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[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\"." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!", ">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!", ">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore", ">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!", ">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore", ">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?" ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!", ">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore", ">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?", ">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!", ">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore", ">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?", ">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.", ">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone..." ]

[ "The beautiful thing about being an adult is no one can tell me that I have to eat something, and I can choose what I will or won't eat.", ">\n\nExactly. As an adult, you have the autonomy to put or not what you want in your own body. It’s no one else’s business what you eat. And I say that as someone who grew up in Singapore and, like OP, eats pretty much every cuisine there is. Because I personally want to and it’s my choice. Not because I’m scared OP is going to judge me from their epicurean pedestal.", ">\n\nI think you’re half right and OP is half right. There have been situations where one person in the friend group vetos every restaurant possible because they wouldn’t be able to order some variation of chicken tenders and fries or a burger, you can’t tell me that despite being an adult that isn’t a pain that the majority have to cater to him/her. Sure you could leave them behind is an argument that could be made but the person could also suck it up and try something new", ">\n\nThis right here. I love new things and good I didn't grow up eating (I'm from a predominantly white rural place).. there was no south east asian, Chinese, Indian, middle eastern, Greek, African, south american, etc. Like it was all just mashed potatoes, fish& chips, hot hamburger sandwiches, roast, boiled veggies, etc. \nLike I'm cool with authentic or fusion or something that isn't all deep fried, slathered in gravy or will take me 2 seconds to make at home. I don't go out to a restraunt to eat a grilled cheese or tortilla chips heated in an oven.. I could easily do that at home so it's a total waste of money.\nEveryone caters to the person with the palate of a toddler but for some reason, my food preferences and not wanting to eat nachos or chicken strips doesn't matter bc I don't bitch and moan and cry about not being able to eat anything and starving.\nThis is especially infuriating when someone says \"oh I can't go there. I don't like greek\" you ask what they had that they didn't like bc you might be able to help them find something they would like.. then they say \"oh I've never had it before\"... it's like you veto-ed the restraunt bc you've never tried it and don't want to try it???????!!", ">\n\nLearn that it's okay to split the party in these situations. If they want to go to McD's because someone will only eat happy meals, then go to the place you want to and meet up with them after. Even if you end up going alone, you still got to go where you want. There's almost always someone else that doesn't want to side with the picky eater and wants to go with you. Flip the script. Make them the one holding people back. Don't try to argue or give options by pulling up the menu. They are stuck in their ways, don't get stuck with them.", ">\n\nAs long as you are not the type of person to be rude about it that opinion is fine. I personally hate it when people force me to eat food I would not like.", ">\n\nThat is totally fair, but to play devil's advocate if you (royal you) are the type of person who is often in situations where you feel people are forcing you to eat or taking you to places you don't like, then there's a good chance you're being picky and they're just bored of it.", ">\n\nthat is a good point of view. I just avoid going out to places with friends which is easy when you have very little friends. I am not often in situations where I am being forced to eat something and usually a lot of resturants have atleast one thing I will eat. my problem comes when people are like \"try something new\" or \"are you really going to eat that why not try X\"", ">\n\nAh you see, I think people should always seek out and try new things, especially in regards to cuisine. \nNo one should ever berate or force you into it if you aren't ready, of course, but there's so much wonderful food and drink out there to experience that you simply miss out on.\nAs long as your eating habits don't negatively impact anyone else then absolutely you should do what you are comfortable with and be happy. But at the same time, when you are ready, exploring the culinary world can add so much value to your life that you didn't realise you were missing.", ">\n\nI'm off the same opinion but it doesn't change that I'm a picky eater I hate my own cultures cuisine with a passion it genuinely makes me feel ill from the smell my diet consists of a very varied selection of international cuisines because I don't like anything else", ">\n\nOoooo I'm very curious, what nationality is that may I ask?", ">\n\nBritish I find it genuinely disgusting the look the smell the taste the texture everything\nExcept baked goods I like those", ">\n\nWell as a fellow Brit I'm sorry to hear that. There's such a wide variety of British foods from pies to pastries, sausages to roasts, casseroles to stews, cooked breakfasts, desserts and more. I know you know all this and must have heard it a hundred times, but there's so much variety it seems strange to me that none of it appeals as if its the fact its British that's the problem, rather than the food itself?\nThen again I'm no psychologist so wtf do I know. Good thing about Britain is we've stolen everyone else's food so there's never a lack of options! Enjoy :)", ">\n\nI can't est sausages they burn my mouth I'm assuming from spices so any dish including that is off limits I don't like casseroles or stews texture ableit a nice stew is acc edible but still not a pleasurable experience and eggs I don't like too so most popular breakfasts I can't eat either", ">\n\nWell good for you, i also had to eat what was served and now iam an adult i only eat what i like\nOnly thing i hate is when people dont wanna taste new things, or tell u i dont like it but never even tried to taste it", ">\n\nFor me, I'm fine with trying new things but it's gotta be on MY time. I have friends who, in the past, judged me for not trying new things when they try to force me to then turn around and try it on my own, but I just genuinely hate trying new things with friends unless it's new for them too. \nBut yeah saying you don't like something you've never tried is weird AF.", ">\n\nIt's not weird, it's an attempt to be polite.\nIf someone says, 'I don't fancy eating that', there is always going to be somebody saying 'you should try it, I think it's great!' and annoying you.