How to politely refuse the friend that keeps turning up with food gifts

It's kind of your friend. Do you not like her cooking? If it's curries and fruit, why is it so hard to accept?

If you don't like the curries perhaps you could make a suggestion of a recipe you do like. She sounds like a good and generous friend and they are hard to come by. Would you do the same for her??

I think it often is harder to accept help than to recieve it, but in recieving with grace and thanks we can make the other person happy and feel useful. Sometimes it's just kinder to say a big thankyou.

My Grandma told me once, if someone offers you something, say THANKYOU.

I would give her a list of foods you do like eating. She sounds a generous soul..

Can you not say that you actually enjoy cooking yourself and have a load of recipes which you follow for your diet. Also, add that you are never quite sure what you fancy eating from day to day and tend to decide on the day and you don't like freezing food as you like to eat fresh food you have just prepared. You don't want to offend her but you want to get that barrier in so she understands not to drop food around.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I've never heard of the app and will look it up !

Primrose53

Do you have any of those little healthy eating booklets you get in pharmacies?

You could sit down with your friend, have a coffee and show her in your booklet what you are allowed to eat and in what quantities.

This is a good idea.

That's what I was going to suggest, too.
You can arrange for the taker to pick up from the garden/garage, anywhere, so no need to even make contact with them.

Have you heard about Olio? You can give food away that you don’t/can’t eat. It may help someone out enormously. It’s an app.

If there’s really nobody to give it to, then carry on doing what you do either eating a little and then chucking it or not eating any of it.The fruit is welcome surely?
She means well and would be upset if you refuse it.

Do you have any of those little healthy eating booklets you get in pharmacies?

You could sit down with your friend, have a coffee and show her in your booklet what you are allowed to eat and in what quantities.