What?
My sense of "safe" is food.
Yay comorbid undiagnosed eating disorders!
this post was submitted on 27 Sep 2023
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I mean it sure is healthier than not eating!
My safe food is mostly junk food because of its reliable taste and consistency. I can eat most food that doesn't contain banana (extreme aversion) or lactose (lactose intolerance) but I don't enjoy most vegetables or meat which is not homogenous.
So the answer is no.
My safe food is one very specific brand and flavour of ramen.
Edit: Also it’s a chicken flavour but it’s not actually chicken, which I know because I’m vegetarian. But it has got me some funny looks when people ask my safe food and I’ve already told them I don’t eat meat.
what's a safe food?
A safe food is anything that an Autistic person can eat when they are experiencing a sensory issue flare up. These foods will usually have a person's preferred textures and flavors. I've seen folks on other threads say things like "Bread and Butter" or a PB&J - usually things like that.
I think most people have "safe" foods, but don't realize it. Example - Chicken Noodle soup is still popular with folks who come down with a cold even if they never get sensory flare ups.
So I suppose the question for those who aren't sensitive to sensory information (like myself), it's - "What do you eat when you feel sick and don't want to eat anything?"
For me it's still a broad range of things. Sometimes it's Japanese Curry and Rice, other times its Indian Sambar (Reeeaaaally clears the sinuses).
I do tend to steer clear of oily dishes like Szechuan Eggplant (and a lot of other Ameri-Chinese dishes as well) when I'm feeling sick or sensitive, though.
thanks for the thorough explanation!
I think they mean your go-to comfort food
Comfort food is maybe a better word
My safe food is not eating. Seriously, eating is such a drag. I often pop as malnourished on my blood work and have to take prescribed folic acid and ferritin (iron supplements) because I don't eat enough. When I'm completely burnt out, I need to take multivitamins because I won't eat enough. OMG! One time, I forgot to eat for 3 days. I only realized it when I was feeling like complete crap.
Before I knew I was autistic, I dated a girl that was an eating disorder specialist. She told me she thought I had ARFID multiple times. The way I experience it is that eating is too much work and I really don't like the bloated and sluggish feeling of having food in my stomach. An empty stomach feels so nice and light by comparison.
I don't really care about my weight, and if it wasn't for the nurse weighing me at medical visits, I wouldn't know how much I weigh 🤷♂️
Me realizing that eating hot dogs everyday was making my stomach hurt: 😭
I used to eat cheap hot dogs all the time, but it gets incredibly monotonous and you start to hate it.
My safe food is a PB&J or tuna fish sandwich.
no
I'm very chubby.
Swedish knäckebröd (crispbread) is mine.