What do you think of picky eaters?

[Anonymous]

I’m a picky eater and I can’t help it. If I could force myself to eat a wider variety of food then I would but I can’t without making myself feel physically ill. I just can’t stomach it. I went to a restaurant with my friend today, and the menu didn’t appeal to me in the slightest but I wanted to try something different to break the habit of being a picky eater. I was going to go with buttermilk chicken and fries but I decided to go with something outside of my comfort zone, and I hated it. I genuinely could not eat more than three bites because I felt like I would puke if I did and I regretted not getting the buttermilk chicken. I know people get annoyed by picky eaters but I genuinely wish they could understand that I can’t help it. I get called childish or told that I have the taste buds of a two year old and it does make me feel self conscious when I eat out. Especially at fancy restaurants.

[Peter_Penetrator]

I don’t eat pizza.


I am not a fan of cheese. Now if that cheese is shredded thin enough, I can eat a moderate amount. But something like nachos, puke.


I can also eat that powered cheese that goes with that cheap kraft macaroni and cheese.


But a cheese burger, puke.


My hamburgers are meat and bread only. I could probably get used to mustard and l have eaten sweet pickles on them but for me, all those condiments take away from the experience of eating a big, fat, juicy patty.


Being a picky eater like l am is unhealthy because there are only a few vegetables that I do eat.


It is also bad in social situations where food is involved.

[Asker]

My brother is the same with the cheese, he’ll only eating if it’s very finely shredded.

[Peter_Penetrator]

Years ago my mother fixed me macaroni and cheese and hotdogs. I knew she had bought those hotdogs that had cheese injected into them.

I asked her if those she had fixed for me were the ones with cheese in them. When she said yes, I refused to eat them.

She was pissed. She pointed out how l had no issues eating that mac n cheese, but wouldn’t eat that hotdog.

[Asker]

Some people will never understand. Do you have autism or OCD by any chance?

[Peter_Penetrator]

Mild OCD.

[Asker]

Ah yeah, same here.

[JackCarter]

If you are picky cause you wanna eat healthy , then I have nothing but respect for you
Nothing wrong in avoiding foods that are no good to you and give you problems
I usually look at the nutritional value of each product at the back of the packet and avoid anything sweet and of course invite some criticism too lol

[CaGirl2023]

Please don't feel bad about being a really picky eater because I am the same way. I am really a picky eater myself and I can't eat a lot of food I use to enjoy eating when I was much younger in my early 20's. Our body changes when we get older and we just can't eat everything we use to be able to eat. Just stand your ground and just ignore what these people you don't know or even you do know them like your girl friend. Just tell her to accept you the way you are as a picky eater. If she doesn't accept you the way you are then leave her and find a woman friend who will accept you for you. Good luck.

[PBandJ_Nerd]

Sounds like you could get help from a doctor if you wanted some help with this problem. Not being able to try new foods when you really want to is stressful.

[Asker]

I don’t think it’s a medical issue. It’s more like the taste just doesn’t appeal to me so forcing myself to eat it makes me feel sick. I can try new foods and like them but they tend to be pretty plain foods.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

I usually assume picky eaters are like me, adults on the spectrum that take comfort in what we know is familiar and tastes good. We’re more sensitive than the average neurotypical person, with a higher number of neurotransmitters than average. Or something like that, I forget what they’re called.

[Asker]

I haven’t been diagnosed with anything but I have a suspicion that I might be. My brother is autistic so it wouldn’t be a surprise.

[FreyaRed]

I'm a picky eater, that's why I cook for myself. I guess it's partially psychosomatic because when I didn't cook a meal I have eaten and there is something not 100% right I will get stomach pain and I will start to feel ill. When I cook alone I know it was cooked right with fresh ingredients and even if a meal isn't 100% good I don't get any sensations from my stomach.

