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AIBU?

to think an elderly man should only eat tiny meals?

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Cailinsalach · 24/01/2013 21:10

My eats like a horse. Today he had 2 weetabix a boiled egg, tea and toast for breakfast. Tea and homemade soda bread for elevenses, 2 big bowls of homemade soup, fried chicken, mash and buttered swede and then a bowl of ovenbaked rice pudding for lunch. An apple and half a bag of liquorice allsorts for afternoon snack, a bacon butty, fruit cake and carrot cake and a pint of tea for his tea. He has just mullered the other half bag of liquorice all sorts and is talking about a mug of cocoa as it's near his bedtime.

AIBU to think at 90 the norm for his ilk is Complan and Werthers?

He pulls the half starved orphan routine (complete with quivering lip) if I suggest cutting back on the baking...He then tells me he is doing me a favour eating all the cakes, pies and buns as it would be a mortal sin to allow them to go stale.

Maybe he has worms?

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Sirzy · 24/01/2013 21:11

If you can't eat what you want at 90 when can you? Leave him be!

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Cailinsalach · 24/01/2013 21:11

Er My Dad eats like a horse...oh ok, more like a herd of horses....

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toomuch2young · 24/01/2013 21:12

If he's made it to 90 and going strong he's obviously doing something right Grin

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MsVestibule · 24/01/2013 21:13

That's appalling! He'll never reach old age eating like that.

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Imnotaslimjim · 24/01/2013 21:13

Sorry but who are you to question what he eats? Or are you just annoyed that you're having to cook so much to keep up? As toomuch2young has said, he must be getting something right!

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Salmotrutta · 24/01/2013 21:13

Oh for gads sake!

It's probably one of the few remaining pleasures he has, at 90!

Leave him alone. Grin

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Salmotrutta · 24/01/2013 21:14

Gads sake?

God's sake.

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LegoAcupuncture · 24/01/2013 21:16

Fornthe love of cake, let the man eat!

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AMumInScotland · 24/01/2013 21:16

The "tiny meals" tends to go with being frail and getting little exercise. He sounds like he's still a lively sort of person? If he isn't ill, and isn't puttin gon weight, then I think you have to assume what he's eating is fine for him!

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LegoAcupuncture · 24/01/2013 21:16

For the...

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oneandnomore · 24/01/2013 21:18

Good for him!! Smile

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Cailinsalach · 24/01/2013 21:19

Oh I'll let him eat alright, I daren't not. He'd bite my hand off if I didn't.

I have suggested he consider his future health, but he just laughed at me.

(Sigh...the owl fella can be so demanding)

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Inertia · 24/01/2013 21:20

It must be doing him good if he's fit and well - or are you worried that he's overweight to a harmful degree?

Sounds like he really loves your cooking - bless at the quivering lip when he thought the cakes were being cut back !

Presumably he's not hammering his health with drugs, drink , fast cars and women - if that's the case then let him get some pleasure from food.

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Cailinsalach · 24/01/2013 21:26

Oh he has vices; he sneaks the odd whisky, has a crafty bet on the horses, chats up women in the waiting room at the Doctor's and I have just found out that when I think he is having his daily walk, he is in fact next door at the neighbour who is reknowned for her boiled fruit cake!

He is unfaithful to my cuisine....(hangs head in shame at thought of Father scrounging cake...)

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magimedi · 24/01/2013 22:59

He sounds like a great guy! Long may he live.

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MrsTerryPratchett · 24/01/2013 23:01

Lucky bugger. My DGF couldn't eat anything without getting ill. Your DF sounds like a right laugh. Grin

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SPsFanjoIsAsComfyAsAOnesie · 24/01/2013 23:04

My great grandmother is 91 and can eat like that. She also likes a couple of sherries after her mile long walk in the evening

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scottishmummy · 24/01/2013 23:11

Christ alive the auld boy can eat what he wants at 90
a pint of tea,he got right idea
feed him cake,nae cutting back I'd be affronted if good cake went to waste

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nannyof3 · 24/01/2013 23:17

Leave him alone!!!

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PickledInAPearTree · 24/01/2013 23:21

your better off with a bit of meat on your bones at that age.

do you cook all his meals?

can I move in?

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Callycat · 24/01/2013 23:22

He sounds AWESOME.

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CommanderShepard · 24/01/2013 23:23

He. Sounds. Awesome.

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CommanderShepard · 24/01/2013 23:23

Ooh x post!

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PureQuintessence · 24/01/2013 23:24

My dad is 86. He eats:

Breakfast: 1 slice of whole meal bread with white cheese, and a glass of natural yoghurt drink.
Dinner/tea: 1 potato, portion of meat/fish, one helping of veg
Supper: 1 pot of youghurt with oats.

Some days he eat a snack: like a couple of grapes, or a satsuma.

He is in a wheelchair, so conscious that he must not put on weigh. He takes no exercise.

Is your dad very active?
Or is he overweight?

Unless he was overweight, I would let him enjoy his food!

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SquinkiesRule · 24/01/2013 23:25

What a man! He sounds very robust. Feed him what he wants, I'll be round to eat any time you like, your meals sound wonderful.

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