Have your tastes in foods changed as you aged?

Question

So, we all hated to eat certain things growing up. Did your tastes/likes/dislikes change at all as you aged?

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

definitely yes... as in, I've become a lot less fussy over time, lmao

now, I try some more variety, a bit of everything... most notably, cheese and some of the hot spicier food, and it is not exactly that I disliked a lot of food or certain things, for me it was more like sticking to what I prefer and like the best

nowadays I have a more varied and balanced diet because well, I've grown up, lol

avocados are a still BIG NOPE, those are still awful

Emiliamazing · Accepted Answer

My taste buds have definitely evolved :-). What's really strange is that when I was pregnant with each of our children, I could not stand the smell or taste of a nice steak or generally any cut of meat. I enjoy more Mexican food than I did when I was a child and teenager. We definitely acquire new tastes as we have new dining experiences in our lives.

mandyfire98 · Accepted Answer

Oh definitely. There were some things I wouldn't try just off of general principle alone. In the past couple of years I've tried pumpkin pie and really like it and also carrot cake and enjoy it too. Also I tried asparagus for the first time this year and I enjoy it as well.

xJeremyx · Answer

I hated anything to do with durian when I was younger. Now I can tolerate it, and even enjoy it sometimes.

I was also a huge chilli hater. Now, my chilli tolerance still is not that great, but I love some spicy food, eg. stir-fried mala noodles, Curry, Thosai, and many more. I also fell in love with hot n' spicy potato chips!

I was a picky eater, which meant I did not like most fruit except papaya. Now, Im ok with most fruit, except the sour ones, such as starfruit.

Anonymous · Answer

A lot of stuff j wouldn't have eaten growing up I now love. Eggs for instance, I didn't eat eggs until I was 25. Now I can't get enough scrambled, fried, poched, boiled, French toast, eggy in the basket, omelette.

Fresh fish too, lamb steak.

I no longer ear processed meats, fast food, drink soda pop, or anything too sugary.

The amount of sugar I used to ingest to be Frank it was amazing I didn't end up a diabetic. I was certainly overweight growing up. Suhmgar is highly addictive, I had to wein myself off it very slowly and I still get cravings for coca cola even though I haven't touched it in 10 years.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

Me now vs me 20 years ago? I eat almost everything that is food as long it's gluten free (do not want to shit LAVA from my ass just because some don't believe the allergy exist) While the young me didn't eat anything new because i didn't what it was. And! Pancakes are so overrated😁, i know many, i am weird. So if someone is cooking something that is gluten free and tells me to taste it! I am tasting it and probably eat just like the other person do 🤷‍♂️.

chocolatesinpockets · Answer

I got bored of stuff. And I think the pandemic also made me feel more bored of some foods than others.

Probably I also sometimes surprise myself by now preferring to not have traditional breakfasts and prefer either skipping or choosing snacks that aren't cereal or breads, like choosing milk products or choosing other food types for breakfast. As one example.

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MCheetah · Answer

No. I hated green veggies back then and I still hate them today. No raw kale or spinach for me, thanks. I did change my mind a little bit on broccoli and I'll eat it now, but I'm not going to go out of my way to buy it. Mac and cheese is also still one of my favorite foods today (can't get any good stuff here in Korea).

nolabels · Answer

There are a few dishes that I had so often growing up that I just can no longer stomach them, spaghetti probably being the most notable dish.

I've been introduced to more foods as an adult, but I'd say no, my tastes haven't really changed.

I'd give anything to re-experience some of my favorite dishes as prepared by my mother or grandmother.

I haven't been able to come close to replicating them.

DryGermanGuy · Answer

Not in the food items per se, but in my demands for quality. As a student I would eat microwave meal versions or canned meal versions of what I like. Not any more! If I can't get it in a good quality ("Bio", "Organic"...), I'd rather make myself just a sandwich.

SnowedIn · Answer

Yes but sort of. I still like all the foods I at as a kid and those are sometimes comfort food. But, I've greatly expanded the list of what I like, particularly vegetables. Still don't like seafood unless it's fried.

Anonymous · Answer

Pretty,

Funny how your tastes change as your income changes. So yes, I enjoy different foods today than I did I my 20's. That said, I am a New Orleans boy, and there is nothing that I grew up on that I do not still enjoy today. Jambalaya, Red Beans and Rice, Crawfish, Seafood Gumbo, Fried Catfish, Bread Pudding, Pecan Pie. So I guess you can't take the Nawlin's out of me.

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Likes2drive · Answer

It’s changed a little bit and I’ll usually try different types of foods but the things I used to like as a kid sometimes won’t eat now, Like brussels sprouts I still don’t like or pigs knuckles I definitely won’t try again

Twalli · Answer

Not recently. I had a wrestling match in 7th grade and never really liked tomatoes before. I got a sandwich with tomatoes in it and loved it. Now I don't dislike tomatoes, as long as there aren't a lot of them.

I used to really like tofu and pistachio nuts. Then I realized that I was allergic to nuts and soy, so I don't eat them anymore, but I didn't start disliking them.

Blackcupcake · Answer

I’ve always loved food… never was picky, I eat anything and I’m down to try anything. Cheese and chocolate tho, have always been a no no

Guy13 · Answer

Grandparents were farmers so I grew up on fresh vegetables, peaches, pears, and strawberries, and meats. And we froze it for the winter too. I struggle to eat that healthy as an adult. Still can't eat frozen and canned meals like in picture...