[ShesRad80]

im a picky eater but i always tend to find something, a lot of times i eat the same thing for a week or so, but i always try things i dont like sometimes it works out sometimes it doesn't. just keep experimenting with food, trying different things even if you dont like it after you try it

[JustinTheGreat]

It’s fine to be picky if you at least TRY things. If you don’t like it then you don’t like it. Nobody can force you to like different foods.

I just can’t stand when grown ass adults refuse to even try a single bite of something 💀 Like damn bro not even a nibble?

At least you WANT to try new foods.

[Unit1]

Nothing.

My body reacts with strong residence towards certain types of foods. Like on a throwing up level.

And if it means having no friends because of it or getting a negative opinion for it then so be it. I've grown to be a lone wolf anyway.

[Unit1]

Strong resistance.
Wtf keyboard?

[Anonymous]

I'm a picky eater and a foodie at the same time.

I love all kinds of foods from across all kinds of cultures.

But I hate when things are mixed with sweet. For example, general tso chicken. It's chicken mixed with sweet stuff.

It makes me want to vomit when breads and meats are mixed with sweet.

Everyone gets mad at me for it.

[iseekpinetrees]

Only way to fix it is to change your habits. You have to eat what's uncomfortable to you to get over it. My other thought is your probably autistic.

[Asker]

I’d honestly just rather eat plain foods than make myself uncomfortable trying to fix it 🥲

[iseekpinetrees]

You have to want to change to change.

[Asker]

I just wanna eat foods I enjoy

[bolverk]

There was only one thing I would not eat when growing up that was fried liver, but oddly enough I loved the gravy made from it over mash potatoes.
Aside from that I'll eat just about anything in a western diet.

[pervertedjester]

I am right there with you but George Carlin said it best

https://www.youtube.com/embed/sQCJfouV4so

[exitseven]

I am a real picky eater. I hate when they put some weird sauce on stuff so you can't tell what it is. I don't like moosh food like pizza.

[Asker]

The sauce thing is the worsttt

[TheSpaceGnome]

Listen to your body and eat what you want to. Keep trying new things, but if you don't like them, don't force yourself to eat them, or you will get sick.

[Staximus]

That shit is all in your head. I used to have the same problem when I was a little kid. I would tell myself I don't like it before even trying it.

[Asker]

Not really in my case because I am open to trying it. I just never end up liking it 🥲

[Redstang88]

I just think their parents failed them as a kid. Both my parents were good cooks and liked all kinds of food, and as a kid you ate what was put in front of you or went hungry 🤷‍♂️
It’s all in your head, just gotta convince yourself to venture out a little

[Asker]

Eh people develop different likes and dislikes when it comes to food, I don’t think liking plain flavoured food means that my parents failed me. It’s not in my head either, because I will try those foods. I just never end up liking them and forcing myself to eat them just makes me feel sick.

[AndLikeThatHesGone]

I like picky eaters.

Because maybe they won't want to eat what's on their plate, which means more food for me.

[Asker]

Fair enough 😂

[Chris123432169]

It depends in your case I think it’s okay but it really depends

[dreamstar72]

I’m a real picky eater, if it looks nasty (my view), tastes gross (my take), has something I hate in it I’m not eating.

[Nikki1989]

It is fine. I would rather be with a picky eater than someone that will eat anything.

[EyesOfGod]

If by being a picky eater means i only eat twinkies and bacon you need help. If it i don't like celery and hotdogs thats fine.

[gothbxtch]

i’m neurodivergent and a “picky eater” (sensory processing disorder)

[Anonymous]

I think they need to go hungry for a few weeks. Be given zero food. Then se how picky they are about what's put in front of them. 🤣

[Asker]

Why should people be forced to eat food they don’t like?

[Opinion Owner]

Who said that. Don't eat. Starve if you like. Nobody cares.

[Asker]

Or, I could just eat the foods I like? I genuinely never understand the aggression towards picky eaters. I’d love to understand why it bothers people so much when it has no impact on them whatsoever.