\nMost times if you say 'I don't like that', then it's job done, end of conversation, or at least it should be.", ">\n\nI think OP is intending to refer to people who had no discipline in food habits as a child and as a result now eat like a child. Not an “oh I dont like oysters and escargo” type of person but a “I dont like water and vegetables” type of person. \nAs a picky eater growing up I was also told “eat this or starve” but we eventually realized its because I had a fear of food, weight, and getting sick from food. Fast forward to 27 and now I will eat nearly anything or at least try it before saying I dont like it or want it. \nFood aversion and picky eating are two separate things.", ">\n\nI mean I let adults eat what they want but if your diet only consists of chicken nuggets and fries and soda then I’m gonna judge the fuck outta you lol.", ">\n\nI went out on a few dates with a guy whose palette was exactly this. It was mildly irritating at best going to the same place over and over again", ">\n\nIt’s even worse being in a long term relationship with someone like that. \nYou can’t try new restaurants because they might not like anything. Cooking together is a hassle because you’re bound by their preferences or cooking separately. The constant comments about your totally normal meals being gross will grate on your last nerve. \nI straight up won’t be with a picky eater again.", ">\n\nI was once made to eat outside of the house because I ordered my half of the pizza with onions. I’m plainly traumatized by picky eaters and will avoid them like the fucking plague", ">\n\nAdults should be free to eat or not to eat whatever they want unless the resources are scarce and they're in survival mode. We don't know what future holds, so let people enjoy their preferences while they can", ">\n\ndepends. If someone cooks for you it’s widely considered rude not to eat it.", ">\n\nThat is true but if you’re cooking for others you should ask preferences beforehand", ">\n\nI judge people who judge others for such pathetic things.", ">\n\nThe \"If you were starving you wouldn't be so picky\" argument is pretty stupid. You can apply that to most things you do everyday(unless you're a homeless person living in Siberia). I'm not as much of a picky eater as I used to be. But having and utalizing the choice to not to put something inside my mouth that I don't particularly enjoy is good imo.", ">\n\nLike yeah if I was starving I could straight up eat cat food, that doesn't mean you'll see me munching on Meow Mix anytime soon.", ">\n\nI judge the fuck out of adults who refuse to eat Meow Mix", ">\n\nI also grew up in an 'eat it or starve' environment. I starved. Picky eating isn't just people whose parents only fed them beige food, there's a lot of legitimate reasons someone may have mental food restrictions. When I was in hospital for an extended period of time where there was only gross hospital food, I lived on toast. Sensory issues, ARFID, etc. But even those aside it is also perfectly valid to simply just not want to eat certain foods with no underlying reason. Sure if I was in a life or death situation where I had gone a week without food and my only option was a food I didn't like, I'd probably (with a lot of gagging) force myself to eat it. But sir this is a Wendy's.", ">\n\nThat’s me also. I wish I could just suck it up and eat things, but my body won’t let me. I enjoy smelling foods, but I know I can’t eat", ">\n\nThat’s how I feel I don’t want to be picky but if I try to eat something I don’t like I will start throwing up. My body just rejects", ">\n\nI wonder why this hasn’t evolved out of people since back in the day it probably would’ve caused you to die", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? WOW!!!!!! You are so brave", ">\n\nLet's give OP a pat on the back for being forced to overeat or starve! Perfect parenting 🌟", ">\n\npeople will really get on this subreddit and be like \"i laid there and took it the quietest while getting shit from my weird authoritarian parents and now i have more moral authority than god\"", ">\n\nVictim mentality ig", ">\n\nSo basically you judge everyone on the basis that they always had a choice and you’re mad you didn’t", ">\n\nMeanwhile, I'm over here as a picky eater without much of a choice because certain food textures trigger my gag reflex and it sucks. I'd love to not have that issue and have attempted to wean myself into eating those foods I'm averse to, but it doesn't work and I just can't enjoy foods like chicken wings or fatty steak.\nLike OP, I was in a \"finish your plate family,\" but one day my parents changed their minds and realized that me not eating foods I don't like means more food for them. They started giving me heads-ups if the main course was something I'm not fond of, so I'd pull out a chicken breast from the freezer and season it the same as the main course for myself. Everyone's lives suddenly got easier.", ">\n\nOp I'm sure you're great but you're the type of person I would rather die than eat in front of", ">\n\n\nWhen I was growing up, my mom operated under a very simple philosophy: \"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\" And as a result, I'm now (in my 30s) one of the least picky eaters you'll ever meet.\n\nSo you judge other adults because their upbringing is different to yours? Because their parents gave into their eating preferences, they had stronger preferences to begin with (not everything tastes the same to everyone) or just didn't have the opportunity or privilege to be exposed to different dishes as a kid?", ">\n\nI agree but: only giving your child chicken nuggets id so do wrong.", ">\n\nDon't be silly. No one does that. I always make sure she gets a nice side of French fries.", ">\n\nYou people would be horrible neglectful parents…\nLike where’s the giant soda? She needs to stay hydrated for tablet time", ">\n\nAs an adult and can't imagine giving a shit about what another adult eats.", ">\n\nThat, and OP lists things they \"prefer\" and brags how they'll eat something else if it's served.\nYou prefer eggs and bacon but will eat pancakes if you \"have to\"? Yes. You're an adult. This is not remarkable.", ">\n\nI judge people who don't mind their own business.", ">\n\nImagine being in your 30's and giving even a single fuck about what other people eat. To the point where you make a multiparagraph Reddit post about it.", ">\n\nMy mom was also a \"eat it or go to sleep hungry mom\" but I was a \"I'd rather die than gag through this entire meal\" child so I was hungry a lot. Now I hardly feel hunger and I tend to not eat if nothing tickels my fancy. NO ONE DO THIS TO YOUR CHILDREN. My amazing Grammy on the other hand would cook me a whole seperate meal just so I didn't go hungry.", ">\n\nI'm sorry this happened to you. There's no need to be proud of it.", ">\n\nSounds like a way to cope but taking it out on everyone else. Parents need to stop the my way or starve mentality", ">\n\nWhy? My kids would eat nothing but nuggets, bread and cheese if it were up to them. I don’t want them to be that insufferable person at a dinner party that eats just bread when they grow up so I make them eat what is served. Now they have gotten with the program.", ">\n\nDon't force kids to eat everything in front of them. If you.do that's opening a floodgates to disordered eating. They need a variety of options plus learning to eat good sized portions. Get with the program whatever", ">\n\nI had something to reply, but instead I am taking your advice and am opening a cafeteria in my kitchen. I don't have time to type out what I actually wanted to write since I need to spend hours making different food for them to pick from. I'll just throw the rest away because AMERICA!