Poll: Are you a picky eater?

[moshquerade]

Idiots like yourself are the reason why people like me are punished for having different choices. You simply do not understand. Go taste horseshit. After that, you can realize the kind of experience I have with most foods.

I agree with you Trident.

You can't force food on people whose taste buds find that food horrific.

Myself, I remember gagging at the table on peas because my mother made me eat them. It wasn't a show. I literally disliked the taste of them that much. I would still take a "no thank you" small portion of whatever we were having for dinner that I didn't like (and it wasn't at every meal that I didn't like something), and gag it down. I found that holding my breath or breathing out of my mouth helped lessen the gagging.

Granted, the food wasn't always a chore to eat, but things like tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peas, green beans, cooked carrots, squash, brussel sprouts, etc., were hard to swallow.

 

[PrayForDeath]

nah. I'll try nearly anything once.

the only things I couldn't see myself trying are:

-any meat/organs coming from above an animal's neck
-any meat/organs involved with the expulsion of waste (eg: intestines)
-any meat/organs involved in reproduction (eg: testicles)

Funny, I've had all three kinds of meats.

 

[Leros]

I'll eat just about anything, but there is a very narrow range of food that I truly enjoy eating. Most people seem to be happy with a much broader range.

 

[gorcorps]

I agree with you Trident.

You can't force food on people whose taste buds find that food horrific.

Myself, I remember gagging at the table on peas because my mother made me eat them. It wasn't a show. I literally disliked the taste of them that much. I would still take a "no thank you" small portion of whatever we were having for dinner that I didn't like (and it wasn't at every meal that I didn't like something), and gag it down. I found that holding my breath or breathing out of my mouth helped lessen the gagging.

Granted, the food wasn't always a chore to eat, but things like tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, peas, green beans, cooked carrots, squash, brussel sprouts, etc., were hard to swallow.

IMO it's the mushy and pasty cooked vegetables that turn kids away from veggies. I find things like peas, carrots, grean beans and the like much better fresh and chilled. I could eat green beans right off the vine, but cooked they're kind of hard to swallow. Fresh they almost taste sweet. Cooked then they're usually incredibly salty, probably mushy and generally just taste pretty poor. I dislike them less as an adult but as a kid I would "choke" them down and it was a pretty awful experience. You can make kids eat veggies, but you can also make them taste better.

People may call kids picky which is partially true, but it's also your shitty cooking. They don't find something you dumped out of a can soaking in brine appetizing? Imagine that...

 

[HAL9000]

the only things I couldn't see myself trying are:

-any meat/organs involved in reproduction (eg: testicles)

:hmm: :sneaky:

 

[HAL9000]

I also hate picky eaters, I'll never understand them, just shut up and eat your damn food.

 

[Dirigible]

Hell yes, I'm a picky eater. If it doesn't have ketchup it's crap!

 

[mvbighead]

IMO it's the mushy and pasty cooked vegetables that turn kids away from veggies. I find things like peas, carrots, grean beans and the like much better fresh and chilled. I could eat green beans right off the vine, but cooked they're kind of hard to swallow. Fresh they almost taste sweet. Cooked then they're usually incredibly salty, probably mushy and generally just taste pretty poor. I dislike them less as an adult but as a kid I would "choke" them down and it was a pretty awful experience. You can make kids eat veggies, but you can also make them taste better.

People may call kids picky which is partially true, but it's also your shitty cooking. They don't find something you dumped out of a can soaking in brine appetizing? Imagine that...

Partly this. If you're cooking sucks, don't expect others to gulp it down.

As for the rest, I can buy what Mosh is throwing out there... but I would be willing to bet there are far fewer of those than the actual number of picky eaters. I always told myself I didn't like things as a kid, but my mom made me try them.

Case in point, my brother HATED sweet corn. So one day, my mom decided to call it sour corn and he loved the stuff.

I have an aunt and uncle who cater to their kids bitching about what kinds of foods they'll eat. You don't want the meatloaf and potatoes we cooked, oh, well here's some spaghetti-o's. You don't like this, well here's a sandwich. To me, there are a good number of parents these days that let their kids get away with poor nutrition simply to not hear their kids bitch.

It's sad that a kid can't enjoy something as plain and easy as meatloaf and potatoes. I can understand aspargus, or peas, or brussel sprouts. But seriously? Meatloaf and potatoes? Roast beef? Spaghetti? You're eating that or you're going hungry.