[Opinion Owner]

You're creating this in your head I could care less what you or anyone else does or doesn't eat. Did you create this question just to pick a fight.🤣 I'm simply saying if you were to find yourself in a situation where you weren't able to be picky you'd find out what you're truly willing to eat. That's all🤣

[Asker]

No, I created this question because I genuinely want to understand why people have an issue with what I do and don’t like to eat. Because I’m genuinely fed up of being mocked for it. It’s not about ‘finding out what I’m trying willing to eat’ because I will try a bunch of different foods, I just never like them and I cannot stand to eat them because it makes me feel physically sick if I don’t like the taste.

[Opinion Owner]

Well who cares why they do. The reason can be as varied as the people. In others 2 different people can have 2 different reasons. But it could also be situational. Maybe they offer you something and you turn it down, maybe they offer you a substitute and you turn it down. It's pretty easy to understand why someone might get offended at that. A different tact to take might be to just say "thank you but I'm not hungry" from the beginning. That way they don't feel rejected.

[Asker]

It’s not so much about turning food down. I’m the type of person that’ll take the food anyway because I don’t want to offended the person 😅 but in my experiences it’s more like when I go out to eat with people and they see that I get something more plain like chicken and fries and they start talking about how I eat like a child 🥲

[DreamLife7]

Why does it matter what people think? Stop being insecure

[Asker]

Because it annoys me when people make comments to me about it.

[Jamie05rhs]

It doesn't bother me! You can eat whatever you want.

[Abdulwahh]

Picky vs a person that don't eat something is different

[Reorx]

I think if you put them in a situation where foods scarce hunger becomes a compulsion that cannot be ignored.

[Asker]

That goes for anyone. But in most cases people aren’t in those situations.

[Reorx]

I was a picky eater too, until Gramps taught me foraging. After that my picky days were over.

[Asker]

But that’s just my point, why aren’t people allowed to just eat what they like? Why is there always someone who has an issue with that? 😭

[WhitneySnow]

Nothing really. I really don’t care.

[LavLavLuv]

Kinda annoying

[Asker]

I genuinely don’t understand why people find us annoying like how does it affect you? Why should I eat things I don’t like?

[RingOfFire]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Beats picky poopers.

[EaterPeter]

They eat something others may not. 🙂

[Aiko_E_Lara]

They're missing on a lot

[Anonymous]

I dont care about them

[jimmy2]

These days
Eat that or go hungry

[sheenagwapa]

you do you

[jahaims]

Sheltered

[Asker]

Not really, I mean I wasn’t. My family eat all kinds of food and I grew up trying them, I just don’t enjoy them and I prefer plain tastes.

[jahaims]

You asked what I think. When I hear a picky eater, that is what I think. It wasn't an accusation.

[Asker]

I know but that’s what I’m trying to explain. People have these opinions of picky eaters but the majority of the time they’re incorrect. They just get annoyed by it and don’t care to understand where we’re coming from or how it is for us 😅

[jahaims]

All the picky eaters I know were sheltered. All the good eaters I know grew up poor.

[Asker]

But that’s not how it is for everyone that’s what I’m trying to say.

[Christoff92]

Don't bother me

[Bobbybopeep]

Annoying. Like find something to eat

[Asker]

I like plain foods, why is that annoying?

[Bobbybopeep]

How many plain foods can you find at a restaurant

[Asker]

Plenty

[Bobbybopeep]

Uh huh sure

[Asker]

literally every restaurant I've been to serves burgers, chicken, fries or pasta. it’s really not hard to find something plain at a restaurant 😅

[Bobbybopeep]

Then you’re not fucking picky. Dumbass

[Asker]

Girl you need to calm yourself

[Bobbybopeep]

Ran out of an argument

[Asker]

I’m not even arguing with you

[Bobbybopeep]

You need a dictionary

[Asker]

You need an anger management class

[Bobbybopeep]

Don’t need shit. Go back to school

[Asker]

Why are you trying so hard to be rude?

[Bobbybopeep]

Such a pick ‘me girl 🤮

[Asker]

Okay