\nBeing picky is peak western privilege. We're so used to having choices about literally everything that we treat eating like shopping on Amazon. Just eat the damn food. In 15 minutes you won't care what you ate anyway, you'll just be glad you're not hungry.", ">\n\nI'm from a Third World country. Get over yourself. There's a middle ground between forcing your kids to eat everything despite having far more sensitive palates than adults (so stuff is really disgusting to them) and just letting them eat anything. You can be reasonable about this shit.", ">\n\nLife is short, eat the food you enjoy. As long as your diet isn't extremely unhealthy, who cares tbh", ">\n\nThat's fine, but judge me in silence. I hate comments on how picky I am. I know I am, and it's my life. Not yours.", ">\n\nSome adults are also on the spectrum or who aren’t neurotypical with legitimate sensory issues around food textures.", ">\n\nCame here for this. This is not the flex that OP thinks it is. I’d absolutely kill to eat more foods but texture and being a super taster have squashed that dream.", ">\n\nMe too. It straight up sucks. I can't even eat cooked eggs.", ">\n\nHonestly, I had a mom just like yours, and I still grew up being a picky eater. I wasn't \"coddled\" (not forcing your kid to eat stuff all the time isn't coddling tho). I was forced to stay at the table well after dinner if I didn't finish my food. I literally sat at the table for over an hour until I straight up forced myself to eat food that was making me gag LOL.\nAlso, I'm one of the people that hate seafood LMAO. I like tuna, but that's it. Tbh, most seafood has a specific taste to it, and the difference of taste between them is an afterthought to me because that fishy taste is the taste that I don't like, no matter whether salmon or crawfish taste nothing alike. They all still have a base level fishy flavor to me. In fact, I WANT to like fish. I try any and all fish that I can because I know it's really healthy for us, but it grosses me out or is just kind of gross every time.\nIt's not immature to have different taste buds than others, and it's weird that you jump to that. Humans vary, and as long as someone is getting their intake of vitamins, it's not really bad.\nAs for the texture bit, uuuuh, dude you realize that there are people that are on the spectrum right? Like textures can be actually crippling for them LOL. Textures can cause extreme food aversion for them. Obvi, neurotypical people are different, but textures can have a similar effect.\nBy all means tho, if you like all foods, more power to you, but I wouldn't say picky eaters need to \"grow up\". That's a stretch", ">\n\nThe whole texture thing is a definitely a thing for me because I won't even eat foods that I love the taste of, but the texture is something I can't stand.", ">\n\nYeah!! I get like that with stuff as well! I looooove the taste of strawberries, but the texture of the seeds is so off-putting, I hate it. I've gotten better with it, but once, when I was little, I bit into one and I straight up started sobbing because the texture was so bad LMAO. Every time I tried to eat a strawberry after that, I'd involuntarily gag before even biting down lol.", ">\n\nI'm okay with picky eaters... but when I'm out to a restaurant and someone comments on my adventurous food choices like, \"ew, I would never...\" fuck right off and die.", ">\n\nWell that's just being rude. if you've got nothing nice to say then don't say anything. or as i once heard someone say, \"don't yuck someone's yum\"", ">\n\nMy mom was more of the \"eat it or be punished\" type but occasionally was \"eat it or starve\".\nI'm still picky. Not chicken nuggets & fries only picky, but I will refuse to eat multiple foods, even if I just don't like how it looks.\nI will never eat an olive. I will never eat crabs, shrimp, lobster. I'll never eat runny eggs. I'll never eat a beef hotdog. I will never eat sushi. There's more.\n\"You'd eat it if you are starving\", yeah a person would do lots of questionable things out of desperation.\nPeople have food preferences and that's fine fr", ">\n\nI also hate olives. Yuck! Yuck yuck yuck yuck yuck! Cannot even stand the taste! (Except olive oil is okay)", ">\n\nI love olive oil. ‼️", ">\n\nMy parents thought I was picky for years. I'd get in trouble for not eating things or they would be upset if we went to a restaurant and I ended up in a bathroom for 29 min right after, turns out I had low bacteria in my gut and severe IBS which I still struggle with. \nThere's lots of foods I'd love to try but I know the things I can eat without ending up in terrible pain for hours sitting in the bathroom.", ">\n\nLol ok now go eat some snails, rabbit brain, sheep intestine, chicken heart or goat testicles.\nYou say totally normal food items from not just a western diet but am extremely dumbed down American bland as fuck diet.\nJust don’t be rude and you good.", ">\n\nI finally got to try escargot when I was in New Orleans a few months ago. It was great", ">\n\n\nescargot \n\nBecause writing snails as food sounds too disgusting", ">\n\n…or because snails is an English word and it’s a traditionally French dish?\nLol apparently this comment was highly offensive. I’ve been blocked", ">\n\nI don't care what people eat. But if I'm cooking for you, you better not micro-manage my dish with 15 different requests because you don't like this and that. Either eat what I want to make or make something for yourself.", ">\n\nif I'm cooking for someone, i want them to like my food. so I'll make something they like. even if that means fulfilling 15 different requests. what's the point in feeding someone if you know they won't eat it or enjoy it?", ">\n\nYes me too. I agree for guests. I'm more talking about the situation where you may be cooking for a partner or kids, even roommates... day in, day out.\nI'll happily please guests (otherwise what's the point, I agree), but anyone who is privileged enough for me to cook for them everyday can either eat what I cook or cook for themselves once the kitchen is free. Fulfilling requests when you're already doing a massive favour by cooking every day is just a big no from me. That's how I was brought up, either be grateful or don't eat. And it's how I intend to cook for anyone who lives with me. \nAnd if I'm hosting a dinner party, then I will make a crowd pleaser but it will be impossible to fulfill requests if everyone has them.", ">\n\nYou ate every last bite? What, you want a fuckin’ sticker?", ">\n\nYou say you're not a picky eater but then make a big deal about being okay eating French toast, pancakes and delicious pork belly. Then you go on to say that you don't like raw bell pepper. Tell me a nasty food you like and I'll believe you.", ">\n\nBelieve it or not, but my mom raised me in a similar way, and I am picky. But, since I'm an adult, I'm allowed to be picky. I'm allowed to choose to eat something or not to eat it. \nNow, that's not to say I won't eat foods I don't prefer if it's all I got, or even food I don't like at all if I'm hungry enough.", ">\n\nIdk sounds like your projecting a shitty childhood onto others, might wanna get that checked on", ">\n\nI agree with OP. My childhood was fine. I’m not fussy at all but my brother is. Like super picky, to the point of being childish. He can’t have mushrooms in anything anyone makes, or peas, celery, he’s only come around to eating cheese, and even then only basic cheese. Can’t eat egg yokes. All forms of cake are a no. That’s just to name a few. He’s 30.\nIt’s ok to have preferences but there’s something about watching a grown ass man react to peas the way he does that makes wrinkle my forehead like ‘dude chill.’\nIf you are that fussy you are spoiled and coddled. Being born in environments where food security is not an issue will warrant some fussy eaters. Is what it is.