Msputiton · Answer

Oh yes. I eat things now that as a kid would make me gag

WhitneySnow · Answer

Yes! Like I used to cut the tips off my hot dogs and now I don’t do that anymore.

pink-jilly · Answer

Absolutely yes.. I'm big on veggies n fruits now

Lionman95 · Answer

Yes it changed in the past ate way more sweets but I also developed a certain curiosity for food I've not tried yet over the years while in my youth I just ate what I knew.

LaBokaChula · Answer

Yes! So many foods that I used to enjoy as a little kid, I find to have little to no taste or that it's COMPLETELY different from how I remember.

midnightmoon05 · Answer

For sure.  i grew up in our farm. We ate food fresh.  then came to the US, everything is proecessed or from cans.  I hated the food.  now I am even more selective with what I eat.

FilmGuy93 · Answer

I go for a lot less spice now than I used to. I used to love doing that insane hot wings challenges and such. Now I'm basically cool with Tobasco sauce. Regular spicy hot wings sauce will give me hiccups

Pudsmucker · Answer

I've always loved the stuff that I had when I was in youth. Probably where I left to eat lots of fruits and vegetables.

AviatorTom · Answer

I still like what I like, and there's not much that I don't like. As I've gotten older, I've experienced more types of foods, some that I really enjoy and some that I don't.

Massageman · Answer

Both, actually. As a kid I didn't like olives, but I changed and now I can eat them by the pound! I still hate liver and really fishy-tasting fish. And I still love Tootsie Rolls.

Havthrills · Answer

I still can't stand cranberries or boiled Brussel sprouts

Palmu · Answer

I agree we do change our tastes in food as we grow up like when I was 8 I used to love mayo but when I was in my 12-13 age I started hating it (also by throwing up sometimes)

A_Bell · Answer

Yes. Somehow, I love asparagus and Brussels sprouts now when they were literal poison 10 years ago.

curlyfirecracker · Answer

I say I like things I used to not like... but I think that really means that I actually gave it a fair chance now. 😅

katiesmuff · Answer

Not really things I've never liked I still don't like only now I am not forced to eat some of it.

FreyaRed · Answer

I liked sweets much more. Now I most sweets are too sweet for my taste. I guess I started to dislike all these corn fructose based sweetener

sunflower00 · Answer

Yes I try a lot more and enjoy a lot more foods. I’ve also gotten worse with sweet foods, can barely really eat them anymore

Rania05 · Answer

I used to hate all red fruits except cherries and apples, but guess what? Mom had to hide them from me at some point

Smoothing · Answer

That looks sor colourful but the bacon, I find us too much for me. I prefer a healthy breakfast. More seeds less carbs and fat and salt

Fuentes · Answer

I have accepted tons of foods that are healthy that I would not have as before

Zolly99999 · Answer

I wouldn't say my tastes changed but more like I am willing to try new things now

Bethany22 · Answer

I used to not like onions but now I do. Used to like brussel sprouts now I don't

Apulu_Imback · Answer

I had a sweet tooth before, I like savoury and spicy stuff now.

Lucy68 · Answer

Yes, some foods including food combinations I loved as a child changed dramatically

Paris13 · Answer

"C" NOW-----Canned Spinach. lol!!! xxoo

Apple1996 · Answer

Nope my taste in food still hasn't changed much

exitseven · Answer

I was a picky eater growing up and still am. Every once in a while I will try something new and I always hate it.

the_sinner · Answer

Yeah I’ve become fond of certain fruits and vegetables and my eating habits have changed too.

AsaKyo · Answer

Umm, most likely not, but I will say that I eat way more fruits and veggies and drink water more than I used to

Subarugirl · Answer

No not really. The things I thought that I didn't like were entirely dependent on how there were cooked

TacosRAwesome · Answer

I still hate certain things - corn and raisins among others but now I like a variety of greens and feel sad when a plate has no colour in it.

KatherineJ · Answer

My tastes for food have definitely changed and become more varied, but I still don’t like the things I hated as a kid.

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

Yes! I like things I used to not like.

Emma2521 · Answer

When I was younger, I hated eating sandwiches they always made throw up, but recently I tried one, and it's that bad I actually enjoyed it, so I believe that as you get older, you get more tolerance for for especially non sweet like foods

Anonymous · Answer

I've heard that it does, which I find interesting.

Sparkie460 · Answer

There are foods that I didn't have a problem eating when I was younger, now my stomach can't handle it

Andres77 · Answer

I've basically cut desserts out of my diet. I eat very few sweets now.

ummi59 · Answer

Yes , my tastes in food has totally changed as i aged. before there are certain food i hate to eat but now i loved to eat them

LordOfThePines · Answer

Yes, I was very picky growing up, with no sense of flavor or sense. Now I am very much a foodie.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

Yeah. Before i used to like salty and dry food, but now i love tangy, saucy and really spiced/seasoned food.

Noodle_fan · Answer

yes , when i was kid i hate spicy foods now i love them most

BJP21 · Answer

Im finding Im eating less of the things I like.

HaveNoName · Answer

Oh yessss!!! First from kidhood to teen and then from adulthood to marriedhood😂

SpaceGalaxy · Answer

It definitely has changed. I eat "smarter" nowadays and care for foods i sued to dislike earlier in my life.

AngryCarl · Answer

I've lost my taste for anything sweet. I still like chocolate, but mostly just at Christmas.

In_Trance · Answer

They definitely have and at the same time I think the quality of food has changed

Anonymous · Answer

Nope. I still have the taste buds of a two year old lmao.

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