 

[Fritzo]

Partly this. If you're cooking sucks, don't expect others to gulp it down.

As for the rest, I can buy what Mosh is throwing out there... but I would be willing to bet there are far fewer of those than the actual number of picky eaters. I always told myself I didn't like things as a kid, but my mom made me try them.

Case in point, my brother HATED sweet corn. So one day, my mom decided to call it sour corn and he loved the stuff.

I have an aunt and uncle who cater to their kids bitching about what kinds of foods they'll eat. You don't want the meatloaf and potatoes we cooked, oh, well here's some spaghetti-o's. You don't like this, well here's a sandwich. To me, there are a good number of parents these days that let their kids get away with poor nutrition simply to not hear their kids bitch.

It's sad that a kid can't enjoy something as plain and easy as meatloaf and potatoes. I can understand aspargus, or peas, or brussel sprouts. But seriously? Meatloaf and potatoes? Roast beef? Spaghetti? You're eating that or you're going hungry.

Ever go to a drive through at McDonalds with a picky eater? You have to have a list like a mile long to get everything. Then they get pissed if they don't get something they asked for and have to pick off a pickle or something.

 

[Dirigible]

If you are annoyed by picky eaters you hate freedom. Also: you are an overcontrolling douchebag.

I think I will increase my pickiness to piss people like you off.

 

[busydude]

I don't eat Meat. I eat all kinds of veggies though.. I even have no problem with celery.

 

[KidNiki1]

I am a pretty picky eater, just because some stuff I really dislike the taste of and I have a weird thing about the texture of some foods.

It should be noted by all you picky-eater haters though that I am able to force myself to eat food I do not like when the situation calls for it. For example, if I go to a meal at someone else's house, I do not pick out foods I don't like, or make a scene. I eat what is served. Also, I went to Japan and ate everything offered to me so as not to be rude and because that was a once in a lifetime experience for me, including the differences in foods. (raw octopus = puke, but I ate it!)

HOWEVER, if I am paying someone else to cook food for me, I will order it however I damn well want it, thank you very much. 😉

 

[gothamhunter]

My parents were never around enough to care about making us real food, so I grew up on hotdogs and macaroni and cheese. Later in life I was fortunate enough to eat frozen dinners.

Years later and here I am, a hater of almost all fruits and vegetables. I force myself to eat some at dinner if it's there because I know it's good for me, but my parents never cared to expand my tastebuds when I was younger, so now all of that stuff tastes vile.

 

[CPA]

As an adult, I have come to hate picky eaters. I just don't understand it if someone has to have special instructions for their food. Just eat it and enjoy it I say.

I don't care how much you hate me, I will never eat:

Mushrooms
Peas
Asparagus
Liver
Cauliflower
Most Peppers
Collard Greens
Cabbage
My mom's Goulash
Radishes
Pig's Feet
Anchovies
and some more things I can't think of.

Most of those things will literally make me gag. How the hell can I "enjoy" something that makes me gag. (uh oh, I think I just set myself up for a bad joke)

 

[busydude]

I force myself to eat some at dinner if it's there because I know it's good for me, but my parents never cared to expand my tastebuds when I was younger, so now all of that stuff tastes vile.

Fruits are fucking awesome. They are the most beautiful and best tasting things nature has to offer.. it is sad that you were not able to acquire a taste for them.

 

[CPA]

If its a medical condition that's one thing and perhaps you, my fragile friend, are that unlucky human being given genes that would have made a footnote of your existence. Luckily you happen to be born in the last hundred years, when food choices and diversity have never been greater. Even better, you're born in the USA, easily the most prosperous nation in the world.

Or rather, you have a poor upbringing that never taught you any better; parents that didn't understand how to teach their children the value of food and enjoy subtlety and complexity. Likely, you were not given any instruction or exposed to any experience in subtlety and complexity in other areas of your life.

You could sit there with your half-assed froot loops or learn to join the rest of humanity. Be that loser picking shit out of your food while everyone else is enjoying their meals. I'm sure your date would be wondering what kind of shithole she got herself into when you can't even clean your plate and can't stomach normal meals.

My taste buds are different than yours. How difficult is that to understand?

 

[D1gger]

I have no problem with people that dislike certain foods and choose not to eat them.

What I have never understood are people who refuse to even try a food that they have never tasted.

Interesting and new foods are one of my pleasures in life and it seems odd to me when people turn their nose up at something new without even giving it a chance.