\nI’m a 6 years older than him but there was deffo a difference in our parents income levels when I was a kid and when he was. And you can see the difference that had. I had to eat whatever was put in front of me or not at all as it was all we had. When he came around and because he’s the youngest he was catered to a lot more.", ">\n\nBut that's an extreme, OP mentioned very common and frankly reasonable dislikes that people have, like olives. If you only have like 2 things you refuse to eat in any way, I don't think you should be judged for that.", ">\n\n\nLike they \"don't like seafood,\" which is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. It's like saying you \"don't like land food.\" Crawfish and salmon taste absolutely nothing alike.\n\nSeafood all has a very distinct fishy taste, some people don't like that taste. \n\nOr they refuse to eat anything with onions.\n\nOnions are gross to a lot of people, nothing wrong with that\n\nBut I can't take you seriously if you refuse to eat an olive.\n\nIf you can't take someone seriously because they won't eat olives, you're immature\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nSome people, myself included, have legitimate texture/sensory issues when it comes to food. There are some foods I love the smell of, but if I try to eat it I will physically puke without being able to control it\n\nSeriously, I will eat almost anything. Sure, I have my preferences, but I'll still eat whatever.\n\nAll in all, you're more immature than \"picky eaters\" because you have some weird feeling of superiority because of this", ">\n\nbingo.", ">\n\nI'll eat anything aslong as it won't burn my mouth", ">\n\nI love how OP's prime example for outlandish foods she eats is fucking French Toast or Ramen with Chashiu, as if those weren't some of the most delicious dishes on earth.", ">\n\nI was always exactly opposite of picky. If I am a guess I eat what is served. Once eating out ,was invited by Asian friend ,his dad patriarch of the house orders all kinds of dim sum . I was offered chicken feet ,claws and skin and all. I eat them . He said something in Chinese to my friend to translate. Apparently , I am good friend because I rate it all without flinching. \nSame with Durian. More then once I was told ,you are white ,are you sure you know what you are asking for.\nI love exploring world food diversity and cultures.", ">\n\nPicky eating is a genuine sensory phenomenon. \"Eat it or starve\" left me with an eating disorder since I never learned how to self-regulate.", ">\n\nThe thing is… how does what I’m eating affect you? Bravo def unpopular opinion", ">\n\nThe amount of times some rando judges people for having food preferences on this sub makes this quite popular. Do you want a medal for eating shit you didn't want to in your childhood? Here have some attention.", ">\n\nMost picky eaters don't have control about that, they have issues mainly with textures, but also find strong flavour/aromatic smell off putting.", ">\n\nWell I’m an adult and I buy my food with my money and so I will eat whenever I want to eat.", ">\n\nI'll eat almost anything that isn't seafood. I have tried it 'cause I know Im missing out but I just can't enjoy it. I think it's a psychological thing.", ">\n\nI'd imagine it's chemical rather than psychological- they all have the same chemicals in them that make them taste \"fishy\" and some people don't like that. I'm the same as you- have tried a lot of fish because it's something I wish I liked but I just can't seem to enjoy them unless they've been cooked with enough other flavours to mask the fish taste", ">\n\nI too hate it when people have preferences and the sheer audacity to not eat anything put before them.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who as an adult, have decided to eat things they enjoy and not eat the things they dont like, because they didnt have the same upbringing as you \n\nIf you were literally starving (as in zero food intake for a week), then you would grow up and eat it.\n\nSure, but we arent talking about a life or death situation we are talking about peoples preferences and you judging them for it. \nIf you were starving to that point you would also eat flys, spiders, lizards, cockroaches etc when was the last time you caught and ate a bug just for a snack though?", ">\n\nYeah how dare all those people with autism or eating disorders or food allergies or IBS or diabetes or (inset one of literally endless reasons why someone might be a ‘picky eater’) not eat everything you would eat. \nAlso it is hilarious that you’ve gone on this rant and are then like “no raw or undercooked bell peppers though” I have been hospitalised and tube fed thanks to my issues with food and I can eat raw bell peppers. What’s wrong with you? Sounds like your parents raised you to be soft.", ">\n\njfc this shit is posted every week i swear we get it y’all get mad when people like chicken fingers", ">\n\nI'm one of those onion haters you referred to. I refuse to eat anything with even a modicum of onion in it because onions taste and smell like unwashed armpits to me. The taste, the smell and the texture are nauseating to me. \nI heard it's a genetic thing, so I can't even do anything about it even if K wanted to", ">\n\nIf you ate something with onions that were liquified would you know? Like spaghetti sauce, or something of that sort.", ">\n\nI hate onions too, but only raw onions. Like I cook with onions quite often if I’m making jambalaya, gumbo, a curry, etc… I usually just use less than the recipe calls for, like half as much lol. \nBut I will literally puke if there’s raw onion on my burger, even a tiny amount. It’s the one thing that’s just too much for me, it’s too overwhelming. And I’ll never ever understand those people who say “you can’t even taste it!” Because I’m like, “wrong babe, that’s all I can taste!”\nSome people can’t even stand them if they’re cooked though, and that commenter might be one of those types.", ">\n\nYup, hate onions in all forms. If I taste a hint of onion my appetite is completely gone for the next couple of hours. \nAnd I'm not even that picky beyond onions. Onions and mushrooms are the only two common ingredients I just can't stand.", ">\n\nI have a few allergies and sensory issues with food, along with trauma from how my patents dealt with these issues. I'm picky bc otherwise I'll throw up, or be violently ill in other ways. I wish I could eat whatever was put in front of me, but I physically can't make myself.", ">\n\nI don’t have any allergies to food but I feel the same.", ">\n\nwhy do you careeee I wish it was acceptable to spit the food you judge people for not eating right at your face", ">\n\nI only needed to read the last paragraph but sure.", ">\n\nTo me an olive has a foul taste and smell and I will literally puke if I eat them so according to you I'm a picky eater?