Just Eat The &*%#$! Food!!!

[Jester]

Okay, I am an idiot. I meant to type "I was eating THINGS as a child...."

I would go back and edit it, but now it is too damn funny!

[Lace Neil Singer]

I hate mushrooms too, it's the texture and slimyness... they always reminded me of slugs.

[Jester]

I hate mushrooms too, it's the texture and slimyness... they always reminded me of slugs.

And that is your choice. My sister is just weird, as mentioned. But I DO so love the people I wait on who, when the topic of mushrooms come up, say "How could you eat FUNGUS?" I look at their plate, which invariably has cheese somewhere on it, and say "Well, you don't seem to have a problem with mold..."

That seems to quiet them down for a bit.

[Spiffy McMoron]

As a kid, I ate things in order around the plate. For example, I ate all the meat, THEN all the potatos, THEN all the veggies, etc.

Funny thing is, I did this as a child too, but never really thought about it until now. I would start off with the veggies (get them out of the way! ) then go on to potatoes and gravy, then it was the meat. Sadly, this would sometimes backfire on me, as I would finish my vegetables, and my mother would see that. She would then proceed to dump more on my plate.

[dreamisle]

My little brother is 14 and STILL won't eat things with vegetables or little grrn things like spices in it. I swear to God it pisses me off so bad because I cook all kinds of new stuff and really good food, but my mom babies him and buys him cereal and hot dogs and mac and cheese and thats all he will eat, and thusly my mom and dad pretty much eat the same things he does.

[Lace Neil Singer]

My parents always refused to pander to picky eaters, and my little brother and older brother were definitely that. They basically said, "Either eat what you're given or starve." My older brother never ate any veg cept potatoes and peas for ages, my little brother only ate potatoes and carrots.

[HYHYBT]

I'm going to guess that you can taste metal and plastic too.

You mean not everyone can?

I don't know whether it qualifies as "clock eating" since I don't necessarily go in order around the plate, but I do, almost always, eat all of one thing before starting on another. I used to have the habit, caused by getting only a little carton of milk with school lunches, of eating everything before drinking anything; it was the only way to keep enough left to wash it down.

Some cheeses, like the kind we put on burgers at work, I still cannot eat. Like Ree with the cabbage, if I try they come back up. Yet pizza is the perfect food, go figure. Weak cheeses don't bother me, but anything remotely strong and just the smell, if I get too much of it, causes vomiting.

When my cousin was little (<4 or 5) he'd only eat bread and butter, even at Thanksgiving dinner. Even five years ago, by which time he ate normally, after the dinner he wanted to go to McDonald's for nuggets.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

This is very interesting.

http://www.prevention.com/article/0,...3626-1,00.html

[SongsOfDragons]

And that is your choice. My sister is just weird, as mentioned. But I DO so love the people I wait on who, when the topic of mushrooms come up, say "How could you eat FUNGUS?" I look at their plate, which invariably has cheese somewhere on it, and say "Well, you don't seem to have a problem with mold..."

That seems to quiet them down for a bit.

Oh that reminds me of that old joke.......

A lady's in a restaurant, she's offered some tongue by the waiter. She says, "I can't eat that, knowing where it's come from!!"
And he either goes, "Lady, you tried eggs?" or "Better stop eating the sweetbreads then."

[SongsOfDragons]

Once he knows what goes into hot dogs he may not be lusting after them so much

My two cousins are 8 and 10 and both are the same way. The mother is extremely overprotective; we think that's where they got it. She was always saying "oh he won't like that" (not something to say to a chef). The younger one used to get so worked up when faced with new foods that he would literally puke. All they'll eat is hot dogs and ice cream.

I've always been very adventurous with food. I think it started when my mom fed me oyster stew as my first-ever solid food (apparently the pediatrician flipped out ). I was eating Peking duck at two years old (and specifically requesting it at times..excellent Peking duck restaurant in VA where I grew up).

I've had horse before, in Cité Europe in Calais. Gorgeous - it's got this tang you don't find on beef. My friend Tim has had kangaroo - very gamey, according to him, and my parents have often ordered a pot of reindeer paté from Norway for Christmas. I hate that last one - it stinks!!

Oh yeah, if you have a finicky acquaitance who won't eat anything other than junk food, buy a burger press. You'll often get a recipe with it, and all you have to do is put a load of mince (not lean) in a food processor with some chopped onion and various other spices, and breadcrumbs to pad it out. Then you take a spatulafull and bung it in the press between wax discs, push down a wha-la, you get a homemade healthy burger with absolutely no extra fat, preservatives, fake crap or E numbers in it. I recommend one to you all - I'm taking one to university with me!!

