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Are you a picky eater? Were you one as a kid? Did you outgrow it? Do you cook for a picky eater? Do you have thoughts re how to overcome being a picky eater?
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Are you a picky eater? Were you one as a kid? Did you outgrow it? Do you cook for a picky eater? Do you have thoughts re how to overcome being a picky eater?
Well, I was never what you would consider a true picky eater. A couple of things that I refuse to eat; coconut, liver and other organ meats, spinach, and blood sausage. I've never outgrown my dislike for any of them
I used to not be too fond of some other foods, but as a kid I'd eat them. Now that I'm on a restricted diet because of a couple of different ailments ... those foods I have learned to become ok with and gladly eat them as something different to add to my list of foods that I can eat.
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When I was young, I was sure strawberries were awful. Wouldn't touch them. But one day our family was invited to lunch by some folks at church and we kids were expected to be on our best behavior, including graciously eating whatever they offered - whereupon I discovered I really liked strawberries, omg!
Since then I've kept an open mind and will try just about anything - but not bugs, worms or still-alive creatures.
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When I was young, I was sure strawberries were awful. Wouldn't touch them. But one day our family was invited to lunch by some folks at church and we kids were expected to be on our best behavior, including graciously eating whatever they offered - whereupon I discovered I really liked strawberries, omg!
Since then I've kept an open mind and will try just about anything - but not bugs, worms or still-alive creatures.
Yeah, Gagh is a bit of a "No."
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One thing I still don't eat are pickles.....they are just nasty!
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Yeah, Gagh is a bit of a "No."
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I couldn’t eat Gagh either. Even if I could share a meal with Worf and Dax. And add Bloodwine to that too. Sounds like blood sausage with I can’t bring myself to eat as well
@Cyber Liberty
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When I was young, I was sure strawberries were awful. Wouldn't touch them. But one day our family was invited to lunch by some folks at church and we kids were expected to be on our best behavior, including graciously eating whatever they offered - whereupon I discovered I really liked strawberries, omg!
Glad you "discovered" strawberries. My late husband wouldn't eat them because he insisted that they had whiskers. :silly: For him, it was a texture thang. Just like me with fatty meat, gizzards or anything that's uber chewy like that. I can't even stand to watch people take a bite of meat with fat on it.
I was never good about eating my vegetables when I was growing up. It occurred to me a few years ago that if Mother had roasted all the veggies, Daddy and I would have them. We were a little difficult to cook for, so I feel sorry for her knowing that she tried so hard to put food on the table that we would enjoy.
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Well, I was never what you would consider a true picky eater. A couple of things that I refuse to eat; coconut, liver and other organ meats, spinach, and blood sausage. I've never outgrown my dislike for any of them
I'm kinda with you on coconut, although for me, again, it's mostly a texture thang. Kinda like eating something hairy.
I realize that most folks don't like liver, but I've loved it since I was a child and still do as a geezer. I've tried serving it to my family. It didn't go over well. **nononono*
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NOPE. I will eat about anything... Except haggis, and blood sausage.
I have ate all kinds of things y'all would cringe at, foraging in the forest... rats and rodents... weasels, grubs, insects... I've often ate my lunch sitting on the manure pile.
But no haggis. no blood sausage.
Now that I am kosher, I have wondered if I could survive on woodland forage now... It would be much harder to accomplish.
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Squash, Liver, and just a few other things I will pass on. Mostly raised on "Shut up and eat it".... They say over time your taste (mind) matures and you except more foods... I can somewhat eat squash now (especially if battered/fried) if I have to. Cucumbers are not my fave and milk (cause I was forced to drink the fake milk growing up, powdered). Then there is the corndog that I can not eat often because I got sick once on them (at a flea market). But I was nowhere near a bad kid as far as food was concerned, you didn't have much choice back in my day, you either ate it or went hungry.
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Squash, Liver, and just a few other things I will pass on. Mostly raised on "Shut up and eat it".... They say over time your taste (mind) matures and you except more foods... I can somewhat eat squash now (especially if battered/fried) if I have to. Cucumbers are not my fave and milk (cause I was forced to drink the fake milk growing up, powdered). Then there is the corndog that I can not eat often because I got sick once on them (at a flea market). But I was nowhere near a bad kid as far as food was concerned, you didn't have much choice back in my day, you either ate it or went hungry.
I believe that to be true, but a person has to be willing to abandon their childhood eating habits in order for that to happen.
A strange thing I noticed regarding my eating proclivities... My husband died when we were very young after a lengthy cancer battle. For some reason, I came out on the other side craving foods I had never craved or even thought of before. I can't help but wonder if anyone else has had such an experience.