\nI myself dislike overly picky eaters, the ones that don't eat the crust on bread for example.", ">\n\nAlright. I'll note your silent judgement and file that under I don't give a fuck.", ">\n\nMy mom raised me under the same rules that you eat what’s on the plate but guess what I don’t like a lot of foods,including seafood,not because of the flavor (some because of flavor) but because of the texture. The texture of certain food literally makes me cringe & is not like I can control that. So I’m a picky eater because I literally can’t eat certain foods without wanting to die because of the texture of it.", ">\n\nGate keeping taste buds, because as Reddit shows, every human is exactly the same and has the same likes and dislikes /s", ">\n\nAnd I judge you for having such a strong reaction to someone who doesn't like to eat certain things instead of just living your own life and accepting that not everyone is the same as you", ">\n\nOhh how nice it must be to sit and judge from your high horse! \nCome feed my child and then we can talk about picky eaters lol sadly, for some it’s an actual health issue. My child has a health condition and that results in “safe foods” and that’s all they will eat no matter what Jedi mind trick I try to use! I don’t wish this on anyone and I hope they will “grow out of it” but I doubt it, seeing as it’s a medical issue and not just “picky eating”.", ">\n\nMy willpower as a child to starve rather than eat any seafood was pretty amazing. That willpower has served me very well my entire life.", ">\n\nBruh, you are incredibly judgemental. This isn't an unpopular opinion, it's an asshole opinion.", ">\n\nI generally tend to agree. However, being willing to just eat whatever is partially responsible for me ballooning up to 318 lbs. \nNow that I’m losing weight by strictly calorie counting, I’m an extremely picky eater because I want to eat the most nutritious food for my caloric budget. \nSo being a picky eater actually has a time and place for those of us trying to lose weight and keep our cholesterol down.", ">\n\nAbsolutely no relationship between overeating and being a picky eater.", ">\n\nAnyone over the age of 5 calling themselves a picky eater makes me cringe. You’re not a picky eater you’re afraid to try new things.", ">\n\nI agree. I came from a rural white area and most of my family only eats some variation of meat, potatoes, and certain canned vegetables. I made hummus for Christmas Eve and everyone thought it was weird and wouldn’t eat it. My mom is the “I don’t like seafood” and won’t eat anything that’s not pasta or fried. \nWhen I graduated college, my family wanted to take me out to eat. Except they wouldn’t go to the awesome sushi place I wanted to go to and ended up having to go to Longhorn, where I had the worst steak in my life.", ">\n\nPlot Twist - OP is Patient 0 for Covid and just can't taste anything.", ">\n\ntotally understand, it can come off as sort of juvenile when people refuse to branch out and try new things or restrict themselves to a very limited pallet.\nbut let me offer you another perspective. you’re looking at “bad taste” as a little annoyance that dissipates almost instantly. I can say with certainty that we don’t all experience “bad taste” the same. Im a formulation scientist, I work on supplements, foods, beverages and occasionally drugs to (among other things) optimize taste. Companies will spend big bucks on R&D just for this because humans are so incredibly particular about taste — myself included :)\nNot to toot my own horn but taste optimization is truly an art. The human sense of taste, the way our taste receptors work and how the brain processes their input is incredibly complex. You know how dogs will just eat like… anything? They have around 1700 taste buds and we have (on average) 10,000. It makes a massive difference and so does the difference in taste bud density between different humans. But it doesn’t stop at the tongue, you have taste receptors down your gastrointestinal tract (and other organs) that actively regulate various biological processes. I won’t go into the biology but as a simple example, taste receptors in certain areas of the gut lumen (identical to the ones on your tongue) sense sweetness and trigger glucose and hormone regulating activities. This is an important homeostatic mechanism that we can see broken in type 2 diabetics. \nI could go on for days about the science of taste but I’ll leave you with a few key points:\n\n\nHumans don’t experience taste the same way. Most of us are in the middle but many have a very strong and nuanced sense of taste and others have what I’d call a shallow sense. Think of the difference in taste bud density between people as having a similar effect as skin receptors in different areas of your body. You can tolerate heat much better on the back of your hand vs your fingertips. It’s literally producing different experiences and sensations\n\n\nOur taste cells are active participants in more biological processes than people imagine. I and many of my colleagues were first and foremost trained as biologists because understanding how to manipulate taste experience and “trick” taste cells is a biology heavy discipline. We have aversions for a reason, often as protective mechanisms.", ">\n\nWow. You really have no idea what it's like lol. You think people who have sensory issues or other problems that cause them to be picky are happy about it? We're just constantly being judged and laughed at. I had a very similar upbringing to you, my parents rarely cared about my preferences. They got angry when I didn't eat something and would force me to eat it and also threaten consequences if I didn't. If I was forced to eat something I didn't like I literally had to hurt myself to be able to chew and swallow it. It was and still is awful.\nWhy can't people just accept that there are some things they may never understand? It's none of your business. We already have it hard enough", ">\n\n\nAnd don't get me started on \"muh texture issues.\"\n\nOh look, casual ableism.\nPeople cannot control what their body/mind likes and dislikes. We cannot control what our bodies are intolerant or allergic to as well.\nI've known people who will throw up if they eat scrambled eggs bc of the texture. They can't control it", ">\n\nSome people are picky due to sensory issues. Whether that's the case or not, I think being picky is valid actually, as long as you're not an asshole about it.", ">\n\nAs a “picky eater” it’s solely because I’ve had texture issues with a ton of things. So if I goto a restaurant, no, I’m not going to try some fancy dish that I’ve never hear of and has a bunch of stuff I haven’t tried. Because I know I have issues with a bunch of random textures why would I want to ruin my day trying something that I’m unfamiliar with.", ">\n\n\"Here is what I made for dinner. Eat it, or starve.\"\nYes everyone else should have a bad time because you did.\nThat's actually abuse, threatening to starve your child if they don't want to eat something they find disgusting?", ">\n\nKids will often decide they don't like something from just one look at it. Often after a few bites, or having it a couple of times, the food is no longer an issue. \nMy mum would play a trick, in that if she knew I didn't like something, she would disguise it in a dish and pretend it was something else. And 9 out of 10 times I would suddenly like it. Why? Because I was a stupid, stubborn kid. \nFussy eating is almost always the result of reinforcing bad eating habits at a young age. You are not genetically predisposed to only enjoying chicken nuggets and hating anything green. A little bit of food discipline goes a long way.", ">\n\nI mean, I agree 100%, but if you also believe that \"eat it or starve\" is a remotely reasonable philosophy for a parent to adopt then I'd have to agree with you a LOT less. Idk if I'd go as far as saying simply saying those words is abusive but it is problematic and frankly childish of a \"parent\". There's better ways to reinforce healthy eating habits than just giving your kids an ultimatum.", ">\n\nEat or starve is unreasonable. Pushing your kid to try and eat the food isn't. If the kid has earnestly tried it, and clearly hates it, then fine! However I think getting used to giving new food an honest go is really important. \nI also don't think all food needs to be given to a 4 year old to try. Get a kid used to trying new