eat at all or just have a big packet of crisps (same flavour / brand etc, has to be the £1 bags because they have more flavour and so on) and I get stressed and slightly panicked if I can't find the bits I need in stock.
hey i know its 5 years ago but still want to awnsere the qeustion, i eat the same ever day too.
i think its mostly consistensy in sensory input in a pleasant way. being able to sample the full extend of all the ingriedients is as well (ingredients being slightly diffrent in taste or texture because of size or the way it is spread out and so on).
that sandwich looks awesome.
Gluten makes autism worse. I quit eating bread and my life improved I have an easier time making eye contact now.
You have got the right idea. People always ask me, "how can you eat the same lunch every day?" I always answer, I can because I am hungry. Eating the same breakfast, and lunch everyday is an effective way of maintaining dietary discipline, especially since I report to a daily job. I wake up a zombie, then I immediately prepare my healthy breakfast, and healthy lunch salad without even thinking. Conversely, not planning my meal until I am already hungry always ends in my eating junk food. I also really enjoy routine. I don't think I have Asperger's, but if I do I am in good company.
Me too...done so for 50 years!
I love a wide variety of good food, and interesting restaurants, and finding the best food is a primary activity when I travel.
But at home... I eat almost the same thing every day - especially breakfast (granola+yogurt+blueberries). For lunch or supper, I eat the same 3-4 things in rotation. I _always_ eat fresh arugula, even if that means stuffing a fistsful of it in my mouth every time I pass by the fridge. My shopping list is extremely consistent.
This isn't because I want to eat only a few things, but rather because I've found a few delicious things that I can prepare quickly with neither planning nor conscious effort. Along with wearing the same color scheme every day (black/grey shirt w/ olive pants), uniformity of meals is part of how I manage the sensory overload of decisions.
That stuff looks amazing.
As an 18 year old girl with Aspergers / athlete/ soon to be med student i have eaten the same thing basicaly all my life 😅
Breakfast
A chocolate protein shake ( of course it was choccy milk when i was a child )
And 3-4 fruits with peanut butter
Snack
Greek yogurt
Lunch
Chicken breast / beef with what ever my mum cooked for the day
And a side salad
Dinner
Yogurt and leftovers from lunch
I could eat the same thing almost everyday and just a year ago I realized I have ARFID, until then I didn't know it had a name. I eat bananas, oranges, blueberries, celery, lemon (all of this blended otherwise I just couldn't), then apples, pineapples, macadamia, rice, almond butter (only homemade) with homemade bread and the only thing I can change be chicken, bacon and eggs, pork (but I can eat any of these many days in a row also). And that's all... yes most people find these weird but I'm happy like this and it's super healthy...
I would also, totally eat the same thing everyday. However, I enjoy cooking for others (close family only) to show love. But for me, I have and do try to ear the same thing everyday. It makes grocery shopping easy and quick.
I eat popcorn EVERYDAY. Like, large quantities of popcorn. And I go through phases where I eat other things daily, like I was eating pancakes for breakfast everyday and breakfast burritos every night.
Oh my goodness. This is my son! 💕💕💕💕
I'm surprised that you don't sauté the mushrooms. I never thought anyone would like the taste and texture of raw mushrooms.
Almost every day I get two Del Combo burritos with green sauce from Del Taco. $5.97 with tax. I like them and don’t have to deal with the stress of making a choice or eating unfamiliar food.
I wish I could eat the same thing everyday. If I don't have what I need in my fridge, it's not fun. Another great video. Thank you for sharing.
what a frking awesome super sandwich I'm so making it 😍
That super sandwich looks amazing!
I like your super lunch sandwich! For breakfast, I love to eat thinks like pizza, hambergers, Chinese food, seafood, lamb, etc. (You get the picture.) I love your idea of a fried egg on things but the yolk has to be runny! Glad you to see you really enjoy your food!
Fellow aspie- I eat variety. I get bored eating the same thing every day.
Lately I got into meal prepping, so I eat a lot of chicken/fish and rice. But I at least season/sauce each meal differently 😋
I so relate. Thankyou. I eat the same breakfast lunch and dinner at the same time. I get anxious if it’s not on time. I’m finding this hard to accept myself but I’ve been doing this for many years and feel safe and satiated very healthy. very nutritious. Living a minimal lifestyle. I’d like to email you as I’ve only just learnt and been diagnosed I am high functioning autism traits or Aspergers.
I ate the same meals for 25 years, then I had a massive change and changed to a different breakfast, 13 years in on that, works for me. You know what you like s
o have it, every day, forever! (My utopia)
Being a Type 1 Diabetic & eating mostly the same meal Saturday through Sunday does help me control my disease Well😎👍🏼 I’m Grateful for my Autism especially when it comes to meal planing patterns. Life can be a little crazy at times. Strangely enough I Appreciate Every Moment. I do wish I could travel. I’m currently working ways to end my learned helplessness☮️
Oh yeah... I ate the exact same things for about 8-10 years... I wonder how I was so healthy and did so much exercise with that menu... basically every day I would eat salad and grilled turkey and would dinner salad and some grilled fish. Now I have problems in my digestive system due to eating too much salad too often for too long.
I eat the same thing for breakfast everyday since I was a child. But I don't think I could do this with other meals! Yet I think I understand why you do it.
My partner has Aspergers and honestly I didn’t know that this behaviour of his was related to being autistic so I always pressured him to try new foods when we go out to eat because he’d consistently order the exact same meals… honestly the only reason why I am concerned is for health reasons because he does eat two minute noodles almost every day and I just want him to have a bit more variety in his diet for health reasons. How may I encourage him in a respectful way? 😊
Your breakfast looks good.
