Avoidant Restrictive food intake disorder

[lhu7]

I have always been a picky eater and always gagged at the sight of fruit and veggies. I am 17 and still can stand fruit and veggies, except spinach, asparagus and green beans. Do you think there would be certain complications from not eating fruit or veggies because of arfid. I also have celiac 

[Scott Adams]

I think if you took a good multivitamin & mineral supplement, and made sure your diet had enough fiber, you can get by with only spinach, asparagus and green beans as your vegetables. Of course, the better solution would be for you to do all you can to add more vegetables and fruit into your diet. Perhaps try some different fruits and veggies that you've never had before? 

Do you eat grains like rice, corn, millet, quinoa, sorghum, etc? How about beans or potatoes? 

Have you ever had good Indian or Mexican food? Different cultures have different ways of preparing veggies, and perhaps you can experiment to find dishes that you like.

[lhu7]

On 6/24/2021 at 8:11 PM, Scott Adams said:

I think if you took a good multivitamin & mineral supplement, and made sure your diet had enough fiber, you can get by with only spinach, asparagus and green beans as your vegetables. Of course, the better solution would be for you to do all you can to add more vegetables and fruit into your diet. Perhaps try some different fruits and veggies that you've never had before? 

Do you eat grains like rice, corn, millet, quinoa, sorghum, etc? How about beans or potatoes? 

Have you ever had good Indian or Mexican food? Different cultures have different ways of preparing veggies, and perhaps you can experiment to find dishes that you like.

Yes, I am taking multivitamins and supplements and I do eat rice, millet, quinoa, sorghum, beans and potatoes. That is a good idea to try foods that different cultures make foods!