menu fatigue

Noun

menu fatigue (uncountable)

1. The exhaustion of one's appetite due to dietary monotony.
   • A large variety of food is needed to provide the crew choices and to avoid menu fatigue. The monotony effects from repeated food exposures are factors of duration of exposure, the initial pleasantness of the foods consumed repeatedly over time, and frequency and recency of eating the food ... food...2016 October 5, Evidence Report: Risk of Performance Decrement and Crew Illness Due to an Inadequate Food System, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, page 20
   • In space, menu fatigue can have serious consequences. Lost appetites could result in astronauts not eating enough food, which may lead to body mass loss, nutritional deficiencies, and other health issues.2021 May 5, Nathan Cranford, Jennifer L. Turner, “How Does Spaceflight Change Food Appeal?”, in Roundup, Johnson Space Center, NASA, archived from the original on 24 Jun 2021