foods young, but you really should only give \"weirder\" foods when they're a bit older, as their palettes develop. An 8yr old is more likely going to enjoy an olive than a 4yr old who still can't handle anything they aren't used to.", ">\n\nThen yeah I 100% agree with everything you said, as long as you'll back off if they've tried it once or twice and just simply don't like it I don't think there's anything wrong with encouraging (not forcing) them to try new foods. It encourages a healthy relationship with food while still respecting their boundaries and tastes.", ">\n\nNutritionists and child rearing experts recommend fifteen tries on a new food before giving it up; you will still be doing your child a disservice if you send them through life thinking they hate tomatoes when they’ve only tried it twice.", ">\n\nSo you judge other people because your mother was abusive? That's an interesting strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it works out for him.", ">\n\nOkay? Cool. You enjoy powering through a meal you obviously don't like and I'll have fun eating something I do like and we can coexist without judgement", ">\n\nI’m glad that philosophy worked on you.\nUnfortunately, it’s the start of eating disorders for many, many people.", ">\n\nAh yes fuck them for having food preferences", ">\n\nLike OP said, you can have preferences\nHowever, if you are in a restaurant and cant eat anything because:\n- dish A has mushrooms\n- dish B has salmon\n- dish C has ketchup\n- dish for has bell peppers\nEtc etc. If so many foods hinder you from not being able to eat in a restaurant, it would be wise to train yourself on that", ">\n\nI don’t think you understand texture issues. I have tried onion slices or cut tomatoes on my burger the result was always me gagging or puking. My mother refused to believe that I wasn’t doing it intentionally. \nAnd as a kid I liked almost everything. There are people who genuinely can’t ingest certain things. I also can’t take liquid cold medicine. No clue why. But even at 23. If I swallow it it’s going to come up in 3 seconds even if I have a chaser with it. My body just instantly rejects it.\nThe main thing is, what’s the benefit of me going through a possible training to get comfortable with these foods? I have some healthy foods that I can eat that don’t bother me. So why should I force myself to eat what others eat if it isn’t health benefit of any kind.", ">\n\nthis is like “pick me” because my mom forced me to not have a choice in my food now i think i’m so brave for not being picky.", ">\n\nI don’t like seafood", ">\n\nI only like it when it’s fresh. Seafood actually DOES all taste the same when it’s not fresh — that oceany, fishy taste. Not my favorite.", ">\n\nFrozen seafood sucks anyway, it not only tastes worse but the texture turns all mushy and disgusting", ">\n\nhonestly, my only real issue with picky eaters happens when they’re expecting everybody ELSE to cater to them. being picky is a personal issue, dont make it an issue for others. \nfor example, i’ve been in multiple settings where there was a group of people and we had options like indian, mexican, thai, or normal american food like burgers and chicken tenders. the majority of group or literally every person except the picky eater, would choose, say, indian. on multiple occasions, the picky eater would try to convince everybody ELSE to switch to the restaurant with the chicken tenders or similar boring food. \nif they didnt get their way, they would visibly throw a fit, become passive aggressive, become pouty, shut down, bring the energy of the room down, ruin the vibe, act like a victim, etc. THOSE are the people who suck and should stay home or learn to try new foods.", ">\n\nWhat an incredibly childish attitude. If an adult doesn't want to eat something, that's their decision to make. Now go eat your tripe like a good little boy.", ">\n\nIt's a texture thing for me. I can't force myself or I'll literally vomit.", ">\n\nExcept they’re not starving, so they get to choose :) And there is a great reason to be a picky eater: people are looking out for their own weight and health. Also, some people have allergies and intolerances. Can’t do much about those. \nMy parents were the same way as yours, and yet I’m a somewhat picky eater as an adult. My close friends came from poor backgrounds and now, as young independent adults, they heavily prefer to eat food they actually like so they didn’t have to eat the same crap they were forced to eat as kids. So I doubt it always has something to do with being coddled. \nI’m paying for my food with my own money, so I’m gonna make sure I enjoy it to the max.", ">\n\nI judge long winded braggarts", ">\n\nTl;Dr my parents were shitty so I'mma be shitty to everyone else in the same when.", ">\n\nI had \"my way or starve\" parents too. I was starving a lot and ate anything/everything no matter if I liked or not. Just not to die essentially. From parents point of view, they raised a non picky eater. From my perspective, no matter of a taste, eat everything or you will starve.\nAaaand now as an adult, I have no experience of eating healthy way or amounts. I just learned to eat as much as possible of any food. I don't even know what I like, the purpose of eating was just to fill yourself as much as you can since I might be starved next time. \nIf anyone had good parents and let you be picky or what ever, that is amazing. You are supposed to become independent and know your boundaries. OP had horrible upbringing and uses that to blame others for all the wrong reasons.", ">\n\nI used to be like you OP, looking down on anyone who would remove the veggies from their dishes and only ate the chicken in their salads, but I recently discovered that there are super tasters and some food has a very overwhelming, even disgusting flavor to them. There are also people with sensory issues that can even get sick from eating things they hate. I have throwed up after eating something that I didnt like so I understand. \nAnd there are also people who don't know it, but suffer mild allergies and don't realize until they get older. Their tongues feel numb and \"spicy\".", ">\n\nYup, took years for me to find out fresh mango isn't supposed to eat you back like pineapple", ">\n\nMy mum used to tie me to a chair until I was forced to eat everything. I'm now in incredibly picky eater between trauma and ADHD. I can starve myself for days and ignore hunger pains and would probably kill myself starving rather than eat something I don't like. I mostly don't like food for texture over taste - texture like avocado, onions, tomatoes etc. \nI've had chronic migraines that cause me to vomit profusely and often so I don't like to eat food I know taste bad on the way out. \nI also have suffered anorexia before where my organs started to fail because anything solid I ate would come straight back out. \nI'm a picky eater, you could probably psychoanalys it all you like. I don't mean to be, but i can't help the fact certain tastes and textures make me gag and trigger nausea.", ">\n\nI’m the same way. My step father would literally pin me in a corner, force my mouth open and shove it down my throat because I’d sit there and starve before I’d eat whatever he made that I couldn’t choke down on my own", ">\n\nFine. Judge me for my childhood trauma.", ">\n\nMy mom is nicer than yours.", ">\n\nAdults are able to prepare and get their own meals to their desire, if they don't like what they are getting served then they can get up and go get their own food. They are adults for a reason, not children who cry on reddit all day.