My son Giovanni loves his chicken nuggets.
They are one of a handful of foods he will deign to eat. Heâs on the autism spectrum and is a so-called ânarrow eaterâ. Heâs 7-years-old and has always been big for his age.
Once a month, we eat out at Hogâs Breath Cafe. It is our favourite family restaurant. There arenât many places we can eat out because my oldest son Philip, 11, is allergic to egg and nuts. Combine that with Giovanniâs narrow eating and the fact that we want to eat somewhere affordable, itâs safe to say it can make things difficult.
We always order the same thing.
My husband gets a barramundi burger. I order the chicken with feta and mushrooms. Philip and my daughter Caterina, 6, get the kidâs steak and fries. Giovanni has 10 chicken nuggets which he refused to take a bite out of until each is cut into four pieces. Heâs also fussy about the kind of nuggets he eats. If they are too brown, he wonât touch them.