Food Obsessions

Daisie

My 90 YO mom with mixed dementia has become OCD for lack of a better descriptor about food expiration dates. I clearly write purchased and opened dates on everything with a sharpie but there still no trust and we waste a lot of money on food because she constantly throws it away when it’s perfectly fine She says it tastes sour or has a weird texture. She tells me she can’t trust my judgement so she has to check before I cook anything.

Can anyone relate?

towhee

With my LO it was the opposite problem. Every time I tried to throw something away she would sniff it and declare it was perfectly fine. I had to clean out the fridge when she was occupied in her closet or risk a argument.

M1

Hi Daisie. Taste perception can change with dementia, I wonder if that's contributing to the problem. Some medications can also have taste side effects. I believe she lives with you? You may have to limit her access to the kitchen, including locking the refrigerator.