I absolutely know why you do that. And if i could come up with somethingq healthy and that i won't get sick of, i would do it to. Im 50 years old and haven't been able to feed myself properly my ENTIRE life from executive function disorder. I cannot plan a menu, shop for it, then cook it before the ingredients spoiled. I can't do this for the life of me. I have a consistent default breakfast and my housemate keeps Tuna salad and egg salad made for us in the fridge. Still working on dinner and id really love to try that sandwich.
If i could make that hairbrush for me, it would solve my lifelong good problems
Szechuan pork and boiled rice practically every day I can afford it. If not that I will have chips or 'mayo tuna sweetcorn and pasta'. I occasionally eat different things, mainly if I am with someone I am with often (to avoid having them ask why I eat pretty much the same thing every day). Most days I eat alone anyway so it's not an issue, I can indulge my simplicity (plus I don't have to worry about nutrition, it seems to have it all as I am not dead yet but I could probably do with some upgrades to the tuna pasta mayo sweetcorn combo). :p
As someone whit autism l love this idé and will try it!😀🥰
I have Aspergers too and always eat the same thing. Every day for breakfast i have 4 eggs a cup of rice and a frozen bag of broccoli or spinach in a stir fry every day. For lunch i simply eat a can of beans. For dinner i eat Oatmeal. Every single day. My family snd friends think my eating habbits is weird yet they always say how healthy i eat. I eat my foods for simplicity and theyre easy. If i want something to snack on its always plain popcorn nothing added always snack kn popcorn if i decide to have a snack usually every other day.
Same thing. Exept i consistently eat unhealthy things for every meal xD so no one compliments my diet. Usually they say i eat like a toddler.
Both of those look like meals I would enjoy eating everyday. I found that because my life tends to be so busy, I really like cutting out unneeded decision points. Back before the pandemic, I used to organize my clothing so I would wear the same outfit on the same day each day of the week because I felt that choosing my outfit was a waste of my mental energy and time. I ended up doing a similar thing with my breakfast because I bike commuted to work each day. I didn't have a lot of time, so I would pour steel cut oats and chopped kale into a thermos along with the leftover hot water from my morning coffee. I used Bragg's liquid aminos for seasoning and savory oatmeal would be my breakfast every day. I find that when you do the same meal everyday you can get really good at making it just right. There isn't that frustration of screwing up the meal because it is unfamiliar and new.
Due in part to being in a program in order to maintain health and to save money, I make a whole lot of the same thing which I change up from time to time to keep from getting burned out.
it's efficient. thank you for the video, I'm excited for the next one^^
Thank God, I am not alone!
I thought this would change on a new diet but now I have my comfort food with that diet
I used to do this, but my youngest can not stand the same meal within a 2 week space (And my oldest (6) would have cheese with pasta (Not mixed. A block of cheese next to his plain pasta) with a vegan hotdog (Frys brand) every day for lunch and dinner given the chance. 😂 Now I just don't really eat. Maybe once a day if I'm lucky.
My body just doesn't remind me to eat, and it has to be something with a high 'reward value' or I just can not bring myself to put it in my body. Huel shakes are the most helpful thing so far as they're over and done with really quickly but they're still a big challenge for me to make and consume due to the lack of reward from it.
Need to find myself a new 'every day' meal. So far it looks to be lentils, rice, tomato puree, garlic and onions (Blended) topped with cheese. Makes a very easy texture for me to handle and I like the tomato and cheese taste. But it takes time and effort to cook the lentils and rice every few days and I don't often get the time. If it isn't hot I can't eat it, either. All 3 of my kids are neurodivergent (3, 4.5 and 6) and 3 is often putting himself into a lot of danger, so I just don't get the time. I know I can't keep just not eating, I know I can't just live off sugar either.
I can live with most of my autistic traits, accept and make peace or compromise with them. My inability to eat and the lack of signals to eat or drink, I don't think I'll ever be able to be okay with. It takes so much energy to fight and I have to fight it allll the time. If I go to start making food and something gets in the way, I usually can not go back to it. And I get distracted a lot (Because childten). Feel like I just can't win.
I am also on the spectrum and eat the same things daily.
Breakfast for me is all bran and low fat milk.
For a morning snack I eat high protein yogurt.
Lunch is two eggs on wholemeal toast.
Afternoon snack is a banana.
And dinner is always chicken and a minimum of three vegetables (none of the same colour and not touching each other)
I’ve been eating the same thing as above since 2015.
They look delicious.
Some people are allegic to (some kind of) food. Some people are allergic to changes. Never thought I'd see those two combined.
Same food is like having same uniform.. makes life so much easier
I’ve been watching RUclips videos of people saying it’s not good to eat the same thing everyday but I just don’t see why if it’s one thing from each food group and it’s healthy. It doesn’t make sense. I have anxiety and tend to binge if I don’t have structure so I now having to discipline myself and I only like a handful of foods, fruits, asparagus, kale, chicken thighs, salmon, avocados and eggs, chia seeds and bananas. I’m a creature of habit and it’s not like it’s junk.
Thats an ok diet
My son is 17, autistic & has been eating the same food every day since he was 5. The only deviation will be for a burger or pizza, otherwise, chicken nuggets, carrots, pbnj, turkey sausage, strawberries, bagel, butter, pear, popcorn, corn chips. He got it from me!!