In my second marriage, we had custody of my husband's kids. He had already wisely implemented a plan for introducing the kids to foods they would turn their noses up at. He had a 2-bite rule. Whatever was served, you had to have at least 2 bites. This applied to us adults as well. My step-daughter learned that she not only didn't hate coleslaw, it became the first thing she'd tackle on her plate when we went to Chris and Pitts. Not everything turned out that successful, but we did manage to expand their repertoire of things they'd eat.
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NOPE. I will eat about anything... Except haggis, and blood sausage.
I have ate all kinds of things y'all would cringe at, foraging in the forest... rats and rodents... weasels, grubs, insects... I've often ate my lunch sitting on the manure pile.
But no haggis. no blood sausage.
Now that I am kosher, I have wondered if I could survive on woodland forage now... It would be much harder to accomplish.
So, I'm not the only one who had the displeasure of eating blood sausage. My dad absolutely loved it and we had to eat it as kids ...I later made it clear as a young adult that I would pass on eating the stuff. There's just no way to disguise it or make it taste good.
What are haggis??
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I haven't had haggis yet, but will give it a try if we visit Scotland. I believe my mother had it there.
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Mmm, mmm, good! :pondering:
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I haven't had haggis yet, but will give it a try if we visit Scotland. I believe my mother had it there.
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Mmm, mmm, good! :pondering:
Ok., it looks to be some kind of sausage encased in some kind of skin?? It doesn't look all that appetizing.
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It's various sheep organs minced with spices, oats and onions, and cooked in the sheep's stomach. It sounds utterly disgusting, but I'd like to try it, anyway.
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So, I'm not the only one who had the displeasure of eating blood sausage. My dad absolutely loved it and we had to eat it as kids ...I later made it clear as a young adult that I would pass on eating the stuff. There's just no way to disguise it or make it taste good.
Yep. NOPE. Just cannot do it. Never could. There's a reason Yah said not to eat the blood. Because it's awful. I may eat some pretty weirdo stuff, but guaranteed - It is bled out.
What are haggis??
Basically baked tripe. I don't lend much to guts... I will take the heart, liver, and kidneys, often the tongue... but the rest is for the gutpile... a thing I prefer to give back to the forest.
If haggis is your thing, befriend a Scot... And some Irish, but assuredly a Scot... They will be sure to invite you over if they are having haggis - It is a tradition thing for them I think, but they need people over to help em choke it down. :laugh:
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Ah the fights I remember at the kitchen table growing up. My middle sister would not eat peas. Not sure why but she hated the damn things. But the rest of us liked peas and she was expected to eat them too. You remember the sayings... People starving in China...Clean your plate..don't waste food . That girl had to eat the peas or stay at the table all night. My dad never broke her. Pig headed as she was!.
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Ah the fights I remember at the kitchen table growing up. My middle sister would not eat peas. Not sure why but she hated the damn things. But the rest of us liked peas and she was expected to eat them too. You remember the sayings... People starving in China...Clean your plate..don't waste food . That girl had to eat the peas or stay at the table all night. My dad never broke her. Pig headed as she was!.
HAHAHA! Yeah.
I can take peas or leave em... Unless in the pod, which I love in a stir fry.
The one place peas shine is in Tuna Casserole... But that is mostly a testament to how bland a dish that is... When you are looking at it on your plate and saying 'thank God for peas'...
If you have ever been on hard times and had Tuna Casserole without peas, you'll know what I mean. There was one point we didn't even have the potato chips to crumble on the top.
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HAHAHA! Yeah.
I can take peas or leave em... Unless in the pod, which I love in a stir fry.
The one place peas shine is in Tuna Casserole... But that is mostly a testament to how bland a dish that is... When you are looking at it on your plate and saying 'thank God for peas'...
If you have ever been on hard times and had Tuna Casserole without peas, you'll know what I mean. There was one point we didn't even have the potato chips to crumble on the top.
LOL. Tuna Casserole was a staple at our house! Mary would pick thru the tuna and noodles and push all the peas to the side of her plate! She would have enjoyed "Hard times" if it meant no Peas!
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LOL. Tuna Casserole was a staple at our house! Mary would pick thru the tuna and noodles and push all the peas to the side of her plate! She would have enjoyed "Hard times" if it meant no Peas!
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I really can't think of another dish where they inherently belong... Maybe beef stew... They'd be no surprise there... and split-pea soup of course... But otherwise :shrug:
Not that I am clean against em... I WILL eat em... A whole bowl full in butter salt and pepper, maybe with some bacon ground in... I'll eat it. It's alright. But I really don't NEEED em anywhere else. I pretty well don't stock em, for fear they will not ever be used.
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LOL. Tuna Casserole was a staple at our house! Mary would pick thru the tuna and noodles and push all the peas to the side of her plate! She would have enjoyed "Hard times" if it meant no Peas!
@Wingnut
Mary and I would get along great. Although I'd eat some if placed before me, I really have no use for them. I do have a bag of peas in the freezer, but those are used as an ice pack. They're acceptable in a stew. Other than that, meh.
