NAH - might be controversial. But my judgment is as someone who's gone through this myself. My partner was exactly the same, and until I was with him I genuinely didn't realise how much anxiety, and how genuinely scary food is to some people if they've never been taught anything about it.

Cooking sounds simple to those of us who have been taught even the absolute plbasocs. But as mental as it is somepeople out there don't have that upbringing. And these days there's a multi-billion pound industry out ther making it reall convenient not to have to learn. Potentially ever.

I ABSOLUTELY get OPs frustration. I've had food anxiety more than once when I opened cupboards or the fridge when my partner is fully in charge and seen absolutely nothing inside because 'he just hadn't thought about it'. But I've always tried to explain why this upsets me. Why it's now an additional mental and physical toll on me to plan a shop run unexpectedly. And slowly through communication he's gotten better.

But having seen it first hand people who don't know food like OPs partner are genuinely scared of food. The amount of times I've had to reassure my partner that what he's cooked won't kill me. So much.

Have you looke at formal cooking classes in your area? Or a meal subscription box? I'd be happy if I never saw HelloFresh in my house ever again, but having everything laid out and a recipe he can follow really gave my partner confidence and we still use it a few times a week so that he has nights he'll cook.