[dragonflygrrl]

They gave me so much grief about it, in fact, that to this day when I eat a meal, I eat a bit of this, a bit of that, and basically eat everything on the plate evenly until the end, completely the opposite (but still as obsessive) of clock eating. Anyone else seen this?

My mom does this. I guess it is kind of like clock eating in reverse. It makes her crazy if her portions don't balance out, so if she is eating say, turkey and stuffing, and runs out of stuffing with more than a bite of turkey, she will get just one bite's worth of stuffing so it will all balance out. She doesn't make a big deal out of it, she just does it. Or if she finishes her fries and has more than a bite worth of her burger she will steal a couple of my fries to even it up. I have also seen her eat like a third of a cake in tiny slivers in an attempt to make the edges straight. We make fun of her that she just wants to eat the cake, but I really think it would bother her to put it away with uneven edges. You've probably all realized it by this point in the post, but Mom is borderline OCD. It doesn't really hurt her, and she isn't one of those cleaning fanatics or ritual-slave types, so we just smile and put up with her eccentricities because we love her. And when we laugh at her, we do it kindly.

[protege]

If you *really* want to live on the wild side, try some bear Seriously, it's similar to beef, but it's *much* tougher. Stew it with some carrots and potatoes and it's awesome. Squirrel is good too--just remember to spit out the little lead pellets first. Believe it or not, squirrel tastes similar to chicken. It's great in a stew. Venison (deer meat) is awesome in "Bambi Burgers" or chili. It's been awhile since I've had either

What's funny, is that I'll eat all those, but I don't like fish or seafood for some reason. Other than catfish (it has to be fried *just* right), salmon, or scallops, I tend to stay away. I've supposedly had oysters, but that was soooo long ago, I've forgotten what they taste like.

Broccoli and cauliflower is just nasty. I've had various relatives try to force that crap on me...with predictable results

Also, "potato candy" is nasty. This abomination was forced on me by my then-girlfriend's mother. Trust me, mixing potato and sugar is *not* a good idea!

[Jester]

My mom does this. I guess it is kind of like clock eating in reverse. It makes her crazy if her portions don't balance out, so if she is eating say, turkey and stuffing, and runs out of stuffing with more than a bite of turkey, she will get just one bite's worth of stuffing so it will all balance out.

I am not quite that obsessive about it, I just eat things approximately equally. It is non-obsessive enough where, actually, even my closest friends have never noticed it. If one item on my plate is gone before the others...well, it's gone. Then I just attack the other items left.

What my friends DO notice is the speed with which I eat. Which....isn't....much. I am a slooooooooow eater. Which can be amusing when I am involved with a girl who is a really quick eater. (It has happened at least once.) My family in general is never in a rush at mealtime, but I have far exceeded them in snail's pace eating over the years, to the point where even they comment on it. Actually, I often try to get my friends to order dessert, just so I can finish my meal without them bitching about my being so damn slow.

[Tigress]

I came so close to telling his mom to tell him to listen to his teachers and eat what was put in front of him. I don't want to know what this boy is like at home, and his nutrition probably isn't all that great.

I'm going to hit the Devil's Advocate button here. His finickiness could have been a whole number of problems. He could have an allergy or just simply not like how it was prepared. Maybe he likes to have his food seperated. Or maybe he doesn't know how to handle variety.

I've always been a picky eater and my mom had to make sure to pack me a lunch to make sure I ate. The reason was that I would not eat meat and every school cafeteria insisted on including some kind of meat entree on the menu. Plus the few times they served vegetarian friendly dishes, they either cooked it in grease and/or overcooked it so much that it was basicly just vegetable mush. Even the day care center I went to ignored my mother's specific instructions not to give me meat.

I probably would have reacted the same way the kid did with mac-n-cheese and chicken. Even if I "ate around" the chicken, the broth or "juices" would still be present, so I would taste something I personally find disgusting.

[scruff]

Maybe he likes to have his food seperated. Or maybe he doesn't know how to handle variety.

I used to have a school friend over who was a horribly picky eater, Mum just gave him small portions and said "Here, you don't have to clean your plate if you don't want to."
Less pressure + smaller portions eventually added up to clean plate.
And asking for seconds.
:-)

If the other kids are having the same food, just give him the same, but served in his packed lunch box like he's used to. He'll get the hang of it.
(I still can't eat cauliflour unless its covered in cheese.)