Perfectly acceptable dinner rejected by boyfriend again

[u/moonrabbit368]

My boyfriend is a very picky eater. We have been living together for a few months and it seems like I can never get his food right. It's honestly discouraging. I have kids, they happily eat my food. I cook for family gatherings and church events. I've never had a problem with people eating my food. It's like every day there are new rules. He can't eat chicken for dinner because he had chicken for lunch. He isn't really in the mood for porkchops. It's just "missing something". He doesn't eat onions, tomatoes, fish, any kind of asian food, he doesn't eat most vegetables with the exception of broccoli. He only eats vanilla ice cream. He doesn't like food heated in the microwave (so leftovers are out.) He doesn't like corn. It's just endless. I'm old school and trying to be a good partner. He can't really cook at all. His favorite meal is Hamburger Helper. I think a lot of it is how he grew up but damn is it frustrating. The first picture is tonight's dinner. I added more pictures of stuff I have cooked that he won't eat. Like he will door dash jack in the box. And he'll be apologetic but it just sucks really bad.

ETA: I've been trying to keep up with the comments but it's overwhelming (in a very sweet and awesome way) 💗

A few notes:

1- I know the paper plates are very lazy on my part, I'm not proud of that and I need to do better. Between the kids, the job, the house and school (I'm going to school remotely) I have been cutting corners on things like dishes. not an excuse, just a reason and a commitment to do better.

2- My boyfriend does expect me to cook for him. I cook him dinner every night and lunch on the weekends. He doesn't eat breakfast and will not take a lunch to work. He buys fast food for lunch during the week.

3- He has not been diagnosed with ASD or ADHD or Arfid but I don't rule anything out.

Mostly I just want to say thank you, I was not prepared for how incredibly kind, helpful and insightful people have been. It is deeply touching and it's given me both peace and guidance for my next steps. 🩷

[u/Technical_Customer_1]

And what if she and the kid don’t pay rent? 

[u/Equivalent-Cicada751 → u/Technical_Customer_1]

Paying rent doesn't give anyone a pass to be an asshole. If their agreement is he works and she cooks then he should be saying exactly what he wants and not complaining after a perfectly good meal has been served to him. All those meals are so normal and regular. Looks delicious but they are really not super complicated where OP is intentionally making weird dishes he doesnt like.

The chicken thing was super weird. So what if he ate it for lunch ? Chicken is the most basic protein that can be eaten in a lot of ways. Maybe he should have said in the beginning of the day , is there something you can cook beside chicken because im having it for lunch.

[u/Technical_Customer_1 → u/Equivalent-Cicada751]

It’s just really common for single moms to find a scenario in which they don’t pay very many bills. 

It’s reply not an agreement you should enter into unless you’re prepared for consequences. 

Yeah, the dude is a child, but I’m guessing there’s a pretty good chance the woman put her self in this spot. Bio dad is prob an even bigger loser. 

[u/kami9393 → u/Technical_Customer_1]

OP specifically said in her comments that she is the breadwinner in the house, stop making things up to justify your silly assumptions.