 

[Fritzo]

If you are annoyed by picky eaters you hate freedom. Also: you are an overcontrolling douchebag.

I think I will increase my pickiness to piss people like you off.

More like one picky eat removes the freedom from every normal person in the area, as everyone else has to accommodate the wussy that doesn't like onions.

 

[AstroManLuca]

Voted maybe because I'm adventurous and I like most food, but I also have a high lower limit for quality. So I won't eat shitty fast food, anything with ketchup, etc. That bland stuff just sucks. A grilled cheese sandwich is REAL cheese (cheddar, Gruyere, etc) on good bread, not a Kraft American single on Wonderbread. Screw hot dogs, give me a bratwurst.

But I've tried some weird shit and actually liked it, like grilled lamb stomach. Didn't like intestines or liver though, gross.

The cool thing is I've managed to convert my wife from a moderately picky eater into a more adventurous one. Currently working on my sister-in-law, who EXCLUSIVELY eats junk food and loves bland creamy midwestern crap. Got her to like asparagus at least.

 

[Taejin]

I am a pretty picky eater, just because some stuff I really dislike the taste of and I have a weird thing about the texture of some foods.

It should be noted by all you picky-eater haters though that I am able to force myself to eat food I do not like when the situation calls for it. For example, if I go to a meal at someone else's house, I do not pick out foods I don't like, or make a scene. I eat what is served. Also, I went to Japan and ate everything offered to me so as not to be rude and because that was a once in a lifetime experience for me, including the differences in foods. (raw octopus = puke, but I ate it!)

HOWEVER, if I am paying someone else to cook food for me, I will order it however I damn well want it, thank you very much. 😉

I don't hate picky eaters. I hate people who would dare turn up their nose at someone else's food and culture (especially if it was prepared with care) as a guest, simply because of their preferences. You, my friend, I have no problem with. I think everyone has their preferences, but its the attitude to which you approach the food that makes all the difference.

One time I had some sort of boiled or steamed bok choy at my friend's house that made me want to throw up the entire time I was eating it. I forced down my portion and enjoyed the rest of the food, which was actually good.

I also hate mushrooms. The sensation of most mushrooms on my teeth make me want to spit it out. But if I go to someone's house and they're serving mushrooms, you can bet I will eat all and any mushrooms on my plate.

It's called respect for hospitality. I know some people are low-class (and by low-class, I am not talking about how much $$ you make), but those of us who were taught better know better.

 

[Dirigible]

More like one picky eat removes the freedom from every normal person in the area, as everyone else has to accommodate the wussy that doesn't like onions.

That's not being annoyed by someone being picky. That's being annoyed by not getting to eat what you want to eat. They are not removing your freedom. You are doing that to yourself. Stop being a pussy.

Solution: Don't change what you eat. Make what you and the majority want and enjoy. If the picky eater doesn't like it, let them not eat it. Done.

As a picky eater, I can't and don't expect others to cater to my whims and never complain. If I don't like something I just don't eat it. If I go hungry it's my own damn fault.

 

[Dirigible]

It's called respect for hospitality. I know some people are low-class (and by low-class, I am not talking about how much $$ you make), but those of us who were taught better know better.

I can play that game too.

Being offended if others don't do exactly what you want them to is an example of being a douchebag. Allowing others free choice is what highly-evolved people do. Those of us who were taught better allow everyone the freedom to make their own choices. At least in situations like this where their choices make no difference to us whatsoever.

 

[cubby1223]

More like one picky eat removes the freedom from every normal person in the area, as everyone else has to accommodate the wussy that doesn't like onions.

Nope.

Stop showing your ignorance.

Near all picky eaters do not want others to accommodate them, even would prefer to go without eating than to prevent someone else from not having what they want.

 

[gothamhunter]

Fruits are fucking awesome. They are the most beautiful and best tasting things nature has to offer.. it is sad that you were not able to acquire a taste for them.

Yeah - I like apples, watermelon is OK, kiwi is OK, and grapes are alright (only red ones).

Howver, I do really, really like mango.

 

[cubby1223]

Ever watch those survival shows on Discovery where the guy eats all sorts of bugs and grubs and what-not? There was another show with an African tribe that collects flies out of the air with nets, mushes them all up and cooks them into patties!

If the thought of eating those foods disgusts you, and you will refuse to even try it once, then you really have no say in this subject here 😛