maybe two layers of gloves???
cmon... i know you can do it... just pinch some food inbetween your fingers, and hold it under the water surface so he can see you...
he will come to you, i promise.. just stay still...
as for food, you can use a pinch of flake, or you can get some frozen food cubes from the lfs... frozen brine, or worms...
you can also feed him some fish bits from the market, so if you are having fish something, then cut some scraps off the bone or flesh and freeze them...
or you can mix your own by buying fish stuff from the market, and food processor and spread on wax paper or something and freeze, then break it into small chunks...
that is a good way to mix in vitamins or garlic, or whatever...
I use shrimp and scallops, or whatever else is on sale...
I toss in some nori, and some carrots, and glucomine stuff that greg said... and whatever else i have laying around that i won in raffles or got in boxes of junk from folks that left the hobby...
puree till really smooth, and freeze and put into ziploc bags in weekly portions
but. i doubt you will go thru a bunch of food so maybe it is best to buy a small package of frozen cube stuff