Picky Eaters - Page 2

Seakony · 07-25-2007

I think pot has something to do with opening up those taste-buds.

Babaloo · 07-25-2007

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Originally Posted by bufante

I have been accused of being a picky eater (wrongly of course)...

sorry
you are picky
you won't eat mangoes
or guacamole
and something else i can't remember
fish maybe

bedeaway · 07-25-2007

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Originally Posted by Seakony

I think pot has something to do with opening up those taste-buds.

Absolutely! Munch Munch Munch Munch. Just alittle jig we used to sing....ahhh the memories!

jx2 · 07-25-2007

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Originally Posted by Seakony

I think pot has something to do with opening up those taste-buds.

I think Winnie agrees. Plump little fellow he is

Braddman · 07-25-2007

This picky eater thread reminds me of my youngest son's absolute hatred of all vegetables green. We tried everything - punishment, bribery, begging - all to no avail. Then one day, he does an abrupt 180 - a clean plate nearly every night - including green beans and peas. He even insists on busing his own dishes. This is strange behavior for a seven year old . . . something's up. Needless to say, I decide to bus his dishes for him and discover that night's ration of peas hiding in his 1/4 full glass of milk. BRILLIANT! I was mad, but I couldn't stop laughing.

Vegetable justice comes 10 years later, when he elects to play Junior A hockey in Montana. Every incoming player is placed with a billet family for the duration of the season. He's placed with a dynamite family - caring and compassionate, yet firm. Just one thing . . . they happened to be vegetarians.

He's a picky eater, no more.

Ginger · 07-25-2007

I agree that I think it's a bit about how you are raised and fed, and somewhat also about how adventurous your personality is.

I was also raised on whatever food could be gotten for cheap, or from the food bank.

Not much in the way of 'trying new things' there.

So I grew up very, very picky as a teen/young adult. However, I have an adventurous personality, which overcame that, and I am pretty able to try just about anything with an open mind, but there are some things that my brain won't let me enjoy (like Stew's does

).

I raised my kids to try new things. Jorden is not picky, and will absolutely try ANYTHING we ask him to try. But he has things he won't eat too, which is frustrating....like there are hardly any meats he will eat, and hardly any fruit. But he loves all vegies, pasta, tofu, beans, legumes, etc. Kelsey is NOT adventurous and will NOT try new things very often. But she is still a good eater, and will eat many things that are very good for her; seafood, vegies, fruit, etc.

But I am also like you Susie, and frustrated by people who won't try new things and who eat like a little kid....chicken nuggets, ding dongs, and fruit loops. I know some people like that, I hate it!

Seakony · 07-25-2007

Andiline won't eat gaucamole... ... I think it's great...cause I get to eat it.

**Heather** · 07-26-2007

Add me to those confounded by picky eaters. There is almost nothing I don't like, a handful of things. Even with the things I don't like, if it's served to me in someone's home, I'll eat it and smile.

I wasn't exposed to a whole lot of variety in food as a child, my mom was actually a pretty picky eater and only 19 years older than me and so liked to eat "kid" food with me (mac and cheese, chic. nuggets, sugary cereal, candy, etc.). Being sent to Korea when I was in the Army changed me. That's where I learned that I love spicy food. I'm ever so grateful to kimchee for expanding my world view and helping make me a foodie of the first order.

**Jesus** · 07-26-2007

Interesting question.

Even if you can't believe it, I was a very picky eater, now I'm just a bit picky.

My Mom was raised in a farm in China, and endured WWII, she loves to eat, even more than Stewie, when we watch a wildlife documentary on TV she is always saying: Is that fish tasty? Hey that deer certainly looks fat, should be great grilled, Are dolphins edible? etc...

In my youth I hated going to the fish market or the meat market in Mexico city and much more in Hong Kong, I was totally grossed and normally would have to wait outside, far from the smells. I wouldn't eat anything that I had previously seen alive, and that happened a lot of times as my family loved to buy live ducks, turtles, fish, hens, etc. those days I would be totally vegetarian.
But on the other side, on one of my trips to Hong Kong I had a very expensive taste for beef and nothing but beef, wich wasn't available at the market and we had to buy it from a very expensive supermarket full of imported goods form New Zealand, Australia, USA, etc.
From the sight of slimy cooked nopales I neved had them as a child, but when I was working out of Mexico city teaching to use some software, the cooks made a nopales salad that looked good, and tasted heavenly, so I got hooked on them.

So after all that, I would say that being a picky eater is a matter of education. Of course there are things that one prefer over others, but to refuse to eat something has to do more with the options each one adopts while alive. As mentioned before, alergies are a different issue here.