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Chicken pot pie. That needs peas too. For some reason I had to get out of bed and post that. :shrug:
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Chicken pot pie. That needs peas too. For some reason I had to get out of bed and post that. :shrug:
:silly: :rolling:
I'm not sure of your age, but I find that if I don't bring things up as they occur to me, the thought is usually gone forever.
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I haven't had haggis yet, but will give it a try if we visit Scotland. I believe my mother had it there.
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Mmm, mmm, good! :pondering:
As Groundskeeper Willie said on The Simpsons, "Get your Haggis right here! Chopped heart and lungs boiled in a wee sheep's stomach! Tastes as good as it sounds!"
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:silly: :rolling:
I'm not sure of your age, but I find that if I don't bring things up as they occur to me, the thought is usually gone forever.
Yes that's right... Usually leaving me in front of the refrigerator with the door open and a blank look on my face... Or the same standing in front of my toolbox with a drawer open... :shrug: :whistle:
DANG IT THOUGH... Now I need to make a chicken pot pie, or I will never get it outta my head.
Anybody got some peas?
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It's various sheep organs minced with spices, oats and onions, and cooked in the sheep's stomach. It sounds utterly disgusting, but I'd like to try it, anyway.
Who in the world would think up such a concoction? I would forego our 2-bite rule if this thing were set in front of me.
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Who in the world would think up such a concoction? I would forego our 2-bite rule if this thing were set in front of me.
The proper etiquette advantages the elderly... bump it off the table and be too slow for the 3 second rule... The dog just might comply.
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Chicken pot pie. That needs peas too. For some reason I had to get out of bed and post that. :shrug:
Never take your pees back to bed.
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Never take your pees back to bed.
That's right... :laugh: :beer:
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@Wingnut
Mary and I would get along great. Although I'd eat some if placed before me, I really have no use for them. I do have a bag of peas in the freezer, but those are used as an ice pack. They're acceptable in a stew. Other than that, meh.
Last night I remembered Dads last attempt o get Mary to heat her peas. Most of our meals where Mom served peas also had creamy mashed potato's. She loved mashed taters so Dad served the peas on top of the potato's and mixed them together. That is when the fight started! Oh the horror to see. Those Big Green dots (we couldn't afford Le Sueur Very Young Small Sweet Peas) peaking up thru the whitish substance that was once pure clean food. I think that was the day Dad threw in the towel and let his little angel win!
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So, I'm not the only one who had the displeasure of eating blood sausage. My dad absolutely loved it and we had to eat it as kids ...I later made it clear as a young adult that I would pass on eating the stuff. There's just no way to disguise it or make it taste good.
What are haggis??
I’ve had haggis. It wasn’t bad.
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I'm kinda with you on coconut, although for me, again, it's mostly a texture thang. Kinda like eating something hairy.
I realize that most folks don't like liver, but I've loved it since I was a child and still do as a geezer. I've tried serving it to my family. It didn't go over well. **nononono*
I like liver and onions, and chopped liver.
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The proper etiquette advantages the elderly... bump it off the table and be too slow for the 3 second rule... The dog just might comply.
@roamer_1
Thanks for the tip. This is the first time I've been old, so I appreciate learning how I can use it to my advantage, right? :yowsa:
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Last night I remembered Dads last attempt o get Mary to heat her peas. Most of our meals where Mom served peas also had creamy mashed potato's. She loved mashed taters so Dad served the peas on top of the potato's and mixed them together. That is when the fight started! Oh the horror to see. Those Big Green dots (we couldn't afford Le Sueur Very Young Small Sweet Peas) peaking up thru the whitish substance that was once pure clean food. I think that was the day Dad threw in the towel and let his little angel win!
@Wingnut
OMG! What an awful way to ruin perfectly good mashed potatoes. Poor Mary. Very wise of dad to give up at that point. Is Mary still with you? Does she eat peas now?
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I like liver and onions, and chopped liver.
@Gefn
Yea! Sometimes I feel like a red-headed step-child for enjoying liver. And then a fellow traveler comes along and I don't feel like such an oddity. :seeya:
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@Wingnut
OMG! What an awful way to ruin perfectly good mashed potatoes. Poor Mary. Very wise of dad to give up at that point. Is Mary still with you? Does she eat peas now?
Oh yeah. Still alive and well. As for the peas... I will ask her. I know she was still adverse to the the goobers thru high school!
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@Gefn
Yea! Sometimes I feel like a red-headed step-child for enjoying liver. And then a fellow traveler comes along and I don't feel like such an oddity. :seeya:
@AllThatJazzZ
I hated liver when I was younger. It’s one of those foods you don’t like as a child but like as an adult.
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@roamer_1
Thanks for the tip. This is the first time I've been old, so I appreciate learning how I can use it to my advantage, right? :yowsa:
It's a hack... happy77 :beer: