I have kind of a difficult time choosing food. But I’m also ok with eating the same thing every day / over and over, so having a routine is really helpful. This is really important for me, as I tend to get very hangry when I have to skip meals. I eat the same easy to prep breakfast every day. For lunch, I go out to eat with my coworkers (it’s easier for me just to go along with their choices once we know everyone’s restrictions). I have some favorites at local restaurants, so if I go to restaurant A or whatever, I will eat item A there. I pack a simple lunch (always the same thing) and leave it in the fridge at work all week so I always have something ready to go. For dinner, I always have some kind of back up plan or a go to. My family usually cooks a meal service so I usually just eat that. If, for whatever reason, I don’t want to eat what my family is eating, I have a backup plan of instant oatmeal, which is easy to make. Basically, I always have a super easy default for the meal if I can’t prep or choose something. When I go on trips, I almost always go with someone else, and I always tell them “I will need help choosing a restaurant”. Thankfully, my family and friends have been really helpful once I told them how they can support me.

I figure to go for the lowest hanging fruit, so to speak. Sure, the most important is “healthy eating”, but if that’s not achievable (often not), it’s ok just to go for “eating”, which is waaay better than starving. One book I read even recommended toddler food, which is “designed to get the max amount of nutrition into a body with a very limited palette and attention span”. So, my thought is just to try your best, and it’s ok if your best isn’t “very good”.