**Heather** · 07-26-2007

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Originally Posted by Jesus

My Mom was raised in a farm in China, and endured WWII, she loves to eat, even more than Stewie, when we watch a wildlife documentary on TV she is always saying: Is that fish tasty? Hey that deer certainly looks fat, should be great grilled, Are dolphins edible? etc...

This made me laugh out loud, how fun it would be to watch Animal Planet with your mom!

It reminds me of something I read recently in some magazine (I can't remember which one, but it stirred up some hate mail): Meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder.

playawannabe · 07-26-2007

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Originally Posted by Heather

This made me laugh out loud, how fun it would be to watch Animal Planet with your mom!

It reminds me of something I read recently in some magazine (I can't remember which one, but it stirred up some hate mail): Meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder.

2 other ones I like....

"There is plenty of room for all God's creatures - right next to my mashed potatoes!"

"If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat..."

There is not much that I won't eat, but I have a number of food that I don't care for, like raw and green onions, mushrooms, peppers (they don't like me!) fresh tomatoes, shrimp (its rubbery and weird). I do not like horseradish and will not eat it. same goes for honey mustard. nasty stuff that is. When I was a kid, we had to have 2 bites of something we didn't like (as a child I hated ground beef, mom served it all the time) Like many other posters have said, I was picky as a child and much less so now as an adult. I think it has something to do with the fact that we have way more tatebuds when we are young so especially strongly flavored or spicy foods are easier to handle as an adult.

**Jesus** · 07-26-2007

One of the things about being picky, is that we have lots of choices, but imagine in places like rural Mexico where there are only a handfull of things you can eat?
You eat or you starve.

Joana · 07-26-2007

Hm. I think I am a picky eater....in a way.

It is not that I refuse to TRY things though!! Not at all.
And it is not due to my parents either- ask my mom how many years she tried to make me try certain things again after I decided I didn't like them.......kale for example.

So it is neither due to me not trying or my parents not trying.....there are just some things I don't like and often it is not even about the taste, but the texture of something.

F.e. I am not fond of "squishy" things. Tomatoes f.e. I'll eat as a soup or on a pizza- but raw I don't like them due to their texture.
Same with mushrooms- I like those that are like champignons f.e. but those that are all squishy I don't like.

Kale of every sort makes me run for it.

BUT there are still so many things I love- so even though I am probably a picky eater I have never ended up sitting at a table eating nothing or tearing a dish apart as there is nothing that can satisfy me.

StewartG · 07-26-2007

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Originally Posted by Heather

Add me to those confounded by picky eaters. There is almost nothing I don't like, a handful of things. Even with the things I don't like, if it's served to me in someone's home, I'll eat it and smile.

I wasn't exposed to a whole lot of variety in food as a child, my mom was actually a pretty picky eater and only 19 years older than me and so liked to eat "kid" food with me (mac and cheese, chic. nuggets, sugary cereal, candy, etc.). Being sent to Korea when I was in the Army changed me. That's where I learned that I love spicy food. I'm ever so grateful to kimchee for expanding my world view and helping make me a foodie of the first order.

There is a place in Houston called "KoMart" which is a HUGE Korean grocery store. They sell about 8 different varieties of kimchee (cabbage, green onion, turnip, etc.) that they make and package themselves, onsite. Ummmmm.... Good stuff! (I've got two jars in my fridge right now!)

I love all the ethnic grocery stores in Houston. I love introducing my friends to these stores. I introduced Ami to a GREAT polish grocer (with FRESH kielbasa) on Tuesday at lunch. She rewarded me with a huge bar of Polish chocolate! She's nice!

StewartG · 07-26-2007

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Originally Posted by Heather

This made me laugh out loud, how fun it would be to watch Animal Planet with your mom!

It reminds me of something I read recently in some magazine (I can't remember which one, but it stirred up some hate mail): Meat is murder. Tasty, tasty murder.

The one crappy song on one of my very favorite albums of all time! (Of course it is the title track...)

Ahhhh... I can smell the angst now...

07-25-2007	#16 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,151	I think pot has something to do with opening up those taste-buds.

07-25-2007	#20 (permalink)
Braddman way into it Join Date: May 2002 Location: Abiding in Minnesota Posts: 218	This picky eater thread reminds me of my youngest son's absolute hatred of all vegetables green. We tried everything - punishment, bribery, begging - all to no avail. Then one day, he does an abrupt 180 - a clean plate nearly every night - including green beans and peas. He even insists on busing his own dishes. This is strange behavior for a seven year old . . . something's up. Needless to say, I decide to bus his dishes for him and discover that night's ration of peas hiding in his 1/4 full glass of milk. BRILLIANT! I was mad, but I couldn't stop laughing. Vegetable justice comes 10 years later, when he elects to play Junior A hockey in Montana. Every incoming player is placed with a billet family for the duration of the season. He's placed with a dynamite family - caring and compassionate, yet firm. Just one thing . . . they happened to be vegetarians. He's a picky eater, no more.

07-25-2007	#21 (permalink)
Ginger none Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,170	I agree that I think it's a bit about how you are raised and fed, and somewhat also about how adventurous your personality is. I was also raised on whatever food could be gotten for cheap, or from the food bank. Not much in the way of 'trying new things' there. So I grew up very, very picky as a teen/young adult. However, I have an adventurous personality, which overcame that, and I am pretty able to try just about anything with an open mind, but there are some things that my brain won't let me enjoy (like Stew's does ). I raised my kids to try new things. Jorden is not picky, and will absolutely try ANYTHING we ask him to try. But he has things he won't eat too, which is frustrating....like there are hardly any meats he will eat, and hardly any fruit. But he loves all vegies, pasta, tofu, beans, legumes, etc. Kelsey is NOT adventurous and will NOT try new things very often. But she is still a good eater, and will eat many things that are very good for her; seafood, vegies, fruit, etc. But I am also like you Susie, and frustrated by people who won't try new things and who eat like a little kid....chicken nuggets, ding dongs, and fruit loops. I know some people like that, I hate it!

07-25-2007	#22 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,151	Andiline won't eat gaucamole... ... I think it's great...cause I get to eat it.

07-26-2007	#23 (permalink)
Heather employee of the month Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Playa del Carmen Posts: 9,864	Add me to those confounded by picky eaters. There is almost nothing I don't like, a handful of things. Even with the things I don't like, if it's served to me in someone's home, I'll eat it and smile. I wasn't exposed to a whole lot of variety in food as a child, my mom was actually a pretty picky eater and only 19 years older than me and so liked to eat "kid" food with me (mac and cheese, chic. nuggets, sugary cereal, candy, etc.). Being sent to Korea when I was in the Army changed me. That's where I learned that I love spicy food. I'm ever so grateful to kimchee for expanding my world view and helping make me a foodie of the first order.

07-26-2007	#24 (permalink)
Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 4,883	Interesting question. Even if you can't believe it, I was a very picky eater, now I'm just a bit picky. My Mom was raised in a farm in China, and endured WWII, she loves to eat, even more than Stewie, when we watch a wildlife documentary on TV she is always saying: Is that fish tasty? Hey that deer certainly looks fat, should be great grilled, Are dolphins edible? etc... In my youth I hated going to the fish market or the meat market in Mexico city and much more in Hong Kong, I was totally grossed and normally would have to wait outside, far from the smells. I wouldn't eat anything that I had previously seen alive, and that happened a lot of times as my family loved to buy live ducks, turtles, fish, hens, etc. those days I would be totally vegetarian. But on the other side, on one of my trips to Hong Kong I had a very expensive taste for beef and nothing but beef, wich wasn't available at the market and we had to buy it from a very expensive supermarket full of imported goods form New Zealand, Australia, USA, etc. From the sight of slimy cooked nopales I neved had them as a child, but when I was working out of Mexico city teaching to use some software, the cooks made a nopales salad that looked good, and tasted heavenly, so I got hooked on them. So after all that, I would say that being a picky eater is a matter of education. Of course there are things that one prefer over others, but to refuse to eat something has to do more with the options each one adopts while alive. As mentioned before, alergies are a different issue here.

07-26-2007	#27 (permalink)
Jesus Nutty Peep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Posts: 4,883	One of the things about being picky, is that we have lots of choices, but imagine in places like rural Mexico where there are only a handfull of things you can eat? You eat or you starve.

07-26-2007	#28 (permalink)
Joana Niiiice!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: With Quincy....... Posts: 5,183	Hm. I think I am a picky eater....in a way. It is not that I refuse to TRY things though!! Not at all. And it is not due to my parents either- ask my mom how many years she tried to make me try certain things again after I decided I didn't like them.......kale for example. So it is neither due to me not trying or my parents not trying.....there are just some things I don't like and often it is not even about the taste, but the texture of something. F.e. I am not fond of "squishy" things. Tomatoes f.e. I'll eat as a soup or on a pizza- but raw I don't like them due to their texture. Same with mushrooms- I like those that are like champignons f.e. but those that are all squishy I don't like. Kale of every sort makes me run for it. BUT there are still so many things I love- so even though I am probably a picky eater I have never ended up sitting at a table eating nothing or tearing a dish apart as there is nothing that can satisfy me.

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