\nI will judge you, if you are seriously crying about others food choices.", ">\n\nThis is a braggy post. Is there a term for this type of bragging (my family was bla bla bla, i guess other people are bla bla bla) \nI have a friend like this and i hate it.", ">\n\ni think the term is “annoying asshole”", ">\n\nSo you basically judge people for not being afraid of hunger if they dont eat whatever you gave them?", ">\n\nWhy are all unpopular opinions the same boring garbage. Who cares what adults eat?", ">\n\nPicky eaters who expect to be catered to by others in all situations", ">\n\nI used to be really picky, especially regarding vegetables. Then I learned, that seasoning makes all the difference and now I also pretty much eat anything, that gets set before me on the table.", ">\n\nMan sometimes it's not a choice. I make the wise decision to not eat a food if the smell makes me want to vomit because if I eat it, I will vomit. I'd rather save everyone the unpleasantness. Maybe it's a skill issue, but trying new cuisines always fucks up my stomach up too. So I'd rather be a picky eater than suffer to win your approval.", ">\n\nMy parents constantly told me this growing up. They would be eating something and say “it doesn’t taste like it smells” and “how would you know it taste bad if you don’t taste it”. Not once did this work. The one food that was like this was pickles. The smell of pickles makes me cringe and almost gag. Over the years it has gotten worse. But the idea I should just get over it to be more adult like is wild.", ">\n\nPicky eater here! Eating good food that I like brings me joy. Yeah, I could probably eat more things I didn't like. But my stomach is small, I'm not that big, and I can only eat so much in a day. As an adult, why would I buy food that doesn't make me happy? \nLife gives you enough horrible things you need to do without choosing more for yourself.", ">\n\nYeah, but we're not in a life or death situation, so we can afford the luxury of being picky eaters if we want.\nPerhaps you should worry less about what others think/do and focus a bit on yourself instead.\nHave an upvote for yet another unpopular \"I care about things that does not relate to myself whatsoever\" opinion.", ">\n\nIt’s laughable how annoyed so many commenters are. There’s a lot of space between having druthers and being picky. The reason picky eaters are insufferable is similar to the reason spoiled children are insufferable: they impose their sense of entitlement on others.", ">\n\nreported this for circle jerking and this is not an unpopular opinion.", ">\n\nLol your parents' bad parenting really rubbed off on you. If it made you eat most foods: great! But don't judge others for choosing not to torture themselves until they're numb to the shitty flavours or textures.", ">\n\nMeh. Everybody judges everyone. Big whoop.", ">\n\nPerfectly fine to eat what you like and ignore items that you don't find tasty lol. I'm not particularly picky and if I'm hungry I'll eat the meal in front of me even if I don't enjoy it, however I think it's absolutely normal to not eat certain foods. \nWe're adults, we can eat what we like. Only thing that bothers me (or just something I find weird) is when people refuse to try something new. Like, what? What if you like it? At least taste it and then you'll know it's not for you.", ">\n\nI like what I eat, because I eat what I like. Life's way too short to torture yourself over food, let alone judge others over it.", ">\n\nSomeone had to say it man..my bro is near 30 and he almost only eats pizza rolls, Mac n cheese and cookies and cream ice cream…it’s kinda depressing to see..and when I bring up his kid pallet he gets upset and whines about it almost exactly like a kid..love him to death but wish he ate like the grown ass adult he is..that shit ain’t healthy man", ">\n\nSo you admit the only reason you aren't a picky eater is because your mom forced you not to be, which is something entirely out of people's control, and yet you put it as an expectation on people that they shouldn't be picky. Basically what you're saying that you look down on people for having a worse upbringing.", ">\n\nMore like picky eaters are stuck in childhood for not outgrowing their pickiness (or at least making the attempt). But yes, OP is making that judgement. And I agree with OP.", ">\n\nIm sorry that my stomach won't let me eat a lot of foods, I'll just get nauseated if I do", ">\n\n2 kinds of picky eaters:\n\nAvoid food that they have tried and just don't like\nRefuse to try food because it looks gross or they just don't think they'll like it\n\nI have no problem with type 1, but type 2 just grinds on me.", ">\n\nThe only time it bothers me is if it limits a group's choice on going to restaurants. \"Bob doesn't like Mexican or Asian food. So we're going to the same place we always go to eat.\" While the other 4 people would gladly go anywhere.", ">\n\n“Oh i grew up under annoying rules let me feel good by judging others who dont like crawfish”", ">\n\nMy parents were like this, and if I didn’t like something then I didn’t eat it but then still got berated for not eating it because “it was a waste” and “we don’t have money to burn”. Sometimes they would force me to eat stuff which would make me physically sick due to flavour or texture I didn’t like. Now I’m 29 and have a lot of anxiety around food and money, and often skip meals or refuse food if I’m not 100% sure I’ll like it. So it just doesn’t always turn out like your situation did. If I don’t like the flavour or texture of something, I can’t force myself to eat it either. I don’t even think it’s being picky, I just eat what I like, and if I try something and like it then great, if I don’t like it then I don’t. Not going to force myself to eat anything I don’t like.", ">\n\nYou know the texture thing? I have texture problem, and the problem isnt about food, it is clothes. I cant wear more than 2 layers of clothes and if i wear a hoodie i cant wear more than 1. I cant wear gloves and I live in Canada. Yes I would rather be cold than wearing anything to keep me warm. It all started from a place where my mom shamed me for being cold when I was a kid. Texture problem is a psychological problem sometimes. Maybe you just need to mind your damn business lol", ">\n\nmy mom also did the “this is what I made eat or starve” but I chose the starve option", ">\n\nYeah my parents had the same believe, that picky eaters were just raised badly. Worked fine with my sister and brother, not so well with me. \nIt's gotten better over time, and I've learnt to eat food I dislike to be polite. But there are some things so disgusting, I just can't force myself to eat them. \nAlso, I know seafood is very varied, I still dislike almost all of it. Your assumption that picky eaters are all coddled as kids, is wrong. And texture issues are very much a thing; that people eat stuff they hate if they have no other choice, doesn't mean they don't hate it anymore. \nSo congrats, your opinion is unpopular. Because it's wrong.", ">\n\nTruly unpopular. And monumentally stupid to be proud that you force yourself to eat stuff you actually dont like that much, because of childhood trauma or some insanely misplaced sense of pride. And worse yet, you judge people for literally the most subjective thing which is taste.", ">\n\nHere's the thing though, fuck olives.", ">\n\nI don't understand someone who would willingly pay to eat something they don't like, and then try to pass it off as something you like to justify the purchase.", ">\n\nSome picky eaters are actually this way because they were forced to eat whatever was cooked.", ">\n\nNah. USMC vet here with a lot good texture issues and senses. I can fast for what ever, till I eat what I want. Not eating something I don’t like. How about you grow up, and let people eat why they want. Your the kid.", ">\n\nIf you were literally starving, you might resort to cannibalism too, but that doesn't mean that you should fry your dead relatives up for dinner.\nI do not like olives, therefore, as an adult, I choose not to eat olives. This only bothers you because you have a superiority complex about your eating habits.", ">\n\nI judge judgemental people.", ">\n\nYou eat fillet over a ribeye. Your opinion on other people’s eating preferences is now void.", ">\n\nPeople with Crohns have left the chat", ">\n\nBe picky all you want if you can provide for yourself. If you're living off of someone else's money and resources you shouldn't really turn down a meal because you \"don't like\" it unless you actually have some kind of problem. That's just rude. Who am i to say tho im not a picky eater", ">\n\nNah I agree with OP, mostly because picky eaters in my personal and limited sample sized experience, are assholes.\n\"what foods don't you like?\"\n\"nothing, I pretty much like anything,\" you cook them food after asking several times then they suddenly say shit like, \"I don't like any cooked vegetables cuz of consistency, I only eat meat, and I don't like seafood, and I don't like pepper, and I don't like anything that's green,\"\nOr you've cooked for them for literally seven years, dinner, every night, and they fucking ask,\" that doesn't have the ingredient I don't like, right?\" every. Single. Fucking. Night. And you've cooked for them more than their own fucking mom cooked for them. I want to fucking slap their face. \"that doesn't have spicy stuff in it right?\" I FUCKING KNOW KAREN, I'VE COOKED YOUR MEALS FOR GODDAMN FUCKING YEARS.\n\"I like anything,\" and said by picky eaters, need to be fucking bitch-slapped. If I'm cooking for you, and asked you what you disliked x3 times, and then you tell me \"I didn't like this,\" WHILE YOU'RE EATING YOUR PLATE, I WILL FUCKING END YOU.\nAhem. Sorry. This happened a lot. One of the reasons why I don't host dinners anymore. Fucking ungrateful shit heads.\nBut it's different if you tell me sincerely what you don't like, I don't mind. I do still judge you, because you're a grown ass adult, but I won't say anything about it because that shit is your business. I still judge inside though. You're not privy to my thoughts. Until now. Fucking eat your goddamn veggies, you're gonna die in like less than ten years the way you eat.", ">\n\nPeople are completely entitled to their preferences, I just think it’s really childish when an adult refuses to try new foods.\nI’m pretty adventurous with my eating, and have been fortunate enough to eat at some incredible restaurants in lots of different countries. That said, I still really don’t care for cilantro, and I’ve tried it enough to be able to say that with certainty.", ">\n\nIf youre an adult who refuses to try things or will throw a tantrum when offered food in someone elses home or something, yes i will judge you. If you are someone with developed food tastes who has decided i do not like these given things and does stuff like eat around it or avoid ordering it, then i will have no negative judgement there", ">\n\nThe only time I judge a picky eater is when I know they've never cooked or rarely cook for themselves.", ">\n\nHey OP what do you say to those who are picky because they were beaten (head slammed into plate etc) and force fed foods as a child?\nCertain foods are literally PTSD for me. This is an attempt enlighten you and hopefully you can give up judging people because of your ignorance.", ">\n\nThe problem with “eat it or starve” is that some kids really would choose the second option. Food issues aren’t generally caused by spoiling kids but something deeper.\nGlad you don’t have such issues, but don’t assume people who do are all just picky for the sake of being picky.\nNow there are adults who don’t try new things not because of food issues, but because their diet was incredibly limited as kids. \nIf the only foods available were potatoes and beans, 40 years later sushi is going to be an insane adjustment to attempt.\nI think both cases deserve understanding. And in the end, what they do or do not eat is their business.", ">\n\noh shut up lmao how does it bother you what people dont want to eat", ">\n\nSome people just can't help but be picky. Textures are a major thing in a lot of people, which can absolutely ruin a food for them. As for seafood, my dad hates it because he worked at a fish plant for quite a few years as a teenager. People have their reasons, which is something to keep in mind", ">\n\nI've been in ex-relationships before where the person didn't like onions. I should've known from then we were completely incompatible. I feel sorry for everyone who grew up with parents who didn't help their children explore different foods. Growing into adulthood without curiosity and adventure with food is a real shame.\nI regularly tell my fiancée I am so happy she is open to different foods and tries different things (and likes many of them as a result). We can cook a plethora of food and both eat it. It is grand. Life is too short to live on beige food.", ">\n\nLike there are some people I go and eat dinners and try other food things with and I don't invite the picky eaters for everyone's benefit. \nWill I go have a drink and enjoy myself with them, of course absolutely. But why subject them to a meal they will not enjoy, eat, or complain about going to, it sounds just unpleasant. Just invite them for a drink afterwards, whats the big deal?", ">\n\nLol. So your saying you eat whatever is put in front of you without any complaint. Cool, good for you.\nBeing an adult, I like that I can choose exactly what I want and exactly when I want it. \nI wouldn’t put an olive in my mouth if you paid me, if we’re in a zombie apocalypse however, then I’m “adult” enough to know i better scran fuck out of that olive.", ">\n\nYou sound insufferable. Upvoted!", ">\n\n...you know you can eat what you like now right? No one is gonna force you to eat what you don't like anymore", ">\n\nWhen I was a child, I never had the opportunity to “starve.” I would be sat down and forced to put food in my mouth even after I gagged.\nIt’s cool that you look back fondly on your parents’ conditioning, and surely you’ll do the same to your own children, but you have no right to judge anybody.", ">\n\nSo you judge people who have a matured palate?", ">\n\nMy parents also had that approach with my food.\nI'm now overweight and am choosing to be fussy with my food so I eat a bit healthier.", ">\n\nMany picky eaters care more about texture than taste in many respects. I have gotten picky eaters to try all sorts of food by describing the texture. imagine if half the food you ate had the texture of snot with different flavors. how hungry would you be? you would eat a piece of bread that tasted like crap for texture alone...", ">\n\nI feel this view point tends to lack empathy, you are not an unpicky eater because you are tough and resourceful, you said it yourself that you like virtually everything you can eat. \nConsidering a rational view, it takes social effort to turn down a meal, and physical effort to starve yourself. For someone to be so picky they don't eat, I would wager they are experiencing a different overall sensation to you. The alternative is that all picky eaters are irrational to the point of denying basic human urges to eat, which